While business continuity goes further than IT and data protection, it’s a sign of the times when computer hardware manufacturers start building BC directly into their systems. Twenty years ago, BC in the guise of “100% uptime” fault tolerant systems was the select domain of companies like Tandem and Stratus. Although costing less than some of the extravagant solutions of the time, their products were nonetheless expensive compared to standard computer server offerings. So what is Intel, mass-market chip and systems manufacturer, up to with its recent “best-in-class” business continuity announcement?
