Redundancy isn't excess. It's the reason your business keeps running when tech is disrupted.

Why IT Redundancy Is Essential for Business Continuity

Redundancy in the workplace doesn’t stop at cross-training your staff or the process of terminating redundant job roles. (I am reminded of the Bobs in the cult-classic movie, Office Space.)

Defined, redundancy is a system design in which a component is duplicated so if it fails there will be a backup.

In a company’s IT network, redundancy can be the only reason you are still producing when the worst happens.
Having backup hardware and copies of your files is the best way to recover after a breach, system failure, natural disaster, or rogue employee incident.

If you’ve known us for any length of time, you’ve heard us talk about the importance of hardware and data redundancies.

Here are the minimum redundancies you should employ in your company so you don’t need to start from scratch in the event of a cyber disaster of any scale-from hackers and theft to flood or fire and just to keep your company producing, overall:

The goal is ZERO downtime.

→ Back up your files in 2 or more places.
→ Purchase and stage a backup domain controller
→ Network failover with alternate network paths implemented through routers and switches.
→ An MSP (managed services provider) for back up IT help if you only have one main IT person.
→ APC Batteries (for server room and desktops)
→ Extra computers and monitors
→ And the “little things” like backup keyboards, mice, cameras, speakers and headphones.

For those who aren’t afraid of overkill and want to ensure 100% uptime, ADD:

Server redundancy— a replica of a server is created with the same computing power, storage, applications, and other operational parameters.

Multi-Wan internet redundancy— this can double or triple your cost, but you will always have internet.

Data-Link Associates, Inc. is a cybersecurity and IT firm located in Sugar Grove, Illinois. Our expertise and focus is to assist in the protection and growth of America's supply chain - manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers. 

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