 From
the President
Welcome
back. Its hard to believe, but school buses are
rolling and Fall is just around the corner.
With
the fourth quarter less than a month away, a review
of your IT plan is in now order. Proper planning
ensures success. Taking some time to write down what
your business goals are for the coming year and how
technology plays a role in them is essential. How
will the cloud change your IT plan? Do you have a
proper disaster and recovery plan? Is your business
planning on becoming more mobile and if so, how will
employees be equipped with technology? These are
important questions to consider when planning a
successful road map. Call or email me
tdemarco@corcystems.com to setup a time when I
can help you plan. I wish you all continued success
and look forward to continuing to grow our
businesses together.
Tony
DeMarco
President
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Go
Virtual? 9 Questions To Ask
by Christopher Elliott
reprinted with permission from the Microsoft Small Business
Center
 Randi Smith-Todorowski's business was in the wrong place at
the right time.
Atlas Martial
Arts, the business she co-founded in Scottsdale, Ariz., was
thriving. But the local economy wasn't. "The enthusiasm was
there," she says. "But people were cutting back on luxury
items, taking second jobs and traveling for work."
So with the
end of their five-year lease imminent, Smith-Todorowski and
her partner did what an increasing number of businesses are
doing: they took their business virtual.
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Business Interruption Planning Not
Just for Big Business:
10 misconceptions about disaster recovery
 Paul
Sullivan has seen it all. A 25-year veteran of disaster recovery and
business continuity management, Sullivan witnessed the growth of
continuity planning among the Fortune 1000 in the 1980s. He watched,
first hand, the successes and failures of business continuity plans
following the events of September 11, 2001 and in 2005 throughout
the most active hurricane season in recorded history. Today,
Sullivan is helping small and medium-sized companies plan for and
recover after significant business interruptions.
"Continuity planning has
always been associated with big business," said Sullivan, Vice
President and General Manager, Agility Recovery Solutions. "We're
using the same knowledge, strategies and tactics we developed with
the Fortune 1000 and implementing them among small and medium-sized
businesses across North America."
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4 Best IT Practices for
Business Success
reprinted with permission from the HP Small Business Center
 In
today's competitive market, small businesses need every
advantage they can get. Many are looking for new ways to
improve the bottom line, as well as protect their existing
business.
One area you
might not have looked at is the experiences of larger
businesses. With their greater resources, it's easy for them
to "test drive" new ideas and strategies which you can
then borrow and apply as needed. Take a look at these four
best practices borrowed from successful enterprises and try
to put them to work in your business today.
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Sweeping OUT my Inbox
by Jane Cage,
COO, HTS
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Do
you live in your inbox? I do and sometimes it gets a
little crowded. I find myself using messages as a to-do list
and a record of communication. When I can't figure out where
an important piece of information should really live, I
email it to myself. There are times when there are more
messages FROM me TO me than any other sender in my Inbox.
I'm glad to say that Office 2010 is helping me to change all
that. What is making the difference? First, Outlook 2010 has
some great new features that have made me more productive
and more organized. Second, Microsoft OneNote ships with
every version of Office 2010. Here's what makes it all work: |
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September 2010
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Go Virtual |
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Business Interruption Planning |
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Best IT Practices |
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Business Continuity |
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Business Continuity: Business as
usual. No matter what.
Five steps every business should take to prepare for a business
interruption.
When people think of disasters, they generally envision hurricanes,
tornados or floods - catastrophic events that devastate communities. But
for a business, a disaster can be something as small as a failed switch
or computer virus. These seemingly minor events can have a shocking
impact on a business, often bringing operations to a standstill.
"The impacts of an
interruption can be stunning," says Bob Boyd, President and CEO of
Agility Recovery Solutions, the industry leader in mobile business
continuity solutions for small to mid-sized businesses. "Statistics
indicate that about 60 percent of the businesses affected by a disaster
will not survive because they do not have a recovery plan in place."
Creating a basic,
executable business continuity plan is one of the most important steps
you can take to protect your organization and assure business as usual
no matter what the scenario. Below are five key steps to help you get
started.
1. Assess your critical
business functions.
Evaluate and document how your company functions and determine which
processes, employees, equipment and materials are critical for your
daily operations. Critical business functions include such things as
billing, payroll and service fulfillment. List these functions and
determine a process for restoring them in the event of an interruption.
2. Plan for an alternate
location.
What would you do if your building were inaccessible tomorrow? Where
would you go to continue basic business operations? Review your site
requirements and determine a plan for recovery. Alternate site options
include your home, a branch or second location, the site of a similar
business, or a vendor that provides mobile recovery.
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Today's Quotes
"You
learn something every day if you pay attention."
Ray Leblond
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