2Plan first to complete high-speed disaster recovery

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2plan Wealth Management has become the first national IFA firm to enact a successful two-way disaster recovery trial in only ten hours.

It restored 100% functionality in the time following a complete shut down of all computer systems, servers and resources. The FSA has been working with firms on how to deal with the fallout from a disaster since the attacks on the World Trade Centre in 2001. The Regulator is also assessing the impact on regulated firms of severe weather following last month's floods. A report from its work with 80 businesses to examine their preparedness for office evacuation and relocation is due in early 2010. In two different disaster recovery scenarios, 2plan tested the loss of their Leeds HQ a...

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