The 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, and this year includes the names: Alberto, Beryl, Chris, Debby, Ernesto, Florence, Gordon, Helene, Isaac, Joyce, Kirk, Leslie, Michael, Nadine, Oscar, Patty, Rafael, Sara, Tony, Valerie, and William.
As we in South Florida look towards the horizon of another above average storm season, (according to forecasters from the Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology Project.) We should pause for a moment and reflect on last year’s disastrous hurricane season that included storms like Harvey, Irma and Maria. These storms absolutely devastated so many of our neighbors in the caribbean and throughout the keys. We were extremely lucky here in Palm Beach and Broward County and still many businesses suffered from extended periods of downtime due to power and internet outages. If you own a business you should be putting some safeguards in place NOW while there is still time to prepare.
Consider the following items ahead of this hurricane season.
- Prepare. Update your Hurricane and Disaster Plans. Being prepared is half the battle.
- Redundancy. Consider adding backup systems and alternatives to get back in operation quicker. Generators, Wireless Internet Hotspots & Routers are great and relatively inexpensive options you can put in place and have ready year round.
- Backup. It goes without saying that having reliable data backup is crucial at anytime not just during a storm. If you don’t have nightly backups and/or cloud back services you are putting your business at jeopardy. Viruses, Malware, Ransomware and mechanical failure are all almost inevitable at some point. Reduce your risk and backup at a minimum daily.
- Cloud. There are lots of cloud services out there that will help facilitate continued operations from remote locations. We can quickly help migrate your email and even file storage to safe online storage using Office 365.
- Support. Consider a monthly support agreement as this provides the best way to document your systems and recover after a disaster. You will also receive the best support and proactive management all year long!
- Don’t Wait! Most computer support and technology companies will be overrun addressing their current customers needs both ahead of and after a storm passes with little time available for new customers.
Call TMD Technology Services today to discuss how you can better prepare your business ahead of hurricane season. (561) 404-9251
