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All organisations are dependent upon 3rd party developed applications to operate effectively. However, many businesses fail to recognise the significance of an effective Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plan.

Did you know that by not protecting your business critical applications with Escrow, you could be putting the future of your business at risk?

If your business uses Software as a Service or SaaS applications, then you’re in for a treat.

As a software developer providing your services through the cloud or Software as a Service (SaaS) your primary focus lies with finding and supporting clients, not on providing Escrow.

We’ve talked at length recently about Software as a Service or SaaS. As we see it SaaS is becoming an increasingly popular way for you to access your business critical applications as it doesn’t rely on a hefty install and you can access the applications at any time on any device.

The Cyber Essentials scheme is a Government backed key deliverable of the UK’s National Cyber Security Programme, and is backed by major industry players including BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, Barclays and Hewlett-Packard and covers five key elements.

Many people automatically discount Escrow without truly understanding the risks of not protecting their business critical applications. We have busted some of the common myths surrounding Escrow, enabling you to make informed decisions regarding the protection of your third party applications.

As a software developer you may be asked by your customers to set up a Software Escrow agreement for some or all of your products.

Last week we sent a mailer to our customers discussing the dangers of relying on unprotected third party applications and within minutes of sending it a customer was already on the phone to us.

We believe in challenging ourselves and continually improving what we do here at SES.

An increasing number of businesses are using third party developed applications that are delivered through a hosting partner or ASP using a Software as a Service or ‘SaaS’ model.

If your company uses a number of business critical applications and you set up an Escrow agreement for each of these it’s easy to lose track of all the agreements you have in place, especially if the main contact for the agreement leaves the company.