service continuity
FLOOD DEFENCE
Claire Buchanan of Bridgeworks explains why IT service continuity
is your best insurance policy against national disasters.
T
he severe floods that
hit the north of England
and parts of Scotland in
December 2015 and in
January 2016 devastated
homes and businesses. This led to
questions about whether the UK is
sufficiently prepared to cope with
such calamities. On 28th December
2015 the Guardian newspaper went
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so far as to say that the failure to
ensure that flood defences can
withstand the unprecedented high
water levels would cost at least
£5bn. A lack of investment was cited
as the cause of the flooding. Even
companies such as Vodafone were
affected. The IT press said that the
floods had hit the company’s data
centre in Leeds.
However, Jane Frapwell,
corporate communications manager
at Vodafone, claimed tha BF