When Disaster Strikes–IT Solutions For Getting Your Business Back on Track

These days, it seems the word ‘disaster’ is being used all too frequently. Of course, we often think of major natural disasters when we hear it, things like the tragic floods and cyclone that devastated Queensland recently. In terms of the world of IT, we use the term ‘disaster recovery’ to refer to any instance where the capability of a business to run is interrupted by an unforeseen event and your business IT support service is required to help resolve the issue. Things like the accidental loss or corruption of data, theft, hard drive failure or the failure of other server components, sabotage and of course floods, fire and other natural disasters as well all fall under the category of an IT or business ‘disaster’, and in terms of their ability to stop a business in its tracks, the results can often be catastrophic. This is why it is so crucial to have a quality IT support service that is able to solve problems and get your business back on the road to success in as short a time as possible.
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What to do when you computer crashes, and how to prevent it from happening again

Oh no! You’re computer crashed! How can you bounce back from this upset, and make sure that you’ve still got everything from programs to records to data that your business needs to run. Hitting it, shaking it, or tapping the device won’t fix anything, it’s not a machine where parts can fall out of place, and they definitely can’t be whacked back into alignment, so save yourself a battered computer and take a walk before you try to overcome the issue. It may not be necessary to call your providers computer support, but if your machine continues to have issues.

1. Work out why your computer crashed, and fix the problem.
If you’ve had your computer for a more then a few months, chances are you’ve become attune to the noises that it makes, the whirring, buzzing and clicking that shows it is thinking, starting up, shutting down or struggling. It’s important to stay aware of the mechanical noises your computer makes so that you can gauge when the computer is under stress. Computers can crash for many reasons, but the main ones are overheating, power surges and registry clutters or errors.
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Be Prepared! Designing a Disaster Recovery Plan

Many a successful, rapid growth business is spawned from a work laptop, the documents slowing cluttering up with ideas and spreadsheets popping up. The first investment in a business is usually the purchasing of a quality work computer, even before the entrepreneur cuts loose to dedicate all their time to building their empire. It’s also unfortunately common that the first disaster for a business is a computer crash, and if you haven’t been strategic in your data storage you can lose everything, from customer details to invoices and MYOB data. It is absolutely critical you develop a computer disaster recovery plan early in your business’s life, even before you hire a regular IT support person and regularly revisit and update your plan. We’ve put together some guidelines that will help you assemble your plan.

There are three key stages to consider in a discovery recovery plan. Preparing and trying to avert a computer disaster, during the disaster and after the disaster.
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