Can your business function without technology? Imagine for a moment what would happen if your computer systems failed and your data was suddenly inaccessible and possibly gone forever. Payroll information, employee data, monthly reports, customer information… Could your business function without it?
Without adequate preparation, natural and technological disasters can destroy your business.
- 1 in 10 small-business owners report that they have experienced a man-made disaster in the last three years, according to a 2004 NFIB National Small Business Poll.
- 93 percent of companies that lost access to their data for 10 days or more because of a disaster filed for bankruptcy within one year of the disaster. The majority of these filed for bankruptcy immediately. Only 7 percent of businesses survive disaster-related data loss. (National Archives & Records Administration)
- 32 percent of companies surveyed by The Aberdeen Group lost data. Of these, 47 percent of losses were due to users deleting the information, 17 percent were due to data overwriting and 13 percent were because of hacker attacks.
- 70 percent of business people have or will experience data loss because of accidental deletion, hardware failure, system failure, viruses, fire or another disaster, according to Carbonite.
- Data loss costs business a cumulative $18 billion each year according to a 2003 Pepperdine University study.
- Only 38 percent of small businesses have an emergency plan for natural or man-made disasters. 62 percent of small businesses do not have such a plan. (NFIB National Small Business Poll.)
A disaster recovery plan by Rainier Tech is like insurance, mitigating your losses in the event of a crisis. From floods to failures, Rainier Tech can ensure that your business has a comprehensive disaster recovery plan.