Is Your Business Continuity Plan Ready?
Multiple natural disasters around the globe have made headlines this year. These news stories are an excellent reminder of the vital importance of Business Continuity Planning. Would your business be able to continue operating without interruption following a catastrophe? For example, could you keep going for an extended period of time in the event of a fire, flood, power outage, or network or
phone system failure?
Large or small, any business can be affected by these types of occurrences. In recent years, the frequency of disasters as well as new regulatory compliances have required executives and business owners to think even more about Business Continuity Planning. Having such a plan in place prior to a tragedy will limit the amount of time your business operations are down and minimize loss of revenue. It will also provide ways to continue communicating with your customers without them being aware of your situation.
If you need to begin developing a Business Continuity Plan, or just want to update the one you have, let D&E be your partner in building a solution to meet your requirements. D&E offers these primary Business Continuity services — our Co-Location Facilities, Recovery Work Space, and Off-Site Backup:
“In today's business environment, keeping your technology systems up and running is critical. For every second a system is down, it is going to cost your business money. But every year, CIOs struggle to get Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery dollars into their budget. D&E provides a cost-effective way to provide that extra level of Business Continuity you really need.”
Troy Wingenroth
Vice President of Information Technology
D&E Communications
- Our Co-Location Facilities can be used to store critical customer information and/or financial information at an off-site location. This ensures your data is safe and available in the event something happens at your primary location.
- Our Recovery Work Space is ready to be your off-site worksite in the event of an emergency. It’s active and equipped with phones, Internet access, and desks.
- Off-Site Backup is an automated and affordable solution for handling the backup of your data.
To find out which areas of Business Continuity are most important to your business, go to www.decommunications.com/survey/bc to answer a few questions. You’ll get a $5.00 coffee card just for doing so.
