Former Tropical Storm Barry continues to rain down on Louisiana and Mississippi, but cities such as New Orleans were largely spared from doomsday flooding scenarios.Still, there are roughly 53,000 power outages across Louisiana as of Monday morning, according to PowerOutage.US. In response to the storm, Home Depot sent 35 truckloads of power generators to areas hit by Barry, Bloomberg reported.Channel partners, IT service providers and MSPs (managed services providers) in the region should continue to double-check business continuity, data protection and disaster recovery plans.Send out the storm plan to your employees, customers and partners. Include a communications schedule and stick to it. If your business cannot withstand a period of lengthy downtime, secure a facility further inland for you and your employees or ensure everyone is able to work remotely. Tropical storms can put data centers out of commission. Make sure your business data, backups, applications, and server images are stored off-site. The company has a Natural Disaster Recovery Guide here. Visit DisasterLoan.sba.gov for loan information; Call the SBA Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing); or email [email protected].
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