Always-on business: integrating business continuity and business resilience

Abstract

PurposeThe paper aims to present a framework for integrating the concepts of business continuity and business resilience with the aim of developing a concept of always-on business.Design/methodology/approachLiterature review, conceptual and case-based.FindingsA conceptual model for integrated “always-on business” solution based on continuous comouting technologies, business continuity, disaster recovery, IT/business resilience and several organational frameworks.Originality/valuePresented framework can be used for integrating business continuity and business resilience in modern digital age; and transforming business systems into “always-on business”.