Hi Everyone,
This year, again, we’ve seen a lot of natural disasters. Last September I was writing about 3 massive hurricanes that hit the US. So below you’ll find an
eBook
on how to protect your business, a
calculator
to estimate the cost of downtime for your firm, and a
UNAPEN solution
to address the whole lot that is affordable by any size firm.
Some of you may be putting off data protection because your organization is located far from any inclement weather (I’m not sure where that would be as I look across the entire country).
But be warned:
the bigger threat to your data is inside of your company, not the great outdoors. When you look at the cause of downtime by data volume,
the #1 culprit is human error, at 58%.
A few stats:
- Downtime is real and it’s costly. On average, a business will lose around $164,000 per hour of downtime.
- Don’t think it will happen to you? Over the past few years, 35% of small businesses have lost as much as $500K due to downtime.
- 40% of all businesses close their doors permanently after a disaster, according to FEMA, and more than 90% of businesses fail within two years after being struck by a disaster according to SBA.
- But over 60% of small businesses still ship tapes offsite which is surprising considering the technology is over 40 years old and the storage and retrieval processes are extremely cumbersome and unreliable.
Best Regards,
David Gemma
Managing Director at UNAPEN
