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Asia Pacific firms 'not testing DR plans'
Category: Data recovery
15 December, 2008
New research has shown that firms in the Asia Pacific region are failing to adequately test disaster recovery (DR) plans amid fears that the system checks could interfere with the smooth running of the business.Technology news website the Star Online has reported that the fourth IT Disaster Recovery survey by Symantec of over 300 firms in Malaysia, Japan, China, India, Australia, Singapore and Korea has shown that many businesses are failing to ensure their DR plans are up to scratch.
Ong Kah Wooi, Symantec Malaysia technical consultant for pre-sales, commented: "One-fifth of the respondents also admitted it could impact sales and revenue."
He added, however, that 90 per cent of respondents to the survey said that they had tested their DR plans at least once since their installation.
Meanwhile, nebusiness recently reported that two-fifths of firms which suffer a technical breakdown never reopen.
It further noted DR is therefore crucial for businesses which wish to avoid such problems.
