BC best practices webinar to be held

The need for effective business continuity planning is well-understood at financial services organisations, according to PR.com.

However, a rise in business interruptions due to natural disasters and other activities has brought the need for business continuity plan development and maintenance to the forefront.

On 1 May there will be a webinar, where attendees will gain an understanding of some of the key requirements for business continuity and disaster recovery at financial services organisations. Topics such as the overall planning framework, business impact analysis and operational recovery requirements will be discussed.

Business executives and IT managers take a far different view on the importance of disaster recovery and business continuity initiatives within a company, according to a survey released by Harris Interactive, reports CIO.

Featuring feedback from 176 corporate executives and 351 IT managers, the survey found 71% of the latter group called disaster recovery and business continuity important or crucial to a business, compared with only 49% of business executives.

The survey also found 66% of IT managers deem uninterrupted information availability a major priority, worthy of virtually unlimited funding, compared with 54% of business executives.

The New Zealand government has spent AU$985.57 million on technology, to improve efficiency of workflow, business activities and processes, business continuity and security, and quality of services, reports ZDNet Australia.

The figures were published by Statistics New Zealand (SNZ), and came from a survey on government use of ICT, which also found that in the 12 months from August 2006, 77% of government organisations planned to invest in new or upgraded software, desktop hardware and ICT infrastructure.

The survey provided a picture of how new ICT was changing the way government organisations carried out their roles, SNZ said.