In the volatile world of financial trading, most organisations now are well aware of the dramatic consequences of a disaster affecting their dealing room environment - significant financial losses, inability to settle, regulatory breaches, commercial embarrassment and loss of customers. And worse.

Ensuring that watertight business continuity plans are in place is an essential part of survival, but in most cases, the cost and resource required to provide a suitably equipped, dedicated in-house backup facility, is prohibitive.