Planning for the Unpredictable

TAMPA, Fla., June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Disasters never strike when it's convenient.  With forecasters predicting up to 14 named hurricanes in the Atlantic region this year, businesses need to have a plan in place to protect information and ensure continuity.  

"Losing information, and not being able to quickly retrieve or restore it, could mean the loss of your business," said Marshall Stevens, co-owner of Stevens & Stevens Business Records Management, a full-service records management firm specializing in disaster recovery planning. "With the unpredictability of storms during this time of year, developing a plan to protect your data is crucial."

Stevens says business owners should consider the following questions:

• Can I access my information no matter the day or time? – Make sure you can access your back-up information 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  For extra reassurance, seek out a solution that will convert hard copy files into an electronic format which can be accessed through a secure online "virtual" file room.  
• Do I have back-ups of all important information? – Typically, the more effort a business owner puts into preparing and storing back-ups of both hard copy and electronic files, the easier it will be to recover from a storm.  Once the information is backed-up, store copies in multiple locations and regions.
• Are files and my disaster recovery plan in a secure location? – Find a location that will not only withstand high sustained winds but also protects information from falling into the wrong hands.

"While planning for a disaster, you may want to consider seeking out a firm that can give you ideas on how and what to protect as well as provide you storage space in a facility designed to withstand high sustained winds," said Stevens.  "By taking all these things into consideration while developing your disaster recovery plan now, you can focus on resuming operations after a storm has hit, rather than wondering whether your business will even survive."

Stevens & Stevens Business Records Management is a full-service records storage and management center providing services throughout the Tampa Bay area.  For more information, visit www.ssbrm.com and follow Stevens & Stevens on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/StevensBRM or on Facebook at: http://facebook.com/ssbrm.

SOURCE Stevens & Stevens Business Records Management

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