9 Business Continuity Planning Tips for LA Distributors (SlideShare)

9 Business Continuity Planning Tips

for LA Distributors

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Craig PollackFounder & CEO

Information, whether sales,

merchandising, support,

shipping or accounting,

needs to be continually

available to them




Tip 1. Plan for the outcome,

not for the cause




Plan for their impact:

for example, loss of your

primary data center or

unavailability of your main

cloud connection




Tip 2. Concentrate on the

highest priorities




Think critical business

processes and most

needed data




Tip 3. Resolve single points

of failure




Communications links

can be multiplied

using different channels




Tip 4. Align your business

continuity spending

with your priorities




The most important

applications may justify

full cloud-based replication

with hot stand-by servers

ready to take over

in a fraction of a second




Tip 5. Stay compliant




If so, make sure that your

business continuity solutions

are within bounds:




for example, with guarantees

that data will remain

within your national boundary

if this is a requirement




Tip 6. Test your business

continuity procedures




Too many enterprises draw up

detailed plans, fail to test them

and find out too late that the

end result is unworkable or

insufficient




Tip 7. Go upstream and

downstream too




Likewise, if your local resellers

are out of action because of an

earthquake you’ll need to plan

for other outlets to be available




Tip 8. Train your staff




That means making sure that

people know how to switch for

example from office working to

home working




Tip 9. Look after the paper

basics too




Keep them in a container

you can grab in a second

if you have to, and that is

fireproof and waterproof too




What is the biggest business

continuity challenge you

have faced so far as

a Los Angeles distributor?




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in the Comments box below


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