In October 2019, PG&E public safety power outages and wildfires in California resulted in millions of customers, including businesses, being without power for several days. These outages can be particularly difficult for businesses; in one instance, O’Reilly Media’s website went offline «due to the fires and outages in California.»
All organizations—including municipal, state, and federal governments—create business continuity plans to ensure they can maintain ongoing operations and recover from potential threats and disasters, while minimizing financial losses and operational disruption. Business continuity plans include establishing prevention and recovery systems to protect employees and infrastructure from harm.
Furthermore, stakeholders are driven by the need to galvanize resources and connect key decision-makers and staff during emergencies. A key element of business continuity is ensuring that all teams can receive the latest information and communicate effectively via company smartphones in emergency situations.
This post summarizes the first three benefits (out of nine) of automated contact synchronization for business mobile phones. It also provides links to the full infographic in PDF and video formats.
Benefit #1: Employees will always have up-to-date contacts
A comprehensive and up-to-date contact list, from the lowest-ranking employee to the CEO, will always be available on employees’ mobile phones. The ability to quickly contact decision-makers and first responders helps mitigate potential losses during an emergency.
Benefit #2: Employees have instant access to information
Updated emergency plans and external contact lists are instantly delivered to staff mobile phones. Furthermore, accurate contact information also enables the instant delivery of business continuity/disaster recovery transmissions on a large scale via third-party notification systems.
Benefit #3: Employee data is protected
Centralized administration by a single Global Administrator means that manual pushes, data or user edits, and post-implementation bug fixes are eliminated. The administrator also establishes privilege and access levels to protect the privacy of employees and executives and comply with the organization’s privacy standards.
View, download, or share the Business Continuity Best Practices PDF , or watch a short video on Business Continuity best practices for smartphone contact management.
SaaS solution to automate the synchronization of shared contacts with mobile phones
With CiraSync—a secure, Azure-based SaaS—you can quickly sync shared Office 365 contacts and calendars with company smartphones and be prepared for business continuity in case of emergencies.
The solution offers many benefits, including centralized administration with single sign-on, granular control, and best-in-class support. There’s no software installation, no client configuration, and no user training required.
Start with a free 180-day trial for 10 users of CiraSync Enterprise Edition (no credit card or contract required) to test the solution for your business.
