# Disaster Recovery: Is Your Business Bulletproof? Source: https://expedient.com/knowledgebase/blog/2014-05-01-disaster-recovery-business-bulletproof/ [](#) # Disaster Recovery: Is Your Business Bulletproof? May 01, 2014 2 min Read ## Bullet Proofing Your Business with Disaster Recovery #### Don’t become another IT statistic Why is disaster recovery important? Consider this startling statistic: of companies that experience a **_computer outage lasting for more than 10 days, half of them will be out of business within five years._** This statistic is even more alarming for businesses located within an area where Mother Nature routinely unleashes unexpected surprises—places like Indiana’s “Tornado Alley” or the hurricane-prone eastern seaboard. In these areas, where natural disasters are not the exception but the rule, lacking a [disaster recovery plan ](/managed-services/disaster-recovery/ "Disaster Recovery as a Service")is simply asking for trouble. The statistics bear this out: Companies that have a [disaster recovery plan](/managed-services/disaster-recovery/ "Disaster Recovery as a Service")—one they frequently update and test—can rebound at a surprisingly fast rate. On the other hand, according to a study conducted by the University of Texas at Arlington, **43% of companies** that experience a disaster but have **no recovery plan** in place **go out of business.** These statistics obviously raise questions about your business and the state of your disaster recovery plan. **When evaluating whether your business is prepared for unexpected downtime, consider the following questions:** - Are regular data backups prepared daily? - Are your applications and operating environments also backed up on a daily basis? - Where are these backups kept? Are they offsite? - How often does your data need to be replicated? - How much of your data changes from day to day? The above are just a few questions you need to consider when exploring your disaster recovery options. To learn more, [contact Expedient today](https://www.expedient.com/support/ "Support"). #### #### #### #### [ ![Jim Kothe](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/jim-kothe.jpg) Jim KotheVice President of Sales Operations ](/knowledgebase/blog/authors/jim-kothe) [Disaster Recovery](/knowledgebase/blog/tag/disaster%20recovery) ### Related Posts [ #### The VMware Wait Tax: Why Every Quarter of Delay... Inaction on a VMware migration is widely treated as a neutral position, a de... Learn More ](/knowledgebase/blog/2026-08-04-the-vmware-wait-tax-why-every-quarter-of-delay-has-a-price-tag/)[ #### The Great Inversion What was easy is now hard. What was hard is now easy. {% include blog-key-... Learn More ](/knowledgebase/blog/2026-07-29-the-great-inversion/)[ #### Your New Cloud Strategy: Rebalancing for Cost a... {% include blog-key-takeaways.html items=page.key\_takeaways %} A few years a... Learn More ](/knowledgebase/blog/2026-07-15-your-new-cloud-strategy-rebalancing-for-cost-and-performance/) ## Subscribe to Our Blog VMware September 29th, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET ## It’s Time to Decide Your VMware Path [Join us →](https://go.expedient.com/VMWarePath) ### VMware September 29th, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET ## It’s Time to Decide Your VMware Path [Join us →](https://go.expedient.com/VMWarePath)