As we continue to integrate into global supply chains, current and potential business partners will see resilience as a key criterion,” he says. Business, and increasingly government, is now more dependent than ever on IT systems, and the data they contain. Without establishing what the cloud provider’s own business continuity plan is, and its commitment to its clients, IT services (especially continuity of data) and overall resilience cannot be assured. From the perspective of business continuity, a crisis communication plan is essential to recovering with a reputation and brand that are intact, or even enhanced. The direct risks are harm and injury to people, as well as physical denial of access to workplaces, but the indirect risks of shortages of clean water, power outages and so on also impact business continuity.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 09, 2018 08:26 UTC