How to Keep Your Business Running When the Internet Goes Down - 0 views
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How to Keep Your Business Running When the Internet Goes Down
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US small businesses are projected to lose $40 billion in productivity because of internet outages in 2020
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the brunt of the loss will be felt by the smallest businesses that overwhelmingly do not have internet backup solutions in place. These businesses will lose $22 billion in productivity – the equivalent of just over $4,500 per year per business establishment.
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Redundant internet is a connection that kicks in automatically when your primary internet connection goes down, which means you never lose connectivity. It's like having a backup generator that can keep a home running after a storm knocks out the neighborhood's power.
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66% of small businesses saying that an internet outage would be critical or extreme, Independence Research found that the majority have no internet backup plan, with many likely not having a business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) plan.
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Just 2% of companies with 1 to 20 employees — vulnerable businesses that could suffer significant losses after one significant outage — have redundancies in place.