'The best things in life are free'...  

...including an initial business continuity planning consultation with market leading IT solutions provider, Datashare Solutions. But does your business really need one?

If you have no disaster recovery system in place or you have one that was implemented some time ago and may no longer meet your business' requirements, the answer is resoundingly, "Yes!"

Business continuity planning (encompassing disaster recovery planning) is core to the wellbeing of any business, large or small. Geared at ensuring continuity should circumstances become difficult or unforeseen scenarios arrive they provide a critical 'safety net' for organisations.

A robust Business Continuity Plan can make the difference between business as usual (or as close to usual as possible) and devastation. However planning for the worst case scenario is not necessarily straightforward. You need to be able to identify the right sources of information, services and products. And compiling a Business Continuity Plan can be highly challenging.

Datashare Solutions offers a wide range of managed services and has wide experience in business continuity planning for clients within the legal, financial services, manufacturing, media sectors and any more. It specialises in delivering tailored business continuity planning services, and prevention is always better than cure, as Managing Director John Eady explains:

"With so many demands vying for our time and packed schedules, it's hard to devote much time to consider 'What if?' scenarios. But business continuity planning is an issue that every business needs to think about very carefully and crucially, act upon.

"Downtime can be detrimental if not devastating in so many ways - impacting upon your ability to fulfil customer expectations and operate effectively and profitably. Businesses today simply cannot afford to bury their heads in the sand and hope that disaster doesn't strike. Business continuity planning is a necessity, not a luxury. And our affordable, professional solutions bring invaluable peace of mind," he says.

Datashare Solutions business continuity services include:

• Complete strategic planning - including Business Continuity Plan development
• Risk analysis - for a business or specific project
• Disaster Recovery Planning
• IT Continuity Analysis
• IT Security Planning and Analysis

A free initial business continuity consultation is available for businesses who contact Datashare Solutions before the end of September 2010. Don't miss out - contact the Datashare Solutions team and register your interest today >>

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