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Institute’s Second Survey to Focus on Best Practices in Business Continuity Management (BCM)
eHosting DataFort, the region’s leading Managed IT and Advisory services provider and a member of TECOM Investments, today announced it is conducting its second survey with the Business Continuity Management Institute (BCMI) to better understand and gauge the maturity levels of BCM in organisations in the Middle East and benchmark them against global standards and best practices. The survey that builds upon the success of a similar initiative last year targets companies in the Middle East in various sectors such as oil and gas, manufacturing and IT, banking and finance, services, retail, media, entertainment and utilities across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Jordan. The specialised research will help assess the responsiveness of organisations in the region to crisis situations or disasters that may cause disruptions to day-to-day business operations. Best practices will then be collated and shared with the larger business community to better deal with BCM preparedness for the common benefit of businesses in the region. Yasser Zeineldin, CEO, eHosting DataFort, said: “Over the last couple of years, natural disasters have served as a wake-up call for organisations in the Middle East. Incidents such as Cyclone Phet, Gonu in Oman, power outages or the swine flu pandemic have drawn regional attention and have encouraged enterprises to adopt and implement a robust business continuity management (BCM) system. At the same time, companies have also realised that adopting world-class governance and operational best practices are important to ensure customer loyalty, market share, revenues, profitability and reputation. “A sound BCM system not only helps organisations to respond effectively to critical situations but also helps retain trust, faith and confidence of key customers and stakeholders without defaulting on deliverables.” Dhiraj Lal, Country Manager, Business Continuity Management Institute, said: “The reality is that a large number of businesses, especially in the region, are not adequately prepared to survive major disasters. Even minor incidents that are not tackled correctly have often led to such a scenario causing loss of current and future business and overall profitability, negative publicity and eventually closure of operations. BCM has been the key parameter that helps assess the foresight, responsibility and commitment of the top management.” A market leader in Managed IT and Advisory services, with a team dedicated to disaster recovery and business continuity management (BCM) and supported by world-class data centres, eHosting DataFort deploys a resilient and scalable infrastructure with around-the-clock operations. With a wide network of technology and channel partners within the GCC/MENA, Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific regions, eHosting DataFort has been recognised for its innovative use of new technology in 2009 and was also awarded the region’s ‘Best Service Provider of the Year’ in 2008, 2009 and 2010. |
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