April  2007
In this issue...

 Keystroke mistake
 Disaster Ready
 Complimentary Assessment
  Network Assessment
  Testing Backups
 

 
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Perhaps you know that sinking feeling when a single keystroke accidentally destroys hours of work. Now imagine wiping out a disk drive containing an account worth $38 billion.

That's what happened to a computer technician reformatting a disk drive at the Alaska Department of Revenue. While doing routine maintenance work, the technician accidentally deleted applicant information for an oil-funded account — one of Alaska residents' biggest perks — and mistakenly reformatted the backup drive, as well.

There was still hope, until the department discovered its third line of defense, backup tapes, were unreadable.

"Nobody panicked, but we instantly went into planning for the worst-case scenario," said Permanent Fund Dividend Division Director Amy Skow. The computer foul-up last July would end up costing the department more than $200,000.

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Hurricanes, earthquakes and other natural events are disasters in every sense of the word. Lives are lost, property decimated and entire communities disrupted.

For your small business, these events can be just as devastating. But there's a great deal you can do — both to prepare before a disaster strikes and afterwards, to get your business back on its feet quickly.

Here are 10 tips to better protect your business and, if damage occurs, what you can do to speed your recovery.   Make sure you are protected.

First, here are tips to help you protect your business:

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We are currently  partnering with Microsoft to offer your company a complimentary Technology Assessment.  We will examine your current environment and help you plan for the future.  In return  you will receive a customized report detailing opportunities to reduce risk, lower costs, and to increase productivity and revenues.  This document can help you eliminate the headaches and hassles that sometimes come with technology.  

You will also learn how implementing the the right technology on your network will:

• Improve your ability to access information.
• Help you work more efficiently with shared resources.
• Increase productivity and team collaboration through your infrastructure.
• Connect users and information no matter the geographic location.
• Enhance data security and reliability.

Email us to get more information or to schedule your Technology Assessment.

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