In simple terms, Business Continuity is planning and preventing the loss of data after the event of a disaster. Such as, fire, earthquakes or national incidents like pandemic illnesses.

Most companies rely on tape backups and of those, most are unaware that tape backups are prone to failure and are starting to be seen as outdated technology. Which is why a lot more companies are leaning more towards the remote, managed offsite backup. Which gives the companies a good piece of mind that their data will be ready and available for them after the result of a disaster. Not only is offsite hosting more reliable, but it is low maintenance and cost effective.