BrandPost: Build a Strong Disaster Recovery Strategy to Navigate an IT Disaster

Today, there is a rising ransomware trend that is affecting all businesses, large and small. It not only shows why security protocols are critical in mitigating the possible impact of a threat incursion, but also why having a robust disaster recovery plan in place is so critical.Business downtime and inaccessible company data can be disruptive and exceedingly costly, above and beyond potentially having to pay a ransom to access encrypted data.Certain instances have initiated significant impacts including:
Upwards of $9,000 per minute of outage for large companies, or hundreds of thousands of dollars per day
Costs can easily hit $8,000 per hour for small businesses and $74,000 for medium-sized ones, according to a recent survey.

Add to that, nearly 60% of small businesses that have experienced a major data loss or cyberattack are out of business within six months, according to a report published in Inc.To read this article in full, please click her
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The 8-Bit Orange in the Maelstrom

Our 8-Bit Orange is an homage to the era when our company’s founders first fell in love with technology, which at the time meant Atari, ColecoVision, Mario & Zelda, the Apple II, and the Oregon Trail. It is a reminder of the alpha, the first star in our technological constellation and the legacy from which we come.

Technology advisory and management as a vocation is a constantly evolving game that, like those early days, can be played but never mastered. Thinking back to those 8-bit origins, we maintain that sense of play in our work, despite constant challenges and the massive scale of solving problems for corporations.

Additionally, most depictions of the electromagnetic and gravitational pull of supermassive black holes are orange. Our 8-Bit Orange lives in the maelstrom of a constantly shifting marketplace. Curbing the confused movement and turmoil of that change is our mission. We aim to create enough gravity to pull in the best minds in historically disparate businesses, to benefit our clients, partners, contractors, employees, and stakeholders