Business Continuity Blog

When planning for disaster, there are a lot of things to consider. Here are 5 items that are needed to create a successful disaster recovery plan for SMBs.

Today, disasters come in all forms and it is important to be prepared. Let’s test your disaster recovery planning IQ with this short quiz.

When running a business, having a back-up plan for sensitive data is vital to ensure seamless continuity in your affairs. In fact, data loss is inevitable. According to our statistics, 20% of all companies will suffer from an event like a natural disaster or hardware failure annually which results in the loss of important data. Of the companies that experience this loss, 80% fail to recover and are out of business in little over a year.

According to the Disaster Recovery Benchmark, over half of organizations don’t have a documented business continuity plan. Interestingly, 20% of the organizations surveyed also reported having lost critical business applications in the past year. Moreover, almost 20% of respondents stated financial losses resulting from such outages ranged from $50,000 to over $5 million.

The risks to data are countless, making intelligent disaster recovery an important portion of cybersecurity and IT infrastructure for businesses.

It’s vitally important for small and mid-sized companies to be protected. Even that may be an understatement. To understand the need to have a business continuity plan, you should ask yourself two questions.

The business continuity standard in healthcare is high. As a healthcare company, your patients are in your care. That said, you need to protect all their health-related information. This may include their health history as well as insurance and financial information. If any of this information becomes compromised, it can hinder your ability to deliver healthcare services as well as result in a hefty fine.

Business continuity plans have benefits that you may not even realize. Here’s a list of five that will actually add to your bottom line.

You’re successfully running your business. Everything is great, and nothing is running better than your top-notch IT department. But there are hidden threats lurking behind the scenes. Cybersecurity breaches, natural disasters, or simple human error can all damage – or even destroy – your business, simply through loss of data. That’s why you need a business continuity professional that can help you before the damage is done.

By now, we have all heard about the fire that ravaged the hills of Calabasas that prompted large-scale evacuations and burned more than 500 acres. The good news is the fire was contained within 48 hours and no major incidents have been reported. Hundreds of firefighters fought the fast-moving fire and were successful in part because of favorable weather conditions.

Tropical Storm Colin is already the third storm in the Atlantic basin. So, how do you prepare your business for the season? Follow these simple steps.

While there are many deviations to DR plans, there are 3 things that absolutely must be part of any plan and included on a disaster recovery plan checklist.

June 1 marks the beginning of hurricane season for the Atlantic. And, while we may have gotten lucky with a mild El Niño winter, experts suggest La Niña is coming for a payback. The 2016 hurricane season is expected to bring above-normal activity with 14 named storms forecasted for the Atlantic basin and the majority of those predicted to become major hurricanes.

It is the latest IT buzzword, but what exactly does business continuity mean? Your business has been experiencing steady growth now for a few years.  Revenues are steadily increasing.  The customer base is expanding.  The day-to-day operations are on autopilot. Then...

Summer is here. And, while there are certain industries that may let a little loose with the warmer weather–IT isn’t one of them. Clients do not lower their expectations when the temperatures rise, which means that business continuity standards do not change. IT professionals around the globe must fight the urge to unplug and hit the beach in order to keep businesses up and running.

How to prepare a business for hurricane season While many of us are getting ready for Memorial Day barbecues, business owners are (or at least should be) thinking about something else. . .how to prepare a business for hurricane season. Sadly, the start to hurricane...