With the current job market headed off a cliff and plunging for the ground, there is one last shred of hope: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery.
From November to December of last year, IT employment declined by nearly 50,000 jobs. 598,000 jobs were lost in January of this year. 11.6 million people are without jobs in the United States. And Burton Asset Management in Scottsdale, AZ has expanded 1200% in the past three months.
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery is a rapidly growing industry in a rapidly declining economy. The demands for risk assessments and plans for disaster preparation are higher than ever due to today’s global complexities. The industry is expected to grow over 54% in the next three years, reaching a whopping $23.3 billion. This massive growth is fueled by the demands for network security, storage and regulatory compliance services, and peace of mind.
Burton Asset Management, a leading BC/DR firm, is the prime example of industry expansion. The firm plans to double their employee base in the next few months. BAM employs professionals in diverse fields such as a biology, mathematics, statistics, global security, intelligence, and program management, along with computer programmers, engineers, 3-D modelers, gamers, college students, and ethics advisors. Job satisfaction is through the roof at BAM, where doing good things and helping businesses is centered in a close-knit community environment.
“The industry is thriving right now. Unfortunately they are thriving off of narrowly scoped plans and costly contract signings,” comments BAM CEO, Kevin Burton. “We are set on changing that, by asking the industry to rethink itself.”
BAM is grabbing the reigns of the industry, and is on the cusp of a large product and service launch. The progressive organization is set to be featured on the Apple website at apple.com/business.
