Sunday, July 20, 2014

Your Disaster Recovery Plan

By Frankline Bell


As a business owner or manager, you probably are consumed with the challenges of day to day operations and planning for future growth. But what happens if disaster strikes? Are you ready to the face the challenges that will occur if a fire destroys your office or an earthquake occurs in your vicinity? There are natural disasters and man-made disasters and it is wise to have a business continuity plan in place to meet the challenges of many situations.

Whether you have a small business or a large company, it is essential to have a business continuity plan in place. These types of plans cover all aspects of disaster management, including how to help employees through a crisis or how to deal with your company technology is variety of situations. The five sections of a business continuity plan, for instance, include an occupant emergency plan which lets employees know the best way to evacuate or where to keep safe in case of emergency.

Of course, you will want as little interruption to your business as possible no matter what type of crisis you face. Two parts of the continuity plan account for this, and they include a continuity of operations plan and a business resumption plan. These will ensure that you can continue dealing with client issues or at least get back in business as quickly as possible. Your employees and managers also will have an easier time dealing with a crisis if there is a plan in place. This provides a sense of security and lowers the stress level.

In addition to the aforementioned sections of the plan, you also will need to address issues concerning your information technology. Technology is the backbone of most companies these days, and it's difficult to work without access to your technology. Therefore you will need an incident management plan to tackle specific types of IT issues and a disaster recovery plan to handle your IT needs in case of a large-scale problem or disaster.

These are plans that can be created in-house, but it's often better to hire an IT consultant to develop a business continuity plan. Your IT consultant can take a good look at all aspects of your business and come up with plans that meet the needs of your business. In addition to helping with these plans, it is wise to consider outsourcing your IT in general. Expert IT consultants can help you develop a solid information technology plan that maximizes your output and helps your business grow.

At Always On IT, we can create a Business Continuity Plan that meets your company's specific needs. We offer full managed IT support throughout Portland, Washington County and Multnomah County. Our business IT services include the creation of a business continuity plan, comprehensive back-up and disaster recover planning services and general IT consulting. In addition, we provide all types of network and computer support and repairs.




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