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Why the Next Hurricane Makes Business Continuity Planning Important

Although the information technology business is global, a good IT company needs to understand the particular demands of its local clients. UTSI is a Gulf Coast provider of IT solutions, so we know just how important business continuity planning is to our customers.

We’ve all seen the kind of havoc that hurricanes can wreak on our region, and we know that the potential damage to local businesses goes far beyond the physical effects of wind and water. Many smaller companies do not recover from the traumatic business interruption caused by a hurricane. By protecting their sensitive data and their online operations with a business continuity plan, our clients have taken significant steps to enhance their businesses’ odds of survival in the next storm.

When we back up clients’ data off-site, it goes to secure servers located well outside the region. Back-up data is often duplicated at multiple sites to further safeguard it. We also stand ready to help our clients get back to work in the aftermath of a hurricane. We will restore our clients’ access to their data as quickly as possible after a storm. Communications channels are often tied up in knots during hurricane recovery; we’ll work with our clients to establish secure, reliable links to the data and services they need.

With a significant storm virtually inevitable some time in the future, there’s no reason for a smart business owner to get caught flat-footed by the next hurricane. Letting UTSI handle their business continuity planning gives our clients real security and makes them far better prepared to weather the next storm.