The Bank of Beirut has signed a five-year contract with IBM to provide a recovery solution for the Bank’s London subsidiary. Now, should a disaster occur, the solution will enable the bank to consistently and reliably recover its data in a short time frame.

Martin Osborne, Manager Administration at Bank of Beirut said "We faced a challenge every time we carried out a recovery test, having to build our servers from scratch, including loading and configuring the operating system and restoring the data. This created a strain on our IT resources and we realised that we needed a more consistent and reliable data backup and recovery solution to ensure that we could guarantee the bank’s capability to provide increased resiliency and business recovery at times of need."

As part of the contract IBM will enable the bank to recover its data quickly, easily and consistently. Tests will be completed, ensuring that the bank meets its regulatory requirements and gains confidence in its ability to recover its London operations.

IBM will also deliver high levels of security and availability and help address stringent standards for data protection, business and systems continuity, disaster recovery and regulatory compliance.

Bank of Beirut is one of the largest banks in the Lebanon. Its London subsidiary which was established in 2002, but has operated in London as a branch for more than 25 years, provides private and corporate banking services for Bank of Beirut’s Lebanese customer’s operating in the UK and across the Middle East and North and West Africa.