| Technology is becoming increasingly necessary and | | | | hackers, and more. If your company does not have a |
| crucial for the business world. It does not matter | | | | plan like this put together and ready to go, then you |
| what type of business we're talking about - | | | | risk losing your business if something should happen, |
| everyone, from huge multinational corporations to | | | | and that is not something anyone wants. |
| small business run from home, uses computers now | | | | To put a good disaster recovery plan into place, you |
| to get the jobs done. Bookkeeping, accounting, | | | | need to identify the most important aspects of your |
| orders, shipping and receiving, financial records, | | | | business and the technology it uses and determine |
| customer and client records, product lists and | | | | what you can afford to lose and what you can't. If all |
| catalogs, and more are all stored on computers and | | | | of your customer records and other important files |
| that makes those computers and the data contained | | | | are contained on one computer, make sure it is all |
| on them crucial components of any size enterprise's | | | | backed up on an external drive, and then go one |
| day to day operating. | | | | step further and have it backed up remotely. Offsite |
| But computers are not infallible. They are subject to | | | | and online PC backup services are invaluable |
| crashes, so smart business owners make sure to | | | | resources for the small business, because they |
| back up their data in case something like that | | | | ensure that all of your data is safe and sound in |
| happens, whether they use an external hard drive or | | | | another location - often out of state - so that if |
| a stack of discs to get the job done. Unfortunately, | | | | something happens to the computer and the building |
| while that is an important step to take in making sure | | | | it's in, you can still get access to your data. Further |
| your business is secure, those external drives and | | | | steps to take are to get quality surge protectors |
| discs are still potentially not secure enough - if a | | | | that will minimize any damage power surges can inflict |
| disaster, be it man made or natural, occurs, then not | | | | on your equipment, getting good fire extinguishers |
| only can the computer itself be ruined, so can those | | | | and fire alarms in place, and making sure that all of |
| backup drives and storage discs. | | | | the computers you use have up to date anti virus |
| And that's why disaster recovery is extremely | | | | software. Depending on the size of your business, |
| important for companies both large and small. | | | | you may even want to go so far as to get a backup |
| "Disaster recovery" refers to the plan that you put | | | | generator in case power to the building is ever |
| into place that will ensure your data and company's | | | | interrupted at a crucial point in time, so everything |
| technological infrastructure remains intact or can be | | | | stays up and running. Being prepared and having a |
| put back up and running as quickly as possible in the | | | | disaster recovery plan put into place will minimize the |
| event of a flood, fire, earthquake, or other type of | | | | damage done to your business in the event a |
| disaster, as well as man made "disaster," like mass | | | | disaster occurs. |
| employee walk-out, accidents, sabotage, a burglary, | | | | |