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    Backups Aren’t Enough. You Need a Continuity Plan.

    Fernando Perez
    Post by Fernando Perez
    July 22, 2025
    Backups Aren’t Enough. You Need a Continuity Plan.

    Power outages. Ransomware. Hurricanes. Server failures. They never give a warning. And when they hit, your business can’t afford to stop.

    Backups are not enough. A file you can restore doesn’t help if you can’t reach your systems, your team, or your clients.

    To stay operational, you need a business continuity plan—not just a backup.

    What’s the Difference?

    Backups recover your data. Continuity keeps your business running.

    A strong plan answers:

    • How fast can we recover?

    • Who activates the response?

    • What systems matter most?

    • Where can the team work if the office is gone?

    Without this clarity, downtime becomes chaos.

    What Continuity Includes

    A real plan goes beyond storage. It includes:

    • Off-site, encrypted backups

    • Clear recovery timelines (RTO/RPO)

    • Remote access for your team

    • Fail-overs and system redundancy

    • Regular testing to prove it all works

    If your IT provider can't show you these pieces, you're not ready.

    Real Disasters. Real Consequences.

    This isn’t theory.

    • Florida: Hurricanes cut power for days. Teams without cloud access couldn’t work.

    • North Carolina: Floods wiped out servers. Businesses lost invoices, files, and months of work.

    • California: Fires destroyed offices—many had no backup plan beyond a hard drive.

    • Everywhere: Ransomware victims find out too late that their backups don’t work.

    These weren’t enterprise giants. They were small businesses.

    Ask Your IT Provider:

    • Can we keep working if our office goes down?

    • Are our backups tested, secure, and recoverable?

    • What happens after a ransomware attack?

    • How long would recovery take?

    • Are we following compliance rules during the recovery process?

    If the answers aren’t clear or if no plan exists, you’re at risk.

    Disasters Will Happen. Downtime Shouldn’t.

    You can’t stop storms or hackers, but you can stay ready.

    Great IT doesn’t just fix problems; it prevents them from becoming disasters.

    Want to see where you stand?
    Book Your FREE Network & CyberSecurity Check-Up
    We’ll show you how to close the gaps and help you build a plan that keeps your business moving, no matter what happens.

    Fernando Perez
    Post by Fernando Perez
    July 22, 2025