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A recent study discovered that, of companies experiencing a major loss of computer records, 43 percent never reopened,  51 percent closed within two years of the loss, and only 6 percent survived over the long-term.

For small and medium-sized businesses in particular, these statistics suggest the necessity of crafting a Business Continuity Planning (BCP)strategy grounded in a robust data backup and recovery solution.

Unlike enterprises, many smaller companies cannot afford optimal in-house strategies and solutions in service of Business Continuity Planning (BCP). These companies are consequently at an elevated risk of being put out of business due to any major loss of data. Loss of data could mean emails lost, accounting data lost, patient or client files lost,company records lost, client legal records or orders lost and so on. This white paper evaluates the scope of BCP for smaller companies, by examining their challenges, range of existing solutions and their drawbacks. We'll also discuss how our solution overcomes commonly faced challenges to offer the most comprehensive solution out in the marketplace.

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5 Ways to Attract Former Clients
by Steve Strauss
reprinted with permission from the Microsoft Small Business Center

Q: After three years in business, I have a list of inactive clients for my salon. Should I contact them to see if they're willing to give us another try? Thanks for any suggestions. Jackie

A: You are right to want to bring former customers back. Most of us have heard the statistic that it costs seven times as much to create a new customer as it does to keep a current one, so it behooves you to romance your current and former clientele.

What is the best way to do it, you ask? There are five ways:

5 Dos and Don’ts of Network Management
reprinted with permission from the HP Small Business Center

Keeping your business running smoothly means having a network that’s stable and secure. But even minor oversights and errors can cause big problems; cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated, and they’re increasingly targeting smaller businesses that aren’t as likely to have the security that a large enterprise would have.

Luckily, good security doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. There are a few relatively simple dos and don’ts you can follow to help ensure your security bases are covered.

Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 – Better Together
by David Tan  Chief Technology Officer, CHIPS Technology Group LLC

Lost in all the hype about the recent Windows 7 is the excitement around the simultaneous launch of Windows Server 2008 R2. There are probably a few reasons this launch has been so overlooked. First, as I mentioned, it came hand-in-hand with the desktop launch. Clearly, Microsoft’s marketing team doesn’t plan any “I’m a Windows Server” commercials to go along with their current “I’m a PC” campaign, so the masses will often not know about the server. Second is the naming convention. This is the second time Microsoft has chosen to stick the R2 moniker at the end of a server product name (Windows Server 2003 R2 started the trend) for some unknown reason. I realize they probably don’t want to go through a rebranding campaign every 18 months, but R2 does add much excitement to a product launch. Make no mistake however; Server 2008 R2 is a substantial new product release with a wealth of outstanding new features, and something to certainly get excited about.

There is good reason why the new network operating systems was shipped the same time as the desktop. There are a ton of features that are designed to work specifically with clients running Windows 7. It’s clearly Microsoft’s hope that if the lure of Windows 7 on its own is not enough to force a desktop upgrade, the combined power of the two will push it over the edge.