08 December - Labour - Study finds half of Cape Town businesses have no disaster recovery plan

In today’s show, we were joined on the line by Tina Mason - Area Director for Regus SA. According to a survey by Regus, almost half of Cape Town businesses do not have a disaster recovery plan in place for their IT and even more have no business continuity for their workplace requirements. Tina says the catastrophic spate of disasters that occurred in 2011 has driven the issue of disaster recovery to the top of boardroom agendas highlighting the huge cost to businesses that natural disasters and their aftermath can cause. One of the key findings is that globally, although larger firms are better prepared for disaster recovery than smaller companies, 26% of larger corporates still remain without a disaster recovery facility for their IT systems, and 40% have no workplace disaster recovery facility. According to Tina, as affordable products and services become available around the globe, it is likely that more businesses will finally stop hoping for the best and seriously start planning for the worst. Regus is the world’s largest provider of flexible workplaces, with products and services ranging from fully equipped offices to professional meeting rooms, business lounges and the world’s largest network of video communication studios. For more information visit www.regus.co.za or contact (011) 510 0500.