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You could be forgiven for thinking the world has been going a little crazy lately with financial shocks, terrorism, natural disasters, and political crises grabbing headlines. But the news is still dominated by stories that hit much closer to home for businesses: hacking, identity theft and data loss.

Although these dramatic headlines keep us vigilant and raise awareness of the need to be prepared, it’s critically important that business continuity processes not be limited to only recovering from catastrophic events. In reality, lower profile disasters are far more likely to wreak havoc with business operations. Hardware, along with network failures, software bugs, human error, and improper testing can and will shut down your business just as fast as a power outage.

Overcome the Unexpected With Preparation

Companies large and small know the best way to overcome the unexpected is to be prepared. However, many mistake the process of disaster preparedness as a technical exercise, limited solely to the recoverability of IT systems. In reality, any event that affects the ordinary course of business operations is potentially costly. For this reason it is vital, no matter what the size of your organization, to focus on the needs of the business.

Large and small organizations may worry about slightly different events, but the premise of disaster preparedness is the same. The key to keeping operations running is a data protection strategy that is efficient, flexible, and reliable, no matter what Mother Nature, cyber-attackers, or simple error may throw at you. For many businesses, disaster avoidance is the ultimate goal.

Worrying About the "What-Ifs" is Important

As one of the world’s largest networking, cloud computing, data center, and managed security companies, we worry right along with you. This self-assessment is designed to make you think about disaster preparedness. The 25 questions are a place to start the conversation. They don’t cover every scenario, but they will help you in your thinking and make sure you’re moving in the right direction.