Thai floods reveal value of data backup

data in order to maintain business continuity and customer service in the wake of a natural disaster, The Bangkok Post reports.

According to a recent survey by Acronis, more than half of local businesses (55%) felt they would not be able to recover quickly in the event of downtime. And only 54% of Asian businesses believed their backup and disaster recovery processes were well managed.

It is essential for the 2.89 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Thailand to look into a comprehensive backup and recovery plan that will help them minimise financial and productivity impacts that occur during and after the floodwaters recede.

Meanwhile, Karl Sice, from Acronis, spoke to SearchCIO about disaster recovery and data protection following a survey conducted at the recent TechEd Australia event.

“The advent of cloud and some of the emerging technologies has seen a huge increase in at least awareness in the area,” says Sice.

Acronis polled over 2 000 IT managers from 13 countries across Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America.

When it came to disaster recovery and data protection, they found some surprising results. “One of the most shocking data points we've seen has been that, in the SME marketplace, only about 36% of the community surveyed even had a DR [disaster recovery] or DP [data protection] plan in place,” says Sice. Although some had their data backed up, most were not ready for application recovery.