If you’re a broker, you’ll most likely be painfully aware of SSP Worldwide’s outages this year. But, in case you haven’t heard, the insurance software solutions provider has had two outages this year which both stemmed from data centre or cloud issues. In September, many brokers who use the firm’s Pure Broking Platform were unable to trade for a fortnight, leaving them facing regulatory action from the Financial Conduct Authority.
These outages serve as a reminder of how important it is to have a contingency plan in place to protect business-critical data. Data is increasingly central to the day-to-day operations of businesses, and it’s crucial to consider what would happen if it was lost.
Using an external data centre provider to store important information comes with plenty of benefits, including a dedicated team of experts to monitor and fix any issues, scalable and flexible storage, and increased uptime. However, before entering into a contract with any third-party provider, companies should ensure that there is a contingency plan in place in case anything goes wrong.
At LDeX, we take disaster recovery very seriously and offer a range of services to help provide peace of mind for our customers. Our colocation services are available in both our LDeX1 and LDeX2 facilities, so that data stored in one site is always ready to go live if disaster strikes. Our hybrid cloud solutions, extra generators, cooling technology and disaster recovery solutions are also all designed to keep your important data safe – find out more here.
