Businesses improving disaster recovery capabilities

disaster recovery capabilities, according to the “Second Middle East Business Continuity Survey”, The Saudi Gazette reveals.

Nearly 25% of the respondents plan to use an external data centre service provider for production/disaster recovery (DR) site, while 57% aim to implement a DR solution between the production and DR sites.

Meanwhile, more than 39% of the survey participants said their need for DR seats is likely to emerge within the next two years.

According to AMEinfo.com, the key outcomes were unveiled by eHosting DataFort (eHDF), the region's leading managed IT services provider and a member of TECOM investments, which initiated the study in conjunction with UAE-based BCM consultancy Continuity and Resilience.

Conducted across nine Middle East countries including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan and Iraq, the report covered various industry verticals such as financial services, IT, telecoms and government.

The study measured the levels of BCM maturity and trends along with the importance of implementing BCM for driving operational efficiency within organisations in the Middle East.