Re: For those of you with alarm storefronts

[Frank Olson <use-the-email-links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

nick markowitz wrote:
> On Feb 26, 3:51 pm, "Bob Worthy" <secur...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Chris,
>>
>> Think of disaster recovery and not just burglary. Fire, flood, earthquake,
>> disgruntled employee,  power surges, hard drive crashes, etc etc can cripple
>> a company for days, weeks, and even to the point of no return. Financial
>> info, receivables, payroll info., personnel records and the list goes on and
>> on are all a must in order to recover to normal operations as quickly as
>> possible. Don't forget that list of phone numbers. That is something that is
>> kept on computer and not usually something that is backed up. Insurance
>> policies and other corporate documents don't necessarily need to be kept at
>> your office for instance. You will know what is critical to your operation.
>> Most central station information should be readily available to you through
>> your computer. That is if you are connected and/or online with your central
>> station. No need to keep any of that info on site in hard copy. If your
>> office burns down, get on line from home and all your customers info is
>> there. Your original contracts are the single biggest asset your company
>> has. Copy the terms page and signatory page and get the originals safely off
>> site. Get your computer back up discs off site, leaving a copy at the office
>> for convenience. There is a big difference in getting back up to full
>> operation in a day or two as compared to weeks or longer after a disaster.
>> Some items may never be able to be duplicated. Can you imagine if you were
>> audited by IRS or State Revenue Department and had no back up? Torturous. A
>> disaster plan should be written out and tested so that everyone in your
>> office knows the drill. This should probably be practiced by any size
>> company.
>>
>> Bob W.
>>
>>
>>
>> "CH®IS" <s...@xxxxx> wrote in messagenews:85opl.13703$Db2.1040@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>> We're looking at moving our small alarm company into a fairly small retail
>>> space downtown.  My concern is for the filing cabinets and laptop (with
>>> DLS on it) though.  As much of a pain it would be to be broken into (nice
>>> target afterall), it would be a huge disaster to have someone take off
>>> with our files, many of which have codes and passwords in them.
>>> As such, I'm curious as to what others here have setup for their offices.
>>> Naturally we'll have an alarm in place and demo cameras recording (who
>>> cares though).  We may also look into bars or shutters as well.  However,
>>> the usual tactic is to steal a truck and then ram in into the building.
>>> In this case, we don't have to worry about the side walls (adjacent
>>> stores) or the back wall (lousy access), but the front is a typical mix of
>>> aluminum-framed full-height windows and a glass door.
>>> Also, this place is basically one big room (1200 ish square feet), with no
>>> interior walls.  I had thought of building a room for the filing cabinets
>>> as an extra layer, but that doesn't seem like it'll happen.
>>> Any suggestions would be great.
>>> - Chris- Hide quoted text -
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>
> No Kidding EPA was in town this week a company down below me which
> went bankrupt is missing 2 gallons of Thalium
> which they used to process diamond grinding wheels. scary stuff to
> think some one carelessly discarded it.
> not knowing what it was.
> saw in name of rose with  sir sean connery that was an assume movie.


I told my wife I wanted specs just like he was using in the movie when
we were updating our prescriptions four months ago.  I haven't seen her
laugh like that for years.