Directors who fail to take action on business continuity risk accusations of dereliction of duty, warns SunGard Availability Services. Meanwhile, best practices can help organisations turn potential disaster into opportunity. These are the top level conclusions of ‘From Adversity to Availability’, a new report by the information availability services provider.

Discussing the lessons learned by leading organisations following various disasters, including the 7/7 bombings, the Buncefield fuel depot blast and the 2007 floods, the report also examines emerging risks and opportunities presented by flexible working practices, globalisation, and the growing expectations of customers.

“’From Adversity to Availability’ gives clear guidance based on the experiences of some of the UK’s most respected organisations,” states Keith Tilley, managing director UK and senior vice-president Europe for SunGard Availability Services. “Crucially, we show how their approach has subtly changed tack, to focus on information availability - harnessing business continuity practices alongside disaster recovery and zero downtime infrastructures to help the entire organisation become not just more resilient, but more agile as well.”

‘From Adversity to Availability’ provides executive guidance and in-depth advice for practitioners drawing on the experiences of an authoritative panel of contributors. Featuring nine case studies, 18 best-practice checklists and contributions from SunGard Availability Services’ customer advisory board and leading organisations including Marks and Spencer, Royal and Sun Alliance, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Henley Management College, the Confederation of British Industry, the Institute of Directors, the Corporation of London and ICAS, the report provides an invaluable guide to information availability.

‘From Adversity to Availability’ is available from here.

•Date: 7th Dec 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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