The Chartered Institute Of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) have chosen NetSupport to remotely host their Disaster Recovery Servers.

CIPS is the leading body in procurement and supply chain management, helping individuals, business, organisations and the profession as a whole to maximise the benefits of procurement practice. Membership of the organisation provides many benefits including a comprehensive range of courses, conferences and publications. CIPS also offers business solutions packages.

Ensuring continuity of service to their customers is key and this led CIPS to look for a partner who could help minimise the amount of system downtime in the event of unforseen circumstances impacting on this objective.

As one of the leading providers of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery services in the East Midlands and East Anglia, NetSupport were ideally situated to help the South Lincolnshire based organisation.

However, as Brett Caruso explains, it wasn’t just location that attracted CIPS to NetSupport; “Being a local company, we’d heard positive reviews about the services provided by NetSupport and once we got to see their state-of-the-art facilities we could see why. They have obviously invested heavily in their infrastructure and the data centres were impressive to say the least. We were left in no doubt that NetSupport would be the ideal partner to remotely host our servers.”

For more information about the services offered by CIPS visit www.cips.org.

‘Making Business Continuity and BS25999 work for you’ was the theme as local business leaders and business continuity planners gathered at NetSupport’s Market Deeping HQ for a recent Open Day hosted by NetSupport and their specialist Risk Management partners BGG Associates and CWL Systems.

As one of the leading providers in the region, a fact confirmed by the company’s recent nomination for Specialist Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Supplier of the Year at the National Business Continuity Awards, NetSupport are well qualified to advise businesses on the need for effective Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery planning.

The aim of the day was to provide delegates with an overview of business continuity and how the British Standard BS25999* can improve their business processes. After opening presentations by NetSupport’s Ravi Pathak, BGG’s David Gregory and Nick Lee from CWL, delegates were split into groups for a practical exercise where they were able to apply some of their learning into their own context.

The day concluded with a tour of NetSupport’s recently extended Disaster Recovery facility.

After a successful day, Ravi Pathak commented; “Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning is high on the agenda for many businesses so it was good to be able to bring the subject into sharp focus for those who attended.”

Chris Banks from Bluestone Creative Ltd certainly benefitted from attending; “The facilities at NetSupport are wonderful and it was great to be able to see them. The whole day was very informative and well worth the time.”

NetSupport are planning further Open Days throughout 2010. To register your interest please email Ravi Pathak.

*About BS25999
Produced by the British Standards Institution (BSI), BS25999 has been developed to help organisations plan for and minimise the disruptions caused by a major or minor disruption to services.

It contains a comprehensive set of requirements based on Business Continuity Management (BCM) best practice and covers the whole BCM lifecycle.

BS25999 is suitable for any organisation, large or small, from any sector. It is particularly relevant for organisations that operate in high risk environments such as finance, telecommunications, transport and the public sector, where the ability to continue operating is paramount for the organisation, its customers and stakeholders.

The CIR Business Continuity Awards recognise excellence within the field of business continuity and operational risk management and Peterborough based NetSupport have been named a finalist in the Specialist Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery Company Of The Year category.

Ensuring the ongoing viability and success of their business in the event of a disaster has become a key objective for many business leaders in recent years and the awards were established to bring focus to those Business Continuity providers who excel in their field.

The judges commended NetSupport for the investment they have made, and continue to make, in providing customers with the latest state-of-the-art facilities combined with the highest levels of customer service. A recent extension of the company’s infrastructure has seen an increase in seat capacity as well as the introduction of an additional data-centre and cutting edge fire suppression system.

Commenting on the nomination, NetSupport’s Head of Business Continuity Services, Ravi Pathak said; “We are naturally thrilled to have been recognised by such an established national awards programme. NetSupport have been offering Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery and Server Co-Hosting services since 2003 and we have quickly established ourselves as one of the leading providers in the region, it is very rewarding to now be shortlisted alongside our peers from across the UK.”

Award winners will be announced at a gala dinner in London on May 12th.

See the full list of finalists here: www.businesscontinuityawards.com/awards2010.php

For more information about the facilities offered by NetSupport visit www.netsupport-bc.co.uk or email ravi@netsupport-bc.co.uk.

AKM, a specialist IT solutions supplier for businesses based in Ely, Cambridge, St Ives and the surrounding area, are the latest company in the region to choose NetSupport as their provider of co-location facilities. With two fully equipped data centres, NetSupport offers the most secure hosting environment for your critical data.

About AKM
Since 1998, AKM has worked closely with customers to offer expert IT solutions. AKM has a proven track record of providing customers with forward thinking and robust solutions that allow growth while maintaining reliability and minimising cost.

Based at Broad Street, Ely in Cambridgeshire AKM have an established customer base in East Anglia which continues to expand.

AKM provides services to all types of business ranging from fresh fruit producers and packers to office based retailers.

www.akm-it.co.uk

Following a recent upgrade to their Business Continuity facilities, which included the installation of a state-of-the-art Fire Suppression system and additional Data-Centres, the Peterborough Evening Telegraph paid a visit to the Market Deeping site to check out what NetSupport have to offer company's looking to implement an effective 'Disaster Recovery' plan.

Thanks to their investment, NetSupport are confident that they offer customers one of the premier Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery and Co-location services in the region.

For more information and to arrange a tour of NetSupport's facilities contact Ravi Pathak, r.pathak@netsupportsoftware.com.

To read the full Evening Telegraph article CLICK HERE.