Why is Continuity Management Important for your Business?
Continuity management is the practice of ensuring your business can still thrive in the event of a disaster. The UK Government recommend that you have this plan in place, but why is it important and what are the best practices? We’re here to answer all of your questions on this.
Expecting the Unexpected
It’s all too easy for business owners to feel that a disaster won’t happen to their premises. While the likelihood of this happening is low, there are all sorts of factors that can come into play. Flooding, theft or machine failure can strike at any time, so you have to expect the unexpected.
If you store essential data on a single terminal, then one of these events can hinder your ability to do business. This could be client data, order information or accounts, any kind of information that would stop your business from running.
For some businesses, it’s difficult to come back from one of these incidents. Even human error can create a situation in which you have to recover this data. A continuity management plan is there to mitigate this risk.
How to Put this Plan in Place
There are a lot of things that you can do to upgrade your continuity management plan, the first step is to assess your business. Think about the data you can’t do without and then it’s time to come up with a plan to protect it.
Backups are important, you should make sure these are stored both physically and online. This should be updated regularly to take into account the most recent data. Daily backups can be scheduled in so you don’t even need to think about it.
Appointing a person to be in charge of this plan will ensure it’s taken care of. Accountability and responsibility will mean that the job is more likely to be done, rather than leaving it as a communal task. They can also have a deputy to help out and delegate day to day tasks to each employee.
Continuity management is essential, so don’t delay in getting your plan in place. Talk to us at Novus IT to learn more about how we can help.