Firms advised to back up data

News Article - 09 April 2008
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Companies are advised to "keep everything backed up" in order to ensure that they survive an emergency, an expert claims.

According to Kelly Ostler-Coyle of the Association of British Insurers (ABI), businesses should back up all important files and documents to ensure that they "can get [their] business up and running again quickly" if an emergency occurs.

Keeping information "backed up and kept at a different site" can protect productivity as "any event could have a huge impact". Online accounting software can help businesses to protect their data in the event of an emergency.

Ms Ostler-Coyle pointed out that it is impossible to pinpoint the worst case scenario for businesses, citing recent flooding and the Buncefield explosion as two events that disrupted firms.

She recommended: "Keep everything backed up and at a different site - whether that means someone takes them home every night or there is a separate server elsewhere, it means you can get your business up and running again quickly if something happens."

The ABI launched a new campaign in April this year to help small businesses cope in the event of a major emergency after research by AXA Insurance revealed that seven out of ten firms would be unable to survive in the event of a major incident affecting their operations.

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