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\"\"what disaster recovery readiness means for accountants.<\/strong><\/p>\n

by donny c. shimamoto<\/i><\/p>\n

think back just a short while ago when you first found out that hurricane harvey was poised to hit texas. or when you first heard irma was about to hit florida.<\/p>\n

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if a hurricane or other natural disaster were coming to your town would you know what to do to ensure that the damage and impact to your it environment was prevented or minimized?
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\ndo you know how to bring all your systems back up once the threat has passed? if something happened to your office, is your data backed up somewhere offsite? how quickly would you be able to get replacement equipment in place so that you can get operations running again? do your employees know how restart operations without access to the computer systems?<\/p>\n

disaster risk increasing<\/h3>\n

the frequency of natural disasters seems to be increasing each year, and our reliance upon computer systems to run our businesses has been increasing every year too. this combination means that we are at greater risk of a natural disaster interrupting our businesses and the potential impact when that disaster occurs is even greater than before. more than 40 percent of businesses never reopen after a disaster, and for those that do, only 29 percent were still operating after two years (source: fema via forbes). will your business be one of those casualties?<\/p>\n

disaster recovery plans are much like a traditional fire drill and evacuation plan. someone has to think through what has to happen, people need to be informed what to do, and you need to practice doing it at least once a year. just as doing fire drills can help save human lives, disaster recovery drills can help save your business. disaster recovery plans have two major components: disaster preparedness and business recovery.<\/p>\n

implement preventive measures to reduce impact<\/h3>\n

disaster preparedness is having thought through the possible threats in the event of a disaster and developed plans to prevent or minimize damage. for example, if flooding were to occur, is all of your equipment raised off the floor so that the water doesn\u2019t damage it?<\/p>\n

some of you may be thinking that your office is above the first floor so the risk of that is low. well, how about flooding caused by a water pipe bursting on an upper floor, or flooding caused by the water sprinklers being triggered because of a fire in the building? these may not be major water events, but they can cause pooling and depending on how much water there is and how well the area drains, a significant pool of water may develop in your office. so you could take preventive steps to elevate your equipment above potential water pools and ensure that there isn\u2019t anything on the floor that would deter drainage.<\/p>\n

address business processes for recovery<\/h3>\n

business recovery is having thought through what it would take to resume operations if the various threats materialized and how you would deal with the varying levels of damage they could cause. some of the key questions to consider are:<\/p>\n