97 percent of U.S. businesses report they have been negatively impacted by network disruptions in the last year. Power loss ranked as the top cause of business disruptions over the past year, with one third of businesses reporting it prompted their most recent disruption. Hardware failures caused 29 percent of network outages, followed by a loss of telecom services to facilities. Survey also looked at remote access plans for employees and found 53 percent of respondents said employees are instructed or given the option to work from home when a foreseeable network disruption approaches, such as a weather event.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2126022/survey–business-continuity-plans-still-need-work.html