Put a Cloud Disaster Recovery Solution in Your Emergency Kit
In lieu of Hurricane Sandy making it's way towards the East Coast, here's how you can prevent being a victim and instead be a victor. Ride out the storm and know that your data will be safe and protected with the Cloud!
It's your biggest fear: the ground starts to flood, the windows start to rattle, and in a few seconds the world is turned upside down. Disaster preparedness is a way of life for many homeowners, but what about for small businesses? A recent study by Symantec found that 57 percent of small business owners have no disaster recovery plan in place. That's more than half of all small businesses who would have to shut their doors if something were to happen to their data. So what should you do when the weather starts to blacken and rising waters grow closer? Many individuals have an emergency kit to rely on with water, batteries, and food stashed in the back of their closets and garages, but what do small businesses have? Businesses need to start building their own emergency kit, and it all starts with building a Cloud disaster recovery solution.
Starting all over again
Depending on how damaging your disaster is, often you may find that the cost of replacing computers and on-premise servers is pretty much like starting all over again. Does your company have the time to completely replace your entire system if a tornado decimated your office? Not to mention you'll also have to replace expensive software and licenses, and getting your servers and machines back to working order will take more than just a few weeks. You might have insurance to help you cover these front-end costs, but your claim will cost even more in time lost.
And if you lose your data? You either absorb the loss or pay for expensive data recovery, which can take a lot of time - and you still may only be able to retrieve partial bits of your data. As they say, time is money! And you can't afford to lose either.
What can you do?
The answer is simple: Move to the Cloud!
By doing so, you're investing in a strategy that will always be available and will always be easy to get to. Your office may have just been buffeted by 100+ mile-an-hour winds, but with a Cloud disaster recovery solution, your data remains protected and backed up on servers that are off-site, thousands of miles away, and immune to swaying to a tornado's disastrous groove. Recovering data from these servers is simple; all you have to do is open up a browser on your computer once your power is back up and everything will be there, just like it was before you and your office started doing the Macarena.
But remember: moving to the Cloud isn't all about disaster preparedness; there are several perks as well! Several applications are offered at far lower prices than their on-premise partners. These apps can help prevent data loss due to natural disaster or even due to accidentally unplugging your computer. And after a natural disaster, with your apps and data all stored in a safe, secure location, you only need to wait for the power to go back on before you can get back to work.
Preparing for natural disasters is a way of life, and with a Cloud disaster recovery solution, you're never unprepared. Next time another Franken-storm heads your way, your business can still be ready to go when you are. The bottom line is this: would you rather be helpless when all of your data goes out the window or would you rather be safe knowing that no matter how deep the flood waters can go, or how long the winds can howl, your business has a backup plan that will keep it running even in a worst-case scenario? Make sure your business' emergency kit contains a Cloud solution so you can survive anything Mother Nature throws at you.
By Jennifer Hutchison
To check out the study by Symantec, go to http://smallbusiness.foxbusiness.com/technology-web/2012/09/10/5-steps-to-prevent-data-loss-when-disaster-hits/
For a Cloud Disaster Recovery Solution for your own needs, check out http://www.infostreet.com/ and sign up for your free SkyDesktop
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