Life happens and when it does many businesses are unprepared. Hackers, viruses, human errors, thefts, fires, and natural disasters are just a few reasons why your company should plan for an event that could cripple your business. According to the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 40% of small and medium-sized businesses never reopen after a natural disaster and an addition 25% fail within a year. Don't be caught unprepared.
Backing Up
No matter what your budget is having a backup strategy is by far the most important strategy you can implement. What would you do if no one in your organization could access any company data? How would your business survive a catastrophic event which wiped out all files stored on your servers? A good backup plan can help get your business back on its feet by being able to recover those important company files quickly.
Data Recovery Planning
Having a good backup strategy will help ensure you can regain lost data, but a proper disaster recovery plan must include a means to restore data quickly. Recovery times are dramatically reduced when organizations employ cloud-based options for things like data-storage or applications. Backed up data is never as current as a cloud-based solutions which offers little impact on daily performance.
Data Security
One of the major concerns of every business, regardless of size and industry, is the security of its data. Data breaches and other cybercrimes can devastate a company's revenue, customer loyalty and brand positioning. Therefore, it is imperative that measures are taken to ensure company data is protected and can only be accessed by those who need access to it. This includes data storage systems are protected from outside threats and backup data is also protected from any prying eyes.
Management of Assets
Having thorough documentation of your assets is not only vital for insurance purposes, but also for disaster recovery. Knowing what equipment was used, where, and by whom means that should it become necessary to replace equipment, management will have an accurate picture of what is needed to get things going again.
Limit the losses and minimize downtime. A disaster protection solution can help ensure your business is prepared for any emergency. Let us help you come up with a plan which helps ensure you can prevent or recover from a crisis.
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