{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"OTAVA","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.otava.com","title":"Why Michigan SMBs Need to Create a Disaster Recovery Plan","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"nk0jBGO1ZO\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/why-michigan-smbs-need-to-create-a-disaster-recovery-plan\/\">Why Michigan SMBs Need to Create a Disaster Recovery Plan<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/why-michigan-smbs-need-to-create-a-disaster-recovery-plan\/embed\/#?secret=nk0jBGO1ZO\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why Michigan SMBs Need to Create a Disaster Recovery Plan&#8221; &#8212; OTAVA\" data-secret=\"nk0jBGO1ZO\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.otava.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Disasters don\u2019t wait until you\u2019re ready. \u00a0They can happen at any time and in many ways like natural disasters (tornadoes, earthquakes, and floods), technical issues (hard drive failures, viruses) or humans (deliberate or accidental). And Michigan small and medium-sized companies (SMBs) are at risk. According to AMI\u2019s 2009 U.S. Small Business Annual Overview study, 70% of small U.S. businesses have experienced a data loss in the past year due to technical or human disasters. \u00a0\u00a0Even with this high percentage of data loss, very few SMBs have disaster recovery plans. \u00a0Over half of Symantec\u2019s SMB disaster preparedness survey respondents said that they do not have a disaster recovery plan in place. Surprisingly, 41% respondents said that it never even occurred to them to put a disaster recovery plan together in the first place. Why Have a Disaster Recovery Plan? As a Michigan SMB business owner do you need a disaster recovery or business continuity plan? \u00a0You can ask yourself one simple question, \u201cCan my business continue to function without &lt;insert specific software application or system, communication service, data, etc.&gt;?\u201d The next thing to consider is if it is financially worth using a disaster recovery solution. Ask yourself how much money would..."}