SunGard is a global supplier of software and processing solutions for financial services, higher education and the public sector. SunGard also helps information-dependent enterprises of all types to ensure the continuity of their business.

The Cliff-Notes descriptions of SunGard’s Disaster Recoverya & Business Continuity is as follows: This is a high-end solution at a high-end price. As described in What is Business Continuity, SunGard offers Remote (Offsite) Business Continuity Servers. This design protects the organization from any type of issue – from a simple server failure to a total site failure. The server failure is the most likely IT event that is covered under a Business Continuity Plan (BCP). Total site failure, although rare, is certainly a concern that must be included in the BCP. SunGard protects you regardless of disaster and

SunGard is a premier solution if your company must have Business Continuity Planning (BCP) to provide uninterrupted access to critical data and systems and immediate uptime of computer operations in the event of a disaster. If this is a must, then look no further. SunGard is our recommendation as the Best in Class solution. If your company can potentially stand some amount of ‘down time’ in operations in the event of a disaster, then you will want to consider a less costly solution but equally dependable solution.