1. www.everonit.com 888-244-1748 The 3 Biggest Computer Disasters That Wipe Out Small Businesses - And How To Avoid Them Michael Cooch Everon Technology Services, LLC www.everonit.com

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5. About Me & Everon Founder & CEO of Everon Technology Services, LLC Started in 2003 Offices in Boston and Denver Provide IT management, data protection, and Internet marketing services to hundreds of businesses nationwide Recognized leader in our industry:

6. www.everonit.com 888-244-1748 Goals for Today 1. Identify the primary risks to your business 2. Learn strategies to avoid these risks 3. Learn how to best survive them

7. www.everonit.com 888-244-1748 Startling Statistics The average company experienced nine incidences that caused operations to slow down to the point that the impact was “very significant”. Nearly one in five U.S. companies experience a disaster each year that causes their companies to cease operations for a period of time. Two out of five businesses that experience a disaster will go out of business within five years. Only 35% of small businesses have a disaster recovery plan Source: Gartner Group, AT&T

8. www.everonit.com 888-244-1748 3 Biggest Causes of Downtime and Data Loss Source:Various publications and real world experience

9. www.everonit.com 888-244-1748 3 Biggest Causes of Downtime and Data Loss Technical failure is the most common Human failure is the most frustrating Operational failure is the most expensive

10. www.everonit.com 888-244-1748 Technical Failure Is The Most Common Technology will fail – count on it! All critical hardware must be built will physical redundancy Have access to spares of critical hardware Keep your servers and software up to date - apply tested patches and security releases Know where your software is - have licenses and media organized for quick access

11. www.everonit.com 888-244-1748 Human Error Is The Most Frustrating Get proper security in place – firewalls, virus protection, spam filtering, and Internet content filtering Clean traffic before it gets to you – use a hosted antivirus and spam service Have a clear data policy for your employees to follow – where is it to be stored and who can access it? Only give administrator access to administrators!

12. www.everonit.com 888-244-1748 Operational Failure is the Most Expensive The cost of lost sales and productivity usually far out-weighs the cost of lost data We’ve become so reliant on technology that we sometimes forget how to operate without it Examples of Operational Failure include: Not having information organized for speedy recovery Not having servers to restore to Not having manual business process to replace automated ones

13. www.everonit.com 888-244-1748 Goals for Today 1. Identify the primary risks to your business 2. Learn strategies to avoid these risks 3. Learn how to best survive them

14. www.everonit.com 888-244-1748 The failure rate of tape back up systems is 100% over time!

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16. www.everonit.com 888-244-1748 “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Hope Is Not A Strategy!

17. www.everonit.com 888-244-1748 Benefits of Planning Decreased business downtime and cost Customer and vendor confidence Reduced legal liability

18. www.everonit.com 888-244-1748 How Do You Plan For Disaster? Answer: It all depends on the specific nature and economics of your business. What would we consider a disaster? What is the likelihood of disaster? Costs and process of recovering from disaster?

19. www.everonit.com 888-244-1748 Step 1: Business Impact Analysis Determine mission critical elements where your organization is vulnerable Prioritize by how critical they are Assign $ value to lost data and downtime Drives creation of Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO)

20. www.everonit.com 888-244-1748 RTO and RPO Key factors in determining appropriate recovery options RTO = how quickly systems must be operational following an incident RPO = the acceptable loss of data measured in length of time

21. www.everonit.com 888-244-1748 Step 2: Risk Analysis Identify threats Role play scenarios of various severity and assign a number Assign a percentage to likelihood of occurrence for each threat

22. www.everonit.com 888-244-1748 Step 3: Analyze Recovery Options And Strategies Options are driven by RTO, RPO, and budget Outsourcing is often a critical part of recovery strategy Outsourced data replication Facilities options You must find the recovery option with the best combination of cost and recovery time and capability for your unique needs

23. www.everonit.com 888-244-1748 Step 4: Choose Recovery Option And Execute Strategy Standard RecoveryInternet Vaulting Database Replication System Standby Best Case Disaster Recovery Time Cost 48 Hours24 Hours8 HoursMinutes2 Hours Tape back up Complete environment replication

24. www.everonit.com 888-244-1748 Goals for Today 1. Identify the primary risks to your business 2. Learn strategies to avoid these risks 3. Learn how to best survive them

25. www.everonit.com 888-244-1748 3 Simple Back Up Strategies That Will Ensure The Safety Of Your Data 1. Automatically back up everything 2. Back it up very frequently 3. Get it offsite daily Test! Test! Test!

26. www.everonit.com 888-244-1748 Failure to test. The Single Most Expensive & Devastating Disaster That 95% Experience…

27. www.everonit.com 888-244-1748 Which Did You Choose? Standard RecoveryInternet Vaulting Database Replication System Standby Best Case Disaster Recovery Time Cost 48 Hours24 Hours8 HoursMinutes2 Hours Tape back up Complete environment replication

28. www.everonit.com 888-244-1748 The 7 Characteristics That Every Backup & Business Continuity System MUST Have 1. Backs up everything automatically 2. Backs up very frequently 3. Backs up locally and off site 4. Easy to test restore 5. Restores all data or single file quickly 6. Provides business continuity for HW failure 7. Requires almost no human interaction At the right price!

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31. www.everonit.com 888-244-1748 How Does Total Data Protection™ Work?

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