| Significant growth expected in remote hot site usage Peripheral Concepts, Inc. has published the results of a survey of over 1,000 US-based IT managers. The study looked at business continuity and disaster protection practices and plans. The survey targeted nine industries. In response to the September 11th terrorist attacks, the finance, telecommunication and transportation industries have led the way in implementing reliable business continuity systems. Education, health, and retail distribution are poised for major changes in the next two years. The survey found that 80 percent of respondents have IT disaster recovery processes and plans in place. Other findings include: * Among the major breakthroughs revolutionizing data protection implementations and plans are the extended use of remote replication, the widespread deployment of SANs, and the increased utilisation of Disk-to-Disk methods. Sites using remote replication will more than double in the next two years. * Slow recovery from system failure stands out as the most critical problem plaguing IT continuity. * Cost shows as a major concern to smaller organisations, and the cost of bandwidth remains the major impediment to implementing an optimal data protection solution.
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11th July 2003 • Region: N.America
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