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6 tips for an effective BCP

A Business Continuity Plan or “BCP” is the strategy and action of preparing your business for disaster and ensuring that important business functions are still available during a crisis. While these contingency plans are vital and are being adopted in increasing numbers, many businesses still struggle to create a strategy that will actually work effectively.

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5 benefits of offsite backups

Disaster can strike at any time, and regardless of whether a business is facing a major catastrophe or something as simple as spilling water on a keyboard, it is a good idea to take steps to prepare for different potential disaster scenarios. One option to consider is to back up your data using a an

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Here are 5 disaster recovery tips

The last thing a business owner or manager wants to think about is a disaster that could cause their company to go bankrupt. While there are many things you can do to minimize the potential fallout from a disaster, the most important step is to implement a comprehensive disaster recovery plan that covers more than

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5 reasons you need a continuity plan

As a business owner or manager, you know that there is always something that can put your business in harm’s way or hurt your bottom line. This is simply a part of being in business. But there are steps you can take to minimize any adverse effects from both the external and internal environment. One

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Slow Internet? You may be able to fix it

In many parts of the world, the Internet is quick enough to allow businesses to operate solely in the cloud with relatively few problems. There are however issues with many Internet connections, and at times the service can slow to a crawl, leaving many managers wondering what is going on and how to fix it.

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Go beyond data back up with BCP

Natural disasters happen. Small business owners are well aware of this, and the savvy owner will take steps to ensure that the potential damage to their business is minimized and that they can remain operational – a practice commonly known as business continuity planning. While backing up your data is a good practice, backup alone

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3 different ways to backup your data

Computers are the backbone to almost every company. We use them to conduct business and for storage of data among other things. If something were to happen to the computers, a devastating virus for example, you could risk losing your whole business if you haven’t backed up your data. Here are the three main types

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Why your BCP may not be up to snuff

Respect him or not, Mao Tse-tung had it right when he said, “The only real defense is an active defense.” Businesses have taken this literally and have adopted Business Continuity Plans (BCP) to ensure that when a disaster strikes they are ready with an active plan. Many of them are prepared technology wise, but the

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FYI: Recovery and Continuity are Different

Disaster can strike at any time, and it can be as simple as a server or system crash, or as severe as the recent worldwide natural disasters. No matter what it is, the disaster will affect your company’s operations and potentially its bottom line, or worse — force you out of business. Are you prepared?

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