Whether it’s a snowstorm, hurricane, or other natural disaster, businesses often suffer due to the amount of downtime that is associated with inclement weather. Whether it’s a day or an entire week that your business is without power, your bottom line can be affected significantly when you don’t have access to clients, customers, employees, or vendors. The key to keeping your business up and running during a bout of inclement weather is a disaster recovery service.
2014 experienced one of the worst winters in history. According to a recent article by International Business Times, Chicago has been hit with 67.9 inches of snow thus far, earning the city the 5th snowiest winter since 1884. Boston has seen 53.5 inches of snow so far this winter, well above their usual average. As prepared as these cities were, businesses still experienced a large amount of power outages. The South was significantly less prepared for such large amounts of snow, along with icy conditions and the “Polar Vortex” broke various records. South Carolina’s mayor compared the recent ice storm devastation to that of a hurricane. The storm left a whopping 350,000 people without power at its peak, according to an article by TheState.com.
What is PBX Parachute?
PBX Parachute is a remote backup phone system that acts as a standby PBX to include instant, automatic failover. It can mirror your primary phone system settings and take over if your VoIP business phone fails in the event of a disaster. Incoming calls can be automatically redirected to the PBX Parachute service and then sent to pre-determined alternate locations. You get to choose the location, whether it’s a softphone, a branch office, or a home phone. Callers will never know there was a problem with your usual phone system, as calls remain unaffected and business can resume as usual.
Just as a parachute would, PBX Parachute waits until it’s called upon. And when you need it, you don’t have to worry about moving data, running software, or booting hardware – it’s that easy.
Such disasters, whether it’s a snow storm or hurricane, can have large consequences for businesses and gravely affect bottom lines. Keep your business up and running with a disaster recovery service.
