business networking

Companies involved in areas such as stock broking, airline safety and patient data and Internet companies such as Amazon and eBay are the ones apt to be mentioned in connection with business continuity. However, business continuity is not only an important issue for large companies. Many small and medium-sized firms are now finding it increasingly important to have the ability to run business networking
operations. Today these companies are making deliveries to customers all over the world or are closely integrated into the production processes of large companies, such as car manufacturers, through just-in-time production and contractually fixed short delivery times. Continuous business operations are especially crucial to the existence of companies that market their goods and services exclusively on the Internet.

Alone numerous other events have had an adverse effect on business operations. Component faults, overloading and electricity poles downed by snow have led to widespread power outages in the USA and in Europe. Internet traffic in Asia has been badly affected twice due to damaged underwater cables.