On October 29, 2012, the New York City area was affected by Super Storm Sandy. Many people lost their homes, their property and some lost their lives. Our thoughts and prayers go out to these people. Many of which, are still trying to return to a sense of “normal”
In technology, disaster recovery generally covers fire or a computer failing. It usually does not mean an 800 mile wide super storm destroying buildings and infrastructure. If one has a good disaster recovery plan your business can be protected from a computer failing or a hurricane.
Each disaster recovery plan will be customized to your business. Some business may require all of the solutions while others may only need one. We will generalize the disaster recovery plan.
There are 4 parts to a Disaster Recovery Plan. 1) Power 2) Internet 3) Computers 4) Data
Power – Obviously without power electronic devices will not work. Many businesses will not run without electricity. Generally if power goes out backup generators or solar panels with batteries are your two best solutions.
Internet – When natural disasters hit communication services get disrupted. Ideally your internet service provider will return your services promptly. A good alternative, while your internet service is getting repaired, is cellular internet. The speed is reasonable and generally the service will remain even after a natural disaster. After Super Storm Sandy, cellular internet was the only internet available to many businesses.
Computers – This is the simplest to accommodate. Buy new computers if needed. Your insurance should cover the replacement costs.
Data – This is covered in other articles under backup. There is a link to the articles.
The other item one may want to consider is telephone service. Many telecommunications companies were unable to provide phone service because the flooding caused by the storm destroyed electrical equipment. As of the writing of this article, there are still businesses without phone services. Luckily businesses can forward their calls to cell phones or other services. Flash Tech found that VoIP telephones were an excellent substitute to landlines as long as there were reliable internet services.
We hope this gives you some ideas so you can prepare your business for a real disaster recovery.
Real disaster recovery
On October 29, 2012, the New York City area was affected by Super Storm Sandy. Many people lost their homes, their property and some lost their lives. Our thoughts and prayers go out to these people. Many of which, are still trying to return to a sense of “normal”
In technology, disaster recovery generally covers fire or a computer failing. It usually does not mean an 800 mile wide super storm destroying buildings and infrastructure. If one has a good disaster recovery plan your business can be protected from a computer failing or a hurricane.
Each disaster recovery plan will be customized to your business. Some business may require all of the solutions while others may only need one. We will generalize the disaster recovery plan.
There are 4 parts to a Disaster Recovery Plan. 1) Power 2) Internet 3) Computers 4) Data
Power – Obviously without power electronic devices will not work. Many businesses will not run without electricity. Generally if power goes out backup generators or solar panels with batteries are your two best solutions.
Internet – When natural disasters hit communication services get disrupted. Ideally your internet service provider will return your services promptly. A good alternative, while your internet service is getting repaired, is cellular internet. The speed is reasonable and generally the service will remain even after a natural disaster. After Super Storm Sandy, cellular internet was the only internet available to many businesses.
Computers – This is the simplest to accommodate. Buy new computers if needed. Your insurance should cover the replacement costs.
Data – This is covered in other articles under backup. There is a link to the articles.
The other item one may want to consider is telephone service. Many telecommunications companies were unable to provide phone service because the flooding caused by the storm destroyed electrical equipment. As of the writing of this article, there are still businesses without phone services. Luckily businesses can forward their calls to cell phones or other services. Flash Tech found that VoIP telephones were an excellent substitute to landlines as long as there were reliable internet services.
We hope this gives you some ideas so you can prepare your business for a real disaster recovery.
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