Natural Disasters Perceived as Primary Cause of IT Downtime
If IT departments are any indication, disaster recovery is a major focus for businesses – almost 50 percent of respondents in the Quorum Technology Disaster Recovery survey indicated 11 to 25 percent of their companies’ IT budget is allocated to disaster recovery this year.
The majority of respondents (33.8 percent) indicate that they believe natural disasters are the most common cause of IT downtime (followed by human error at 24.8 percent, software error or maintenance at 21.7 percent and hardware failure at 19.7 percent). However, a recent study disproved that belief, noting that human error and changes in hardware, software or systems are more likely to cause system downtime than any hurricane or tornado.