Every organization faces the possibility of major and minor disruptions of all kinds, from planned events such as IT maintenance and office relocations, to looming emergencies such as hurricanes, snow storms and epidemics, to unplanned events that strike completely without warning, such as earthquakes, tornados, terrorism and fires. Even relatively small incidents like a water or power outage,
commute delays and the seasonal flu can have a major impact.

While business continuity planning has traditionally focused on planning failover and high availability of mission-critical business systems, this is only part of the picture. To keep the business up and running, organizations must take a more comprehensive approach encompassing both organizational measures and technologies to minimize disruption, maintain security, and support uninterrupted productivity for users and teams.

Best practices for a complete business continuity strategy should address business continuity team structure, business continuity planning, disaster recovery and business continuity testing, crisis communications, and employee safety and awareness programs. Providing users with the experience they need, a secure digital workspace can grant seamless access to business apps and data on any device, over any network, hosted on-premises or in a public cloud. Contextual awareness allows just the right balance of security and flexibility for their current situation, without compromising corporate resources. Analytics and insights help IT maintain security, compliance, and threat protection wherever and however people work.

This white paper presents a complete approach to keep people productive during planned or unplanned disruptions, including best practices for a complete business continuity strategy as well as technologies to provide secure access to apps and data on any device, over any network or cloud. By ensuring seamless operations no matter what happens, Citrix Workspace solutions help protect your business from consequences such as financial losses, damaged reputation, weakened customer and partner relationships, and lost productivity.