Weatherproof your business with Business Continuity solutions from eMazzanti Technologies
In today’s digital world your business depends on technology to thrive, but what happens when disaster strikes? Insurance can cover tangible losses, but what plan do you have for keeping business critical data and services up and running?
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Fortunately, last month’s Hurricane Arthur caused only minor physical damage, but we all remember 2012’s Hurricane Sandy. With an estimated $6 billion in business losses in NY State alone, and $50 Billion total damage, it was the second most costly hurricane on record, exceeded only by Katrina.
Each year experts predict the total number of hurricanes and the number of major storms. For 2014, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA is predicting:
These numbers are slightly less than average but slightly more than 2013, an unusually light hurricane season. Without exception, however, forecasters are warning the population to not be complacent. The consensus is that it only takes one Hurricane coming ashore to cause a major disaster, and you should be prepared.
A lighter than normal hurricane season doesn’t mean there will be no disasters. According to accuweather.com, Hurricane Andrew leveled much of South Florida after a calm summer in 1992, and became one of the most disastrous hurricanes on record.
“I’m worried because people think this is going to be a very inactive year, so people think they don’t have to worry, but that’s not the case at all.”Dan Kottlowski, senior meteorologist, AccuWeather.com
This year’s El Niño is one factor affecting the number of hurricanes. “Even though we expect El Niño to suppress the number of storms this season, it’s important to remember it takes only one land falling storm to cause a disaster.” said Kathryn Sullivan, Ph.D., NOAA administrator.
Another weather site, weather.com, points out that, despite a very active hurricane season in 2010 with 12 hurricanes, “not a single hurricane, and only one tropical storm, made landfall in the U.S.”
In other words, a season can have many storms, but cause little damage, or produce fewer storms than average and trigger a major disaster with one or more hurricanes coming ashore. “Therefore, it’s important to be prepared for hurricanes and tropical storms every year, regardless of seasonal forecasts.”
Deciding not to prepare for a hurricane because of a light forecast is like not buying auto insurance because of a reduction in accident rates. You may feel comfortable and decide to focus on other things. But, being complacent may lead you to overlook other things that can happen. An accident may or may not occur but then, what if your car is stolen?
As with automobile losses, business disasters come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Some are natural disasters. Others come from hardware failure, human error or the harmful intentions of employees or people outside the business.
Business disaster statistics:
Business disaster recovery rates:
Selecting a vendor for disaster prevention and recovery services can determine how soon your business is up and running after a disaster, if at all. Hundreds of businesses struck by Hurricane Sandy failed to reopen for weeks or months. Not all vendors have the same capabilities and experience. However, here’s one disaster recovery statistic business owners can bank on:
“In the days before Sandy hit, every eMazzanti employee was moved to a customer support role, checking backups and making sure clients were as prepared as possible.” Jennifer Mazzanti, president, eMazzanti Technologies
Thoroughly preparing our customers and ourselves, eMazzanti comes through when it counts.
Read the case study, How eMazzanti Disaster Recovery Solution Restored Customers Hit by Hurricane Sandy in Record Time.
eMazzanti provides managed and automated cloud-based backup-and-restore solutions for data management and recovery over multiple locations, devices and Microsoft platforms, including:
Boost your organization’s ability to recover from a disaster or unexpected event and quickly resume operations with these essential business continuity services:
Hopefully, no hurricanes will cause interruptions or damage to your business during the 2014 season. However, experts say that you should be prepared for natural disasters regardless of the forecasts, as well as other disasters, that may strike the business at any time.
Let eMazzanti weatherproof your business with a customized business continuity plan that minimizes downtime, service disruption, and lost revenue. You’ll rest easy knowing your business is protected with a seamless cloud-based recovery solution that grows as your business grows. Act now and contact us today, 1-866-EMAZZANTI
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Additional resources:
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