Hurricane Bill Moves Towards the East Coast - Are the Local Governments Prepared?

Vancouver, BC (Vocus) August 21, 2009

BasicGov recommends adding web-based software to local government’s community development departments to help with data protection and recovery for hurricane contingency planning.

A key feature of cloud computing is that users’ information is housed in multiple, geographically dispersed data centers that provide extensive backup, data archive and failover capabilities. This includes a multi-level backup strategy of disk-to-disk-to-tape data backups which ensure maximum recovery speed with minimum potential for data loss. Major suppliers of cloud computing infrastructure such as Salesforce.com provide very high levels of service availability through virtualized servers at multiple data centers. Users of web-based services have both their data and server availability protected in the event of a natural disaster.

“We are working with many cities that have adopted cloud computing to manage their community development processes and these cities are better prepared for continuity after a natural disaster like a hurricane,” said David Roberts, President & CEO with BasicGov. “If a city that uses cloud computing to manage its community development department had the misfortune to lose all its IT equipment in a hurricane, it could start the task of rebuilding the next day from any location using laptops and an Internet connection.”

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About BasicGov

CloudBench Applications, Inc. (TSX VENTURE: CBH) develops, sells and supports BasicGov, affordable web-based software used by cities and local governments to streamline their permits and inspections, code enforcement and planning processes. BasicGov is a reliable, secure solution delivered for an affordable price and the only web-based software for local governments built on Force.com, the cloud computing platform from SalesForce.com used by more than 55,000 organizations worldwide. BasicGov software requires only an Internet connection and a browser. Users pay a monthly subscription fee of $ 119 per module and no capital investment is required. http://www.basicgov.com

Media contact: Susan Kirk, Susan(dot)kirk(at)basicgov(dot)com, 1.604.315.9959

Sales contact: Roula Fredrikson, roula(dot)fredrikson(at)basicgov(dot)com, 1.866.999.1846 ext. 1

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Study Reveals Californians Must Increase Earthquake Preparedness; Less Than 20 Percent Have Prepared Their Homes; Only 40 Percent Have Sufficient Water

Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) March 5, 2010

A majority of Californians have taken initial steps toward earthquake preparedness but more than 60 percent of Californians have not done enough to make their homes safer and guard their personal finances in preparation for an inevitable, large-scale earthquake, according to a recent California Earthquake Preparedness Survey.

Although state and local public safety and emergency management agencies are better prepared than ever before, California residents have focused on easy preparedness activities such as collecting supplies and making back-up copies of important documents but they have not done more difficult and expensive activities such as securing the contents of their home or purchasing earthquake insurance, according to the survey.

Key findings of the survey were:

Study Reveals Californians Must Increase Earthquake Preparedness; Less Than 20 Percent Have Prepared Their Homes; Only 40 Percent Have Sufficient Water

Brownstone Insurance Prepared Their Customers and Their Company for Hurricane Irene

Norwell, MA (PRWEB) September 01, 2011

Brownstone Insurance prepared not only their customers for the potential wrath of Hurricane Irene, but also their own company.

In order to do our job of protecting our customers, we needed to protect the integrity of our systems first to make sure we were up and running and ready to help, said Glenn Montgomery, co-founder of Brownstone Insurance.

The company has a thorough disaster recovery plan in place and spent hours during the week prior to Hurricane Irenes arrival implementing that plan.

“When you are on a plane, they tell you to put the mask on your face first before helping others, explained Glenn. This is true for an insurance agent during a disaster. That is why Brownstone was ready and waiting for any disaster that may have come, he continued.

Brownstone Insurance had a backup generator installed which is powering all of the companys systems until power is restored to their area in Norwell, MA. While most of the area businesses are closed due to the power outage, Brownstone is fully operational and ready to assist their clients following the storm.

The company also took steps to ensure that their customers were prepared to weather the storm. Publishing e-newsletters, blog posts, tweets and Facebook status updates were all part of Brownstones plan to reach their customers before Hurricane Irene reached New England.

The company even reached out to customers and non-customers alike during the weekend of the storm via Twitter and Facebook to increase awareness about the storm and provide tips to remain safe during the storm.

Brownstone Insurance has been providing master policy insurance coverage for multi-unit properties throughout Massachusetts since 1982. With a combined 68 years experience between the company co-founders, Glenn Montgomery and Wayne Fick, and their 13 employees averaging 12 years of service, the staff of Brownstone Insurance is highly experienced and truly dedicated to helping their local community with their insurance needs.

Learn more about Brownstone Insurance by visiting http://www.brownstoneinsurance.com or by calling (617) 236-6400.

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New Research Suggests That Most Cloud Storage Firms Not Prepared For Data Recovery Disasters

Denver, Colorado (PRWEB) August 30, 2012

eProvided flash drive data recovery discusses cloud storage and the need for USB drive recovery on cloud backup storage technology. With so many options of cloud-data-backup and storage it’s easy to forget all the dangers of not properly backing up data which could result in the need for flash drive data recovery. Although cloud storage is fairly secure, there’s always a chance that a piece of hardware (e.g. HDD or SSD) could malfunction, fail and require advanced forms of NAND recovery or memory stick recovery.

According to a recent survey from virtual-strategy.com (August 14, 2012), when surveying a group of 360 cloud storage service providers and enterprises, only 33% have NAND or flash drive data recovery plans in place. That means that 67% of cloud storage firms do not have a plan in place for protecting client data from requiring a memory stick recovery service or data recovery services. Yes, cloud storage is becoming the fastest and most convenient way of storing data, but as we can see, even cloud servers are not USB drive recovery proof. So far, 26% of virtual environment type data storage firms have reported some type of data loss where a flash drive data recovery service would need to be utilized. Think your data is safe? Think again. Memory stick recovery service needs are at an all time high (eProvided).

So, lets say that some type of a data disaster was to happen, what to do then? There are countless data recovery firms competing for your business, but one name that stands above them all is eProvided.com. eProvided USB drive recovery company is at the forefront of flash drive data recovery services. Countless articles have been written by this data recovery expert on the future of NAND flash USB drive recovery and data storage.

So whats next on tap in the data storage or memory stick recovery world? eProvided USB drive recovery services stands by the claim that everything’s slowly moving towards a NAND based storage platform. What this means is that the regular HDD type of storage days may be numbered (techcentral.co.za). SSD’s and flash type media are here to stay and will become the predominant way of storing data. High speed/capacity SSD’s and NAND chips are already powering some cloud servers, and this is just the start (stormondemand.com).

eProvided, a NAND flash recovery expert focusing strictly on NAND recovery as well as memory stick recovery states that NAND flash is the way of the future. Any type of USB drive recovery services such as flash drive data recovery and the advanced recovery techniques of memory stick recovery have been perfected by eProvided. This USB drive recovery firm is currently taking on data recovery partners at their Colorado based headquarters.

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Dalworth Restoration Teams Are Prepared to Provide Storm Water Damage Restoration to Maryland Commercial Clients Following Hurricane Sandy

(PRWEB) November 01, 2012

Properties from Maryland to New York have been adversely affected by super storm Sandy, a fierce hurricane responsible for storm surges, massive flooding, power outages and all around destruction in just a few short hours. Dalworth Restoration disaster recovery and flood cleanup crews are equipped and ready to respond to the massive storm as it menacingly lashes the East Coast. Trailers with heavy-duty restoration equipment and experienced personnel are ready to restore large water damage losses, just like they did in recent hurricanes Isaac and Irene. Teams arrive in Maryland to lend commercial property cleanup and water damage restoration services to businesses that have been affected by the storm.

In severe storm situations, much like those experienced in the past couple of days due to Hurricane Sandy, Dalworth Restoration recommends that individuals listen to storm updates on the radio and TV. Individuals should board up their properties and stock up on water, medicine and non-perishable food, as well as battery operated radios and flashlights. In addition, if local authorities and emergency professionals mandate evacuation, it is best to do so. The risk of staying behind is not warranted and could result in loss of life.

A pre-storm preparedness plan for commercial enterprises includes the following:

Dalworth Restoration Teams Are Prepared to Provide Storm Water Damage Restoration to Maryland Commercial Clients Following Hurricane Sandy