{"id":9472,"date":"2015-08-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"uncategorized\/dont-let-bad-weather-ruin-your-business-create-a-disaster-recovery-plan\/"},"modified":"2020-07-29T15:25:04","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T15:25:04","slug":"create-disaster-recovery-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"news\/create-disaster-recovery-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Let Bad Weather Ruin Your Business, Create a Disaster Recovery Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you confident that your data can weather any storm? It is important for all businesses to realize how crucial it is to implement a disaster recovery plan. Natural disasters, such as wildfires, floods, blackouts, hurricanes, and water main bursts can happen at any time. Though preparing for the worst can seem daunting initially, but when it comes to your data, expecting the unexpected will have a huge impact on the survival of your business.<\/p>\n

Prevent Downtime<\/h2>\n

Mother Nature\u2019s inevitable wrath can be detrimental to the health of your business. The average downtime<\/a> per year is around 87 hours\u2026or over 3 million in losses- according to a recent Gartner estimate, the average cost of an hour of downtime for computer networks is $42,000. Yet, 57% of businesses state they still do not have any type of disaster recovery and business continuity planning<\/a> in place. Whether you have one critical system or many, they should be protected to prevent downtime.<\/p>\n

Think it can\u2019t happen to you? Look back at Superstorm Sandy; 74% of businesses were closed for at least one day and 44% of businesses stayed closed for over a week. 25 billion<\/a> dollars in business losses was incurred because of this natural disaster. A disaster recovery plan is something every business should have (but most don\u2019t). In the face of a disaster, a business can go out of business in an instant if they\u2019re not prepared.<\/p>\n

Minimize Interruption to Service<\/h2>\n

An article on Information Age<\/a> reminds us that, if your company fails to continue to provide the service your customers expect, no matter the cause of the interruption, you risk damaging customer goodwill. Business continuity planning helps you address the need for highly available systems and processes while ensuring your employees are able to continue doing their jobs and meeting customers\u2019 needs.<\/p>\n

Prepare for future disasters and arm your IT infrastructure with cloud computing and virtualization. Cloud computing<\/a> is a cost-efficient solution and has revolutionized the way we work by dramatically changing performance standards and maintenance for disaster recovery. At Lexodant Solar Technology, we help companies navigate misinformation on cloud computing to find the right solution for their needs. We can help your organization assess IT solutions with a disaster recovery assessment. Because\u2026<\/p>\n

When your server room is sitting in a foot of water, then it\u2019s too late to come up with a data backup and recovery plan. Don\u2019t wait until disaster strikes. Lexodant Solar TechnologyDisaster Recovery & Business Continuity Planning offers services such as:<\/p>\n