Businesses are constantly changing. Is your disaster recovery plan changing, too? It should be.

Every company can experience a business-altering event at any time: floods, explosions, accidents, computer malfunctions—the list is endless.

If you have a disaster recovery plan, you’re prepared to prevent such events from disrupting your normal operations—or at least you were at the time you created the plan. But how long ago was that?

As your business has grown, it’s likely that your products and services, or at least the way you deliver them, has changed as well. For example, the increase in technology-based processes over the past few years has likely increased your reliance on the availability of systems and information for your business to function effectively.

These changes might necessitate a change in your disaster recovery plan. As a result, we recommend a regular review of your plan. If you make changes, these change should be tested and new processes documented so all employees can be trained accordingly.

Finally, keep in mind that reviewing your disaster recovery plan isn’t a one-time event. Because changes to your products and services, or the way you deliver them, are likely to continue, reviewing your disaster recovery plan should be a regular process.

If you’d like a professional review of your disaster recovery plan (or if you don’t have one in place at all), contact us today. We can help save your systems and data from the unthinkable.

In today’s tough market environment, many small and medium businesses are turning to Managed Services. But is the up-front cost worth it? We say yes—and think you’ll agree when we explain why.

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You can’t have a disaster recovery plan until you first have a good backup solution. Is your backup solution good—or just good enough?

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WorkSmart strives to be the premier provider in Information Technology services. With colleagues like Stefan, this initiative is possible.

“The ability to adapt quickly is important at WorkSmart. It is easy to get lost in the Support Center during the first few weeks, but Stefan just jumped right in. It was as if he’d been here for months.” - Tyler Coburn, WorkSmart Support Center Representative

Stefan is one of the newest members to the WorkSmart team; he added his customer service skills to the Support Center in March of 2010. His family-oriented mindset makes him dependable and comfortable on the phones. Not to mention, his humor brings laughter to the office.

In order for you to get to know him better, we asked him a few questions. Here are his answers:

Hometown: Montreal, Canada

Favorite Kool-Aid Flavor: Iced Blue Raspberry

Favorite Beverage: Orangina

If you could change your name, what would it be to? Damien

Any cool or “hidden” talents? Unofficial master of the 6-degrees movie game and the “Scene it” game. Can also bend just my fingertips and blow air out of my eyes.

If you could be on a TV show, what would it be? Wammy

Favorite TV Series: Burn Notice

Favorite Band/Music Artist: Bela Fleck

If you have to choose a movie title for your life story, what would it be? Canadian Bacon

Favorite Hobby: Paintball

Do you prefer sneakers over flip flops? Yes

If you could be any animal, what would you be? Orangutan

Favorite board game: Backgammon

Do you have or wish you had a catch phrase? What would it be: “Missed it by thhhhhat much.”

Favorite day of the week and why: Any day BUT Tuesday. Tuesdays are the devil.

Do you play any musical instruments? Trumpet, mouth harp

What is the color of your car? Yellow

Can you sing? Sure

What do you wish you were doing right now? Swinging in a hammock somewhere in Wilmington with my girl

One place you could travel right now (doesn’t need to be realistic): Fiji

At the beach, would you rather play in the sand, or play in the water? Play in the water

Words of Wisdom (or quote you like): Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.

Anything else you would like to comment on? Bees….they’re everywhere. Our weapons are useless against them.