http://www.ameinfo.com/153924.html

Dubai Bank today announced that is has implemented a state-of-the-art Business Continuity Site for its core banking systems in a record time of nine months.

The site is located 100 km away from the primary data centre, and required rigorous planning and execution to put into place.

The implementation of a Disaster Recovery Site forms an integral part of Dubai Bank’s Business Continuity plan. As business processes, systems, and networks are becoming increasingly complex, the need for a robust disaster recovery site is becoming ever more important aspect of the business. Interruption of service or loss of data can have a serious financial impact, both directly and through loss of customer confidence.

Very cool, business continuity and disaster recovery continue to be topics of interest and debate, as the IT becomes increasingly integrated into our business, ensuring that we have a fall-back, a backup alternative is not only a regulatory requirement (for some sectors), but a business necessity, and interesting read, and highly relevant since I’m visting Dubai in the next few weeks on holiday.