90% of businesses that lose data from a disaster are forced to shut within two years of disaster

London Chamber of Commerce

80% of businesses without a well structured recovery plan are forced to shut within 12 months of a flood or fire

London Chamber of Commerce

50% of companies experiencing a computer outrage will be forced to shut within five years

London Chamber of Commerce

80% of companies have not developed crisis management to provide IT coverage to support business continuity to keep the business functioning

London Chamber of Commerce

Disk Crashes - Up to 20% of PCs suffer hardware failure in the first three years of use

Garter Analyst M. Margevicius

Viruses – 10% of PCs are infected with viruses each month. Of these, 37% of computer virus infections result in data loss

ICSA Labs/TruSecure

25% of financial institutions have no business continuity plan

London Chamber of Commerce

Less than 50% of all organisations in the UK have a business continuity plan

London Chamber of Commerce

Worldwide storage services revenue is expected to rise from $26billion in 2002 to $41 billion in 2005

Dataquest Inc.

43% of companies experiencing disasters never recover 

London Chamber of Commerce

43% of companies who have a business continuity plan do not test it annually 

London Chamber of Commerce

Companies experiencing a computer outrage lasting longer than 10 days will never recover its full financial capacity

London Chamber of Commerce