{"id":5971,"date":"2018-12-06T10:31:09","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T10:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itstechnologygroup.com\/?p=786"},"modified":"2023-03-14T10:39:36","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T10:39:36","slug":"what-is-the-cost-of-connectivity-downtime-to-your-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itstechnologygroup.com\/news\/what-is-the-cost-of-connectivity-downtime-to-your-business\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Cost of Connectivity Downtime to Your Business?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Even the most resilient connectivity services have 99.999% available leaving a small percentage to chance.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ask yourself how your business will deal with a disrupted infrastructure caused by force majeure or an act of man such as a cyberattack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Business continuity planning (BCP) and disaster recovery (DR) strategies are vital to ensure your business\u2019 productivity and profitability are maximised whatever life throws at you. These plans and strategies are designed to mitigate the risk of potential downtime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All too often the role connectivity plays in keeping a business operational is underestimated. With an increasing trend to adopt hosted and managed services, collaborate with partners, suppliers and customers online, connectivity is considered the fourth utility. Your business can not afford to be offline.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are many ways to build resilience into your connectivity solutions, and it is important that all network assets are evaluated and addressed in any business recovery plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our top three solutions for connectivity resilience:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n