Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 29 | Page 45

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// FEATURE: BUSINESS CONTINUITY Orchestrator. The data centre incurs changes all the time; the BC and DR plans need to be able to accommodate that. That’s one of the promises of Veeam Availability Orchestrator in that DR plans can be seamlessly tested in an automated fashion. Gone are the days where organisations test once per year, with half of tests failing, until the test is repeated next year with likely the same result. The digitally transformed organisation simply expects more. www.intelligentcio.com What are the potential risks to enterprises that do not have effective BC platforms? The biggest shortfall is not knowing that a BC DR strategy will meet expectations. Everything from ‘can the users actually access the failed over systems?’ ‘What about external stakeholders?’ One example here is accounting systems. Not so much receivable systems but payable systems. Let me explain, if an organisation is in a DR situation – and they don’t pay their bills – they will damage Rick Vanover, Director of Strategy for Veeam Software INTELLIGENTCIO 45