Small business owners know that their most critical asset is their information, yet it is stored on computers that can crash and are susceptible to viruses, power outages and theft. Backup systems won't protect data if a virus causes a networkcomputer crash before the data is backed up at the end of the day. This is why continuous protection is important.
Quotes about outages (15 Quotes)
The restoration is very labor intensive because the remaining outages are widely scattered. A crew may work for several hours on a repair that brings only one or two customers back on line. We appreciate everyone's patience and attention to safety.
The recent outages have caused my company to start looking for alternative CRM solutions unless Salesforce.com is able to stabilize their systems, and fast.
Enterprises are becoming increasingly dependent on business applications, and even the shortest of outages may have a severe financial impact. Therefore it is imperative that enterprises deploy well-managed data protection solutions that include CDP technologies -- as CDP will dramatically change the way data is protected, decreasing the recovery time and the amount of data lost. It will also change the way in which the replication market is structured, creating replication and backup in a single product.
I think there are really two classes of problems. First is the availability of the Web site, particularly Web site outages and performance. Many customers were turned away because there were sites that couldn't handle the volumes. The more serious problem is fulfillment -- getting the goods into the boxes and getting them into the hands of the shippers.
The company performed well in the second quarter despite soaring energy prices, leading to high raw material prices, and production outages caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. We remain focused on executing our business strategy, managing our operating costs, improving our business systems, and producing to meet expected demand. At the same time, energy-driven record high fertilizer prices have caused many of our customers to delay their purchasing decisions. As a result we expect a challenging third quarter.
Being down a few minutes can be tolerated, but outages that can last 30 or more minutes can seriously impact our ability to perform our job functions. This can have a serious impact on our customer's perceptions of our company and our ability to provide them support.
I think the fact that the power outages have happened in such a dramatic and unpleasant fashion reinforces the fact that we need to pay more attention to the basics and not just the politics.
We know of small companies that are out of business due to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita because they lost data, assets and access to their offices. We intend to be fully operational for our clients if we experience power outages or office damages here or when the safety of our employees limits their ability to make it to our Houston facilities.
The major concern is obviously to be able to get notification well in advance... We cannot continue like this. It is impossible when the City of Cape Town is not able to clearly inform business when outages will occur.
The recent power outages highlight the importance that needs to be placed on a business obtaining professional advice on its potential risks and business disruptions, having a contingency plan in place and regularly testing its effectiveness, as well as challenging the perception of possible risks.
We are opening these shelters for residents who are apprehensive of their homes flooding or concerned about power outages and are medically dependent on electrical equipment, ... With the sensitivity to the recent flooding in the Gulf coast states, we are
Be cautious when you're out there in terms of flooding, and make sure you're prepared at home for power outages.
Provided there are no further power outages and we are able to begin the start-up process by Thursday this week, production should be back to normal by this time next week.
We have a good supply today, but I think it is important to plan for what the impacts can be down the road. I think we will see some outages.