Not Walking the Walk

There has been a resurgence of interest in "business continuity" since Hurricane Katrina. But a new survey shows that, in too many cases, that interest isn't being translated into action in the enterprise.

The survey, by Beacon Technology Partners, reveals that one of three Fortune 1000 C-level executives "don't expect their companies to increase IT spending on business continuity measures," as this IT World Canada story explains. And yet:

...an overwhelming majority – 88 percent – claims business continuity is a big concern.

Why the disconnect? Money. Nearly three-quarters of the execs surveyed were leery of the extra costs associated with a back-up data center.

Which I guess makes sense, since the vast majority of companies never have a network disruption -- oops, actually the survey reports that 61.5 percent of respondents said their company did sustain a service disruption in the past year.

Too many of you C-level types are rolling the dice.