How to prepare your office for a large storm

Are you prepared for a major storm?

Hurricane Irene has recently been upgraded to a category 4 hurricane and is expected to make landfall on the East Coast this weekend. We would like to make sure our clients in all areas of their country know how to keep their systems safe during adverse weather.

We wanted to make sure you don’t leave your company open to the unexpected. You should never leave the ability for your business to function as a game of chance and keeping your systems up and running regardless of the weather outside is critical for any business.

Here’s a list of things you can do in your office to prepare for major storms and outages:

Unplug all computer hardware and if necessary move to the middle of the room, if possible move critical equipment to a secure and windowless room.
Cover any terminal stations or printers with plastic bags.
- Before removing the bags after the storm make sure to touch something metal to eliminate any static electricity prior to touching the equipment.
Move any critical software, accessories, drives, etc. to a place where they will not get wet or damaged.
Always make sure you have your information backed up off-site in case of damage to your equipment.
Make sure you have an email continuity system in place so email communications can remain uninterrupted in the event of an outage

If you’d like help to make sure your email systems are safe from any sort of power outages or weather emergencies, contact us before 9/1/11 and we will provide you the First Month Free for our email continuity program. This will allow you to access your email, from an alternate location, in the event that you lose electricity in your office and cannot turn on your server.

To track Hurricane Irene’s path and see more tips on how to prepare for a hurricane and flooding please click here.

Thank you and stay safe,

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