TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The paper aims at identifying key information technology enablers for business continuance.Design/methodology/approach– The paper provides an analysis of the issues surrounding communication technology downtime and business continuity.Findings– To be competitive, today's business has to be continuous from a data availability perspective and agile with regard to data access. System and/or application downtime are not an option in modern business since each hour, even minute, of downtime may generate negative financial effects. A framework for the design and implementation of a server operating environment for business continuance is presented.Originality/value– Analyses an important issue in the business environment. VL - 14 IS - 5 SN - 0968-5227 DO - 10.1108/09685220610717754 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/09685220610717754 AU - Bajgoric Nijaz ED - Sokratis K Katsikas ED - Stefanos Gritzalis PY - 2006 Y1 - 2006/01/01 TI - Information technologies for business continuity: an implementation framework T2 - Information Management & Computer Security PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 450 EP - 466 Y2 - 2024/03/29 ER -