Last Updated on January 28, 2019 by Jessica Adams
As much as any business owner would like to consistently run a ‘well-oiled machine’, businesses do face emergencies. Small and large, the backup your business will inevitably need, is more crucial than you realize.
The sudden downtime caused by lacking resources your team needs can cost your business a lot of money. For that reason, we’re going to look at five key areas of backup your business needs to have in place, to become more adaptable in any emergency ‘downtime’ situation.
The Backup Your Business
Needs In An Emergency
Your Network
How much of your business is done online? If you’re like most businesses, it’s an increasing percentage. The need for social media in marketing, live chat support, and Cloud software have all made the Internet more necessary than ever.
Of course, this also means that it has the potential for vulnerability. Backup internet connections, such as Dongles, can make sure that you don’t get cut off if your existing network goes down.
All the Technology
Digital technology has an even more prevalent role than the Internet alone. If any one system goes down, it could reduce an employee’s productivity to zero in a single day. The BYOD policy (or Bring Your Own Device) can be a practical solution.
It would allow your team to work off of their own equipment if the office, should a widespread technology depletion occur. Flexible working solutions like remote working and Cloud software, also offer even more ways to work if your tech fails.
The Power
Power cuts aren’t entirely common, but when they hit, they hit hard. If your business is at significant risk, then buying a backup generator is an investment worth making. Generator rental can help even biggest businesses react to a sudden loss of power.
Just being aware that you have backup support in place is enough to reassure your team. You want to make sure that your team is never left in the dark if the power fails for one reason or another.
Your Data
When you consider the importance of technology and how vulnerable we are to rely so heavily on it, the business world has gone ‘data mad’. It’s helping us track the internal performance of our teams, gain insights on customers, and much more.
But if you were to lose that data, your business could be at an immediate disadvantage. Cloud storage solutions aren’t just used by big enterprises. There are solutions for smaller businesses to make sure that you always have backups of regular intervals, no matter what happens.
Time
If an emergency arises that needs your immediate attention, you need to free up time to take care of whatever needs to be done. However, this can put your other duties at risk of falling by the wayside. For that reason, you should make your schedule more flexible in advance.
It’s important to identify which automated software programs your company uses, along with which outsourced partners can help take a load off when you’re in crisis mode. Also, don’t forget about your team and the potential of delegating.
Edited by Jessica Rose Adams
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