PREFACE

Business continuity (BC) is a fairly new concept in many organisations, with the probable exception of banks and some other financial institutions that have traditionally been much more reliant on computer systems than many others and so have had ‘disaster recovery’ arrangements in place for quite some years.

As attitudes to what is acceptable in business, government and even the voluntary sector change, there is simply more pressure on more of us to do something about business continuity. But many people feel that they are already doing the majority of what business continuity comprises; however whilst they are probably doing some of it, it is unlikely that they are doing most of it.

Business continuity is still effectively a voluntary ...

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