Business Continuity Planning - Keep Customers In The Loop

Business Continuity Planning - Keep Customers In The Loop

Managing customer relationships is obviously critical to the ongoing success of your business. As such, it is important to craft a plan for distributing information to your customers during and following a disaster event. The scope of your customer communications plan will vary widely depending on the nature of your business.

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Should Your Company Outsource IT?

Should Your Company Outsource IT?

IT service providers deliver the technical expertise small businesses need at a much lower cost than hiring IT staff. They can recommend, install, and manage technology according to business' objectives and core competencies and ensure that critical data is safe.

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Network Attached Storage - What Does It Mean For You?

Network Attached Storage - What Does It Mean For You?

Having a storage device for all your important files and folders is a necessity in today's business environment. Whether you're a small business or an enterprise, a network attached storage, or NAS, device can enable you to easily share files and folders with others on your local network.

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SMB Cybersecurity Toolkit

SMB Cybersecurity Toolkit

Cybersecurity: technologies, processes and practices designed to protect networks, computers, programs and data from attack, damage or unauthorized access.

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Tornado or Extreme Storm - Natural Disaster Business Survival Series

Tornado or Extreme Storm - Natural Disaster Business Survival Series

Tornadoes are extreme weather events characterized by funnels of wind that can exceed 100 MPH. They usually travel no more than a few miles before dissipating and are about 250 feet in diameter. They can, however, be much wider and travel much further. Under the right conditions, multiple tornadoes can form in a single given region. The same storm cells that cause tornadoes can also bring intense hail and/or lightning.

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Human Error

Human Error "Hurricane Humanity" - Natural Disaster Business Survival Series

People make mistakes. They will pull the wrong plug, click on the wrong link, open the wrong email attachment, or completely botch a major systems upgrade. They trip, spill and sync unapproved third-party apps to the network. They visit unsafe websites. They accidentally or maliciously delete business critical files. It's only natural, we are humans.

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7 Additional Key Concepts - Natural Disaster Business Survival Series

7 Additional Key Concepts - Natural Disaster Business Survival Series

We can't control when, how, where or even to what degree a natural disaster or human error may impact a business or facility. We can, however, be prepared to quickly pick up the pieces and get back to work in an expedited, safe manner. Below are a few more quick tips to round out our extended Natural Disaster Business Survival Guide series.

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Building Fire and Flood - Natural Disaster Business Survival Series

Building Fire and Flood - Natural Disaster Business Survival Series

Fires and floods within an office or building can range from small incidents of short duration to complete destruction of the facility.

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Natural Floods - Natural Disaster Business Survival Series

Natural Floods - Natural Disaster Business Survival Series

Floods typically result from excessive upstream precipitation and/or runoff. They can range from flash flood, which typically occur on smaller rivers, to slower rising floods across large low-lying areas.

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Natural Disaster Business Survival Guide

Series Introduction - Natural Disaster Business Survival Guide

Every business has to prepare for the worst. Those that don't may never fully recover from a disaster. But not all disasters are created equal. And not all businesses are at risk of every kind of disaster.

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