Home topics technology DRP start button. Disaster Recovery Plan concept or crisis solutions. Business Tech Hardware Managing Business Tech Fires, floods and disaster recovery Guest Author September 11, 2015 For years summer in Australia has had a reputation as a time for backyard barbeques, beaches and holidays but recently, businesses have begun to view our hottest months in a new light. The increasing severity of storms and cyclones, devastating floods, unexpected power outages, plus the long dry spells that can lead to devastating bushfires have made the lead-up to summer a time of disaster preparation for many IT departments. While no-one wants to believe in the worst, understanding the risks to the business and taking appropriate precautions are prudent steps for any organisation. And one of the most important of these is to put in place a fast, easy and affordable disaster recovery solution for client systems. Arguably, the two most dangerous threats to business are flood and fire. Their impact is swift and the residual effects can last for months, if not years. It’s estimated around seven per cent of Australian addresses are at risk of flood. For almost three per cent of addresses, that risk is classed as moderate to severe. As Brisbane-based businesses learned in 2011 and again in 2013, floods don’t discriminate between urban and rural areas. Bushfires may pose a lesser risk to those in the city, but for many regional, rural and remote businesses, they are a real threat. For these reasons, just as