Scott Campbell is the editor at large at CompTIA, creating and publishing content that gives technology companies and IT professionals insights and analysis they need to grow their businesses and their careers.
Deborah Meaden, star of the hit UK TV show Dragons’ Den spoke with CompTIA CEO Todd Thibodeaux about her career, what she looks for in a successful business and what to expect in the future.
Anyone can say that they’re a cybersecurity expert. The truth is many MSPs and other tech companies do just that—even when it’s anything but the truth.
It’s important for solution providers to take care of customers after a disaster—some will need more guidance, some will be patient—but all will turn to their trusted business and IT advisors to get them through the experience.
You can develop a disaster recovery plan, talk about it, and practice it. But until you live through a disaster, it’s hard to say how well it works, according to solution providers who led their companies through tumultuous times.
Guiding a business through a natural disaster is extremely stressful for management, employees and customers. But if you take the proper precautions, plan out a strategy, and rely on everything around you, you can not only survive, but thrive.
It's hurricane season, which serves as a reminder to MSPs to dust off disaster recovery plans to make sure you're prepared to help employees, clients—and your own business—in the event of a real emergency.
