Resilient Businesses

Every year, as the Atlantic hurricane season approaches many businesses have a nagging realization that they are at risk due to a catastrophic "Black Swan " event. Black Swan events are a constant source of risk in states like Florida where many communities are subject to disruption due to coastal storms. This risk is particularly acute for businesses that depend on the storage of on-line data if there is a chance their critical data could become lost or corrupted. But the threat from Black Swan events isn't limited to Florida, nor is it limited to large scale disruptive events like hurricanes.The black swan theory or theory of black swan events describes a disruptive event that comes as a surprise, has a major effect, and is often inappropriately rationalized after the fact with the benefit of hindsight. The term is based on an ancient saying which presumed black swans did not exist, but the saying was rewritten after black swans were discovered in the wild. Consider the following scenario... bestrpgs bestrpgs bestrpgs bestrpgs bestrpgs bestrpgs bestrpgs bestrpgs bestrpgs bestrpgs bestrpgs bestrpgs bestrpgs bestrpgs bestrpgs bestrpgs bestrpgs bestrpgs bestrpgs bestrpgs bestrpgs bestrpgs bestrpgs bestrpgs bestrpgs bestrpgs