In years past, the concern within the Information Technology arenas was Disaster Recovery.  Companies were required to produce massive three-ringed binder documents explaining who called whom and where to find the back-up media if a storm should flood the computer area or if the computer itself should spring a leak while running that daily sales report.

As technology advanced, we began to focus less on recovery and more on prevention.  How could we replicate our data, build redundancies into our systems, and even better, make our computers last longer with less threat of down time.

Finally, as the rest of the business technologies caught up with the computer room, PCs and laptops began to appear on desks.  Smartphones and networked copiers became a vital part of the office.

It then became apparent that not only was Disaster Recovery not acceptable, neither was Disaster Prevention.  The focus became Business Continuity.  How can we analyze the business as a whole from before the time the customer contacts us, until the last transaction report is settled to find potential hazards in the way we do business.

Not only we would we be crippled if our computer system went down, but what about our phone system, our web site and our e-mail?  Where are our important business documents stored?  Is there a vendor responsible for payroll, who is our insurance provider and where is the policy?

Weeks Networks understands that every moment an organization is in confusion while missing a key element of its business is money lost.  Even more critical is the damage to your reputation.  Your customers may no longer feel secure in doing business with you if your systems have been damaged, proper preparations have not been made, or, at the worst, they feel their own privacy has been invaded.

Please feel secure in knowing that Weeks Communications considers your business continuity plan and our business continuity plan as connected.  If we are not careful in securing our systems, we may affect your abilitiy to do business as well.

Should you have any questions or need to talk to us further about Business Continuity Planning, please contact us at (317) 489-3535.