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A good example of putting in practice what you preach is the way IT departments of UK local authorities have been managing their business continuity planning, says Philip Caulfield, the Managing Director of Adam Continuity.

In a recent survey conducted by the company to map the disaster management trends at local authorities, it was revealed that almost 65% of IT managers in the local authorities feel that business continuity is of prime importance to the council. This can also be seen in the professional way in which they plan and manage their disaster recovery systems. Nearly 67% of the local authorities used a mix of internal and external agents for their disaster recovery solutions, while the other 33% fully outsource the support.

The study concluded that the local authorities in the UK consider data management and back-up as extremely important and hence, set high standards for disaster recovery planning. Almost all the IT professionals surveyed said that IT disaster recovery procedures had been rehearsed at their local authority at least once in the last 2 years, and three-fourths had reviewed their disaster recovery support in the last one year.

The IT professionals participating in the survey gave business continuity top importance with respect to the council’s business. However, almost 75% of the respondents felt that the councillors did not share their belief that business continuity was so critical. This observation is further supported by the fact that people responsible for business continuity feel that more financial support is needed to make their systems more robust.

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