logo-c

Can You Really Afford Not to Have a Backup Plan?

 According to Symantec SMB, 50% of SMBs (small and medium businesses) admit to having no backup and disaster recovery plan in place. 41% of those surveyed confessed that they had never even given much thought to implementing a disaster recovery or business continuity plan. If you are one of them, then you really need to think about whether you can afford the status quo. Answering these questions will help you decide if you can really not afford to have a backup plan:
1. How often is employee productivity and customer accessibility or service stalled each day from a downed network or system?
 
2. How much downtime can your business truly afford and what kind of backup or recovery solutions are in effect when systems are unavailable?
 
3. What level of IT support can be accessed? Can it be accessed quickly enough to minimize damage? Are you confident that your business can either be back online or be able to access lost data with minimal disruption, no matter what?
 
4. Is your most critical data frequently backed up? Is the data on the personal laptops, tablets or smartphones of employees backed up? Are all backups stored in a location off-site and quickly accessible in the event of theft, fire or flooding? Are you using any custom installed software and is the supplier still in business should this software need to be re-installed or updated? Are account details, licensing agreements, and security settings somewhere on record, and is it duplicated off-site?
 
5. Are your systems truly protected from theft, hackers, and viruses? Are passwords to sensitive data changed whenever employees leave the company or business unit?
 
6. When was the last time you tested backup processes to ensure they are working properly? How quick were your back ups?
 
Answering these questions will help you understand if you are needlessly bleeding money every day by subjecting your business to the high hourly rates, service charges, trip fees and wait times of on-call IT support. If you are an SMB, you don’t have to fear technology failure. A trusted MSP (managed service provider, such as Rent-A-Nerd, Inc.) can help you resolve these challenges in a more effective and efficient manner. Call us today for a complimentary consultation to discuss your firm’s backup plan and options for recovery of data following a disaster. 504-301-1094

 
Categories

Related Posts

AI Use Policy

How to Create an AI Use Policy for Your Business: A 9-Step Guide

Many business owners assume their existing IT security policies cover AI. They don’t. Traditional policies were written for email, file storage, and software licenses, not for tools that learn from data, generate content, and operate across public cloud platforms.

An AI use policy fills that gap. It clarifies which AI tools employees can use, which data they can input, and what guardrails apply to different roles and departments. More importantly, it demonstrates due diligence if something goes wrong. If a client’s confidential information ends up in a public AI model because an employee didn’t know better, your policy proves you took reasonable steps to prevent it.

Read More »
shadow AI business risks

Shadow AI Business Risks: What Every New Orleans Company Should Know

Shadow AI business risks are emerging as a critical threat to New Orleans companies. When employees use unauthorized AI tools in the workplace without IT oversight, they expose sensitive data to security vulnerabilities. Learn how to identify unsanctioned AI use, protect your organization from AI data security risks, and implement governance policies that balance innovation with protection.

Read More »
logo-c