VMware banks on business continuity

Virtualisation vendor VMware has unveiled the strategy of leveraging on business continuity in the coming years, reports ITExaminer.

The company plans to introduce a range of new products, which will provide zero downtime and more business continuity to the companies - including Vmotion, Chargeback, fault tolerance and so forth.

“Customers tell us they need to do more with less, and business continuity is the best example,” said Raghu Raghuram, vice-president, server business unit, VMware. According to the company, business continuity tops customers' demand with 45% followed by server consolidation, having 40% of the total demand.

Companies are risking their operations by not placing emphasis on business continuity plans, the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has warned, according to womenintechnology.

In a new report, the CMI noted that organisations have not been taking action to secure themselves from threats like technology failures, adverse weather and staff absences.

The study, published in association with the Cabinet Office, revealed that 32% of firms never test their business continuity plans, a proportion that has remained almost unchanged since 1999 when 30% of organisations admitted to this.

Digital printing and business continuity are amongst the first topics in a series of videos which are hosted on the BCS IT Industry Awards Web pages as examples of best practice in IT, writes BCS.org

The videos feature Connect Support Services and Knowledge Point, finalists in the 2008 SME supplier of the year award, plus Anglia Business Solutions, medallist in the Business to Business award, and Accenture, finalist in the women in IT award. Two additional videos will be added to the collection later this year, offering a series of case studies which share best practice and information.

Anna Duckworth, BCS corporate events manager explains: “Every year the awards generate excellent examples of best practice in the industry across a diverse range of markets. This resource will be useful for businesses wanting to understand how they might use IT in their businesses.''