An Eventful Business Continuity Forum

At the end of February, Corbel hosted the Business Continuity Forum at their head office in Ipswich.

Attended by 21 local businesses, Andrew Woodley from the Mediterranean Shipping Company, Karen Rogers from Corbel and Phil Dibbin from Willis, touched on some important points businesses need to consider, to safeguard their and their employees livelihoods in the event of a disaster:

Has the Businesses Continuity and Disaster Recovery solution been tested? Such a test raises important questions and the most important ones can often be overlooked without a test: Can we realistically operate in the event of a real disaster? Is there enough space in between staff and the desks they’re working on? Can staff find the Disaster Recovery Centre? Do they have the correct software to fulfil their roles?
Has the impact of telephony failing been taken in to consideration? Who will your customers contact, if they can’t contact your business? A Disaster Recovery Centre offers the facility to transfer existing phone numbers from the office to the Disaster Recovery Centre. In the event of a disaster, it’s business as usual.
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning needs to consider both the operational and financial impacts resulting from the disruption of business functions and processes. These can include regulatory fines, customer defection, interruption of the supply chain and the absenteeism of essential employees, amongst other critical factors.

Corbels Disaster Recovery Centre in Claydon allows businesses to operate without disruption, in the event of a disaster. Take a Virtual Tour here. If you would like a Tour at Claydon, please contact us and we would be delighted to show you around.