Series Introduction - Business Continuity Planning Essentials
Data is essential for all types of organizations today, so ensuring access to mission critical applications and data following a disaster is crucial. However, business continuity and disaster preparedness are about so much more than that.
Business Continuity Planning - Keep Business Moving
Many organizations today have limited tolerance for application downtime. If your employees or customers do not have access to essential applications and data, there will be a direct impact on productivity and revenue. While this sounds obvious, many organizations do not consider the actual costs of downtime for a business.
Business Continuity Planning - Keep Customers In The Loop
Managing customer relationships is obviously critical to the ongoing success of your business. As such, it is important to craft a plan for distributing information to your customers during and following a disaster event. The scope of your customer communications plan will vary widely depending on the nature of your business.
Maximize Productivity - 20 Gmail Hacks
Gmail is a powerful productivity tool, so long as you take control of your inbox, rather then letting it control you. Below we outline 20 hidden features, settings and tools to help you fine-tine you Gmail experience and maximize your productivity. "Inbox Zero" has never been closer to reality.
Should Your Company Outsource IT?
IT service providers deliver the technical expertise small businesses need at a much lower cost than hiring IT staff. They can recommend, install, and manage technology according to business' objectives and core competencies and ensure that critical data is safe.
Network Attached Storage - What Does It Mean For You?
Having a storage device for all your important files and folders is a necessity in today's business environment. Whether you're a small business or an enterprise, a network attached storage, or NAS, device can enable you to easily share files and folders with others on your local network.
SMB Cybersecurity Toolkit
Cybersecurity: technologies, processes and practices designed to protect networks, computers, programs and data from attack, damage or unauthorized access.
Tornado or Extreme Storm - Natural Disaster Business Survival Series
Tornadoes are extreme weather events characterized by funnels of wind that can exceed 100 MPH. They usually travel no more than a few miles before dissipating and are about 250 feet in diameter. They can, however, be much wider and travel much further. Under the right conditions, multiple tornadoes can form in a single given region. The same storm cells that cause tornadoes can also bring intense hail and/or lightning.
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Human Error "Hurricane Humanity" - Natural Disaster Business Survival Series
People make mistakes. They will pull the wrong plug, click on the wrong link, open the wrong email attachment, or completely botch a major systems upgrade. They trip, spill and sync unapproved third-party apps to the network. They visit unsafe websites. They accidentally or maliciously delete business critical files. It's only natural, we are humans.
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7 Additional Key Concepts - Natural Disaster Business Survival Series
We can't control when, how, where or even to what degree a natural disaster or human error may impact a business or facility. We can, however, be prepared to quickly pick up the pieces and get back to work in an expedited, safe manner. Below are a few more quick tips to round out our extended Natural Disaster Business Survival Guide series.