{"id":277643,"date":"2018-10-30T10:55:37","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T14:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/?p=277643"},"modified":"2018-11-01T09:35:07","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T13:35:07","slug":"who-needs-business-disaster-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/who-needs-business-disaster-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Needs Business Disaster Recovery?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As winter approaches, so does the weather-related outages. Is your business prepared?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

If you are a business that\u2019s subject to compliance regulations or has mission-critical communications to protect (eg. Financial Institutions and Healthcare organizations), it\u2019s especially crucial to have a system that offers disaster recovery to ensure your business continuity. However, having a fall-back plan is not just for natural disasters like hurricanes, fire, winter storms – it\u2019s for anything that can disrupt your business! <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"What is Disaster Recovery?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Disaster recovery is a system that allows your business to maintain normal communications despite the power, telephone, and Internet outages or other business disasters. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Why Do I Need to Have a Disaster Recovery Plan?<\/b><\/h2>\n

On average, it takes at least days or weeks to recover a business disaster. Many companies think they can afford small phone line outage and leave their phones unprotected. Nevertheless, even small outage could potentially cost your company major amounts. <\/span><\/p>\n

When your company\u2019s primary customer interaction channel is down, this not only will affect your current businesses but also damage your permanent reputation and credibility. Therefore, having a reliable plan will keep you from losing businesses <\/span>and <\/span><\/i>your reputation. <\/span><\/p>\n

Who Offers a Disaster Avoidance & Recovery Plan<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>There are many service providers on the market include disaster recovery in their service plan. <\/span>Star2Star\u2019s StarRecovery<\/span><\/a> is one of the popular options. <\/span><\/p>\n

StarRecovery detects the issue and automatically takes over as your phone system during an outage at your business. Calls will be rerouted to designated cell phones, landlines, or other desired locations. They also provide all the features and functionality of a Star2Star business communications phone system, including:<\/span><\/p>\n