Are you confident that your data can weather any storm? It is important for all businesses to realize how crucial it is to implement a disaster recovery plan. Natural disasters, such as wildfires, floods, blackouts, hurricanes, and water main bursts can happen at any time. Though preparing for the worst can seem daunting initially, but when it comes to your data, expecting the unexpected will have a huge impact on the survival of your business.
Prevent Downtime
Mother Nature’s inevitable wrath can be detrimental to the health of your business. The average downtime per year is around 87 hours…or over 3 million in losses- according to a recent Gartner estimate, the average cost of an hour of downtime for computer networks is $42,000. Yet, 57% of businesses state they still do not have any type of disaster recovery and business continuity planning in place. Whether you have one critical system or many, they should be protected to prevent downtime.
Think it can’t happen to you? Look back at Superstorm Sandy; 74% of businesses were closed for at least one day and 44% of businesses stayed closed for over a week. 25 billion dollars in business losses was incurred because of this natural disaster. A disaster recovery plan is something every business should have (but most don’t). In the face of a disaster, a business can go out of business in an instant if they’re not prepared.
Minimize Interruption to Service
An article on Information Age reminds us that, if your company fails to continue to provide the service your customers expect, no matter the cause of the interruption, you risk damaging customer goodwill. Business continuity planning helps you address the need for highly available systems and processes while ensuring your employees are able to continue doing their jobs and meeting customers’ needs.
Prepare for future disasters and arm your IT infrastructure with cloud computing and virtualization. Cloud computing is a cost-efficient solution and has revolutionized the way we work by dramatically changing performance standards and maintenance for disaster recovery. At KMB, we help companies navigate misinformation on cloud computing to find the right solution for their needs. We can help your organization assess IT solutions with a disaster recovery assessment. Because…
When your server room is sitting in a foot of water, then it’s too late to come up with a data backup and recovery plan. Don’t wait until disaster strikes. KMB Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Planning offers services such as:
- Colocation services or recommendations
- Datacenter relocation services
- Disaster recovery/business continuity planning & assessment testing
- Backup and recovery assessments
- Virtual disaster recovery site
- Work from home contingency planning
- Generator and UPS installation
KMB Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Planning
Inclement weather can affect your company’s technology…and therefore your business’ bottom line. Prepare now to save yourself a headache in the future. KMB has the experience, resources and technical skills required to meet your needs. For additional information, connect with us today!