Have you encountered a major disaster at your company? Or do you know anyone that has?
Many of us believe that our business is different and that it won’t encounter a disaster. This mentality can cause a lot more problems if one day a disaster does strike. It is crucial to be well prepared, just in case of emergency, instead of trying to plan AFTER a disaster strikes, which will be too late.
We have a great infographic to help our readers learn more about the differences between a traditional ‘backup and restore’ system and a Business Continuity solution. Read more
By now, most business people have heard about the “Cloud” in one way or another. In today’s blog, I will go on to explain how all roads lead to the ‘cloud’ and how for most businesses, no matter the size, it is fast becoming the preferred choice over any ‘on premises’ options. Read more
Business executives normally don’t think twice about their backup system – it is something that has been part of the regularroutine of many businesses for quite some time now. Traditional backup software is typically a software program that works along with a media, like a backup tape or an external hard drive. However, nowadays, backup solutions have been upgraded as many IT providers have witnessed businesses go through disasters where they either lost all their data due to tape malfunction or had a slow recovery process where downtime costs were extremely high. Therefore, something needed to be done to ensure these dangers were eliminated.
Unfortunately, many organizations today still do not have a solid plan of action and backup solution in place in case of disaster. Natural disasters and hardware malfunctions occur more often than we think and can have devastating consequences on the organization, such as data loss, business interruption, loss of revenues, etc. Many executives don’t ever believe something like that can ever happen to their business, until it’s too late.
I have written many articles on this topic and have gone on to explain the benefits of implementing a Business Continuity plan. Don’t hesitate to take a look at these for more information on how to secure your data.
Disasters, either natural, man-made or technological, happen whether we want them to or not. We all have lived through at least one disaster situation in the past 10 years, either in our workplace or at home. Who doesn’t remember the terrible Hurricanes that attacked parts of the U.S., like Sandy, Rita, Katrina or Ivan, and the devastating Lac-Mégantic train derailment in 2013 right here in Québec. One of Montreal’s most famous and expensive disasters was the 1998 Ice Storm, where many homes and businesses didn’t have power for many days/weeks. Read more
In this article, I wanted to share with you what I’ve learned over the years and answer some of the questions small and medium-sized businesses have about data backup and security, restoration and disaster recovery. I’m also going to look at these 3 different processes, which are a real business continuity solution.
Let me start by addressing each topic on its own, explaining its advantages, and in the last section I’ll put together the difference between the different terms.
Data backup, recovery, disaster; three of the most sensitive topics for business owners and executives. Questions that are being raised more and more, due to the accessibility and affordability of technology in small to mid-size enterprises, include ‘How much time does it take for my business to go back to normal in case of data loss caused by a natural disaster or hardware malfunction?’ and ‘what is the committed response time of IT professionals in case of a disaster at my company?’ The goal of course of every executive is to reduce business losses (revenues, data, time) by having the quickest recovery possible. Read more
