Are natural disasters and fi res the biggest issue to
worry about?
Surprisingly, no. Natural disasters only account for about
one percent of data-loss events, with viruses, malware,
hackers and software problems only causing a combined
nine percent of data-loss issues. The most common
causes are human error at 11 percent and hardware
malfunctions at 78 percent. Computers fail—while proper
maintenance can reduce the risk, nothing will completely
eliminate it.
KENN ANDERSON, JR.
Director of Managed Services
Ethixa Solutions, LLC
Is a backup enough to protect a company from data
loss?
(610) 871-3734
www.ethixa.com
How To Help Your Business Survive a
Disaster Event
According to the Disaster Recovery Preparedness Council’s 2014
annual report, nearly three out of four of the companies they
surveyed failed to adequately prepare for a disaster event, such
as an earthquake, hurricane, fi re or tornado. These businesses
lost one or more of their mission-critical software applications,
lost important fi les and experienced days of datacenter
downtime. Twenty percent of the companies surveyed had
suffered between $50,000 to $5,000,000 in downtime losses.
This month, Kenn Anderson from Ethixa Solutions answers the major
questions businesses have when it comes to disaster preparedness.
Often, it isn’t. While backups are very important, it is
important to make certain that you are backing up the
right things. If a system goes down, you want to be sure
that you can restore business operations, not just data.
This means being able to restore applications, licensing,
settings, etc. It is also important to test backups so
that you know that you can restore from them in an
emergency situation.
What can a business to do be prepared?
All businesses should identify their important business
functions and the resources those functions require, then
they should implement appropriate methods for backing
them up. Backups should be tested regularly with copies
maintained on and off-site. Implementing security policies
as well as an IT maintenance plan is also recommended.
Chamber Business Incubator Program Hosts
President and Chief Executive Offi cer of INBIA
The Greater Scranton Chamber of
Commerce’s Business Incubator Program
recently hosted Kirstie Chadwick, president
and chief executive offi cer of INBIA,
the International Business Innovation
Association, at The TekRidge Center.
INBIA is a global non-profi t organization
with more than 2,200 members who lead
entrepreneurship support organizations
in 62 countries. It provides industry best
practices through education while enabling
collaboration, mentorship, peer-based
learning and the sharing of innovative ideas
for entrepreneurs across the globe.
“Business incubators and entrepreneurship
centers are critical anchor organizations
within entrepreneurial ecosystems,” Ms.
Chadwick said. “Over the past ten years,
incubators have morphed from offi ce
buildings into thriving community hubs
where entrepreneurs are able to connect,
collaborate and fi nd critical resources
needed to build companies that drive
regional economic growth.”
Ms. Chadwick has more than 25 years
of experience at technology companies,
including Sun Microsystems, Mentor
Graphics and Lockheed Martin. She has
also held executive roles at fi ve venture-
backed technology startups, including her
role as co-founder and CEO of DigitalOwl.
“The Greater Scranton Chamber of
Commerce’s Business Incubator Program
is pleased to have the opportunity to
host the Ben Franklin Network Business
Incubator Manager meeting at The
TekRidge Center, said Aaron Whitney,
Chamber Business Incubator Program
Manager. “We are especially excited to
have Kirstie Chadwick with us to speak
on the state of business incubation
from an international perspective. This
event provides us with an opportunity to
showcase our many entrepreneurs and
their success in northeastern Pennsylvania.”
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