The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30, and Colorado State University’s Tropical Weather & Climate Research center released its first formal forecast for the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. CSU predicts an above-normal level of activity, anticipating 17 named storms including 8 hurricanes this year.
If your business is in the southeastern U.S. or along the eastern seaboard, you can't afford not to hurricane-proof your Disaster Recovery plan.
Roebuck Technologies offers six tips listed below to ensure your data is secure and operations continue to run smoothly in case of a severe weather event.
- Make sure backups work. Perform an actual restore to verify everything you're counting on is in working order.
- Check your cloud restore. Make sure your cloud-restore and disaster-recovery tools are up and running.
- If You're Not in the Cloud... Perform an extra off-site backup to make sure nothing gets lost.
- Keep local backups safe. Ensure your local backups are secured in a high, dry place that keeps them away from floodwaters and unplugged from power sources.
- Have a recovery plan. Decide which systems are most critical, determine your order of operations, and outline a restoration plan.
- Ask for help. Talk to your technology solution provider about their plans to back up your data, and communicate what data/applications are mission-critical (and should be considered for cloud storage) and which can be backed up locally. The team at Roebuck Technologies is here to help!
Read more from Roebuck Technologies about hurricane preparedness in this blog.
Comprehensive business continuity services are among the many resources Roebuck Technologies offers to small and medium-sized businesses. Contact Roebuck Technologies today to learn how our IT Professionals can support your team.
