Globally, organizations are collectively creating a massive amount of data on a daily basis. According to research from tech giant IBM, global devices generate around 2.5 billion gigabytes (GB) of the stuff every day.

It is reported that about 70% of business people have experienced (or will experience) data loss due to accidental deletion, disk or system failure, viruses, fire or some other disaster.

Sixty (60) percent of companies that lose their data will shut down within six (6) months of the disaster according to the Boston Computing Network’s Data Loss Statistics. Thirty-one (31) percent of PC users have lost all of their files due to events beyond their control.

 The continued successful operation of an organization depends on senior management’s awareness of potential disasters, their ability and commitment to support the development of a plan that minimizes disruptions of critical functions and the responsiveness and capabilities of the organization’s entire team, to recover essential operations expediently and successfully.

Every business needs a robust plan to ensure continued operations during a disaster. But even the best business continuity plan can suffer from the simple passage of time.

This presentation examines the various causes of computer failure and presents feasible alternatives for recovery. Session participants will examine the key components of disaster recovery, business continuity and incident management planning, how to measure the effectiveness of their organization’s business recovery, continuity and planning program, and what questions they should be asking to determine their organization’s overall preparedness to endure a disaster “event”.