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Are You Prepared For An Unexpected Data Center Outage?

A study by LogicMonitor found that 96% of organizations have experienced at least one outage over the past three years.

An incident response team can drastically reduce the cost of a data outage/breach. Today, businesses need to have a proven plan for their data when disaster strikes. As a fully managed service IT provider in St. Louis, Blade can help your business be prepared for anything.

 

Why is Disaster Recovery Planning Important?

Data breaches, ransomware attacks, and natural disasters all pose risks to your business. It's hard for companies to react to disasters in real-time. No matter the size of your business, disaster recovery planning is essential to avoid data loss, or worse.

An unexpected business outage has consequences. During a disaster, you could lose data, get locked out of your system, or even go out of business. Recognizing these problems before they occur can be challenging for a third party.

At Blade, we help businesses think about the recovery process before it becomes an issue. Our fully managed hybrid cloud service model allows us to make plans for your physical servers and cloud-managed assets.

In the event of a disaster, you will be able to regain access to all your critical digital infrastructure. This can be done through our managers of disaster recovery. This allows you to continue running your business.

 

Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Planning Benefits

  • Protects against data loss
  • Minimizes downtime
  • Ensures business continuity
  • Ensures compliance
  • Protects against reputation damage

 

The Most Common Threats to Business

“Disaster” is a broad term encompassing many threats - some you can see and others you can't.

Fires, floods, water damage, power outages, and human error are all disasters you can see. Silent threats can also lead to disaster. Social engineering, DDOS attacks, and malicious software are some of the most common that may occur.

Blade gauges each of these threats and their risk factors to determine how they can impact your business. We then help provide recommendations to counter these factors.

 

Best Practices for Disaster Recovery

Blade is committed to helping St. Louis businesses prepare for the unexpected. We help businesses understand their risks and be prepared in the event of a disaster. Our team of experts works with companies to develop a comprehensive business continuity plan.

After implementation, we evaluate your risks to make sure your critical data is protected. Some of the best practices for disaster recovery include:

  • Outlining the appropriate steps to take in the event of an outage.
  • Ensuring key personnel within your organization know their roles and responsibilities in the event of a critical system outage.
  • Testing recovery plans regularly to identify weaknesses & make improvements.

If a data breach or virtual server outage has already occurred, we can help while it’s happening. Our team analyzes what's happened with these virtual machines and acts on how to recover your data.

 

How to Prevent a Data Breach

 

Train Your Employees

One cause of a data breach can be human error. This makes it important to train your employees about the dangers of cyber-attacks.

Phishing emails often occur within an organization, where individuals request personal information from an employee. Once information is found, the hacker can find important information about your business, which can result in a data breach.

Monitor Important Accounts

Remember to go through important accounts for suspicious activity. Monitoring accounts isn’t a viable solution for large businesses, as it can be extensive and requires a lot of time.

 

Launch a Full-Service Security Solution

Blade’s full-service IT solution can significantly reduce data breaches. We will work with you to determine security best practices in your business’s IT infrastructure.

Our plan can be developed to fit your unique business needs. Contact an expert at Blade today!

 

 

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