For those of you affected by the impending East Coast blizzard – and as a reminder to others — here are a few easy tips to help protect your digital technology assets.
Before leaving work:
- Confirm that you have a current backup of all your data. If media is removable, consider taking it offsite.
- Power down each server, PC, printer and peripheral.
- Power down the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS).
- Due to the expected high winds, take note of the location of your assets. If you have servers, PCs or printers located near a window or on a floor below a window, move them to a new location.
If you are a Datasmith client, please be assured our engineers will be working remotely throughout the storm. For immediate help, please use our main support number at 888-854-2554, rather than trying to reach them directly. This will automatically put you into the service queue, which will remain operational even during a power outage and will expedite our response. (This is also something we can set up for you.)
For non-emergency issues, please reach us by email or open a ticket in our customer portal.
Photo by Massachusetts National Guard is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.
