(2-Feb-11) As unrest continues to escalate in Egypt and thousands of Canadians scramble to flee the country, many business operators might be wondering how their companies should prepare if such a situation were to occur in their overseas locations.
The countrywide Internet blackout Egypt is experiencing may resonate with a lot of Canadian small and medium sized businesses especially as more and more companies adopt cloud-based applications services.
The business impact of situations in potential global hotspots come into focus if you take into account that a growing number of Canadian tech start-ups are eyeing expansion into global markets – among the most lucrative of which include Middle East countries and China. Authorities in these countries have shown some form of strong-arm censorship tactics on mobile or Internet traffic.