As I mentioned in an earlier blog, Hurricane Sandy made a mess of the Northeast, and disasters in other places are a good reminder that we should all investigate our backup plans.
Since we moved into our new facility in Clearwater we haven't had a serious hurricane to deal with. But, we did have a freak storm on March 31, 2011 that knocked down a bunch of power lines near our location. Instantly, on the busiest day of the quarter typically...if it isn't nailed down, ship it...our power went out. Luckily for us, when we were planning our new plant we installed a backup generator and didn't miss a beat. In a matter of minutes we were back at nearly full speed. OK, the executive offices didn't have air-conditioning, but shipping, customer service and production were back to work.
The following article just might be a good read to see if you have a bullet-proof back-up plan...
"Natural disasters of the past few years taught companies the importance of good backup systems—but Hurricane Sandy showed many that there is still a lot to learn.
The good news is that many businesses spared themselves a great deal of economic loss by keeping duplicates of their data, email systems and other applications far from their primary data centers. Employees were able to access those systems from their homes or elsewhere via software and mobile devices.
Still, many companies have struggled to cope with the effects of the storm. Some found that their critical systems weren't in fact backed up, or that their duplicate systems weren't located far enough apart to provide the desired diversity. Others learned their plans were hampered by the inability of their employees to access those systems via the Internet, or to travel to alternate locations that needed tending."
Continue reading the full WSJ article here.
J. Robert Saron
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