INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS For Business Continuity

By Keesha Claudia Bethell

Photographs Courtesy Of Open Systems Technologies International (Bahamas) Limited

In September 2019, Hurricane Dorian wreaked havoc on the islands of Grand Bahama and Abaco. The monstrous storm reached Category 5 level according to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. In the case of Hurricane Dorian, winds reached 185 miles per hour and sea surges topped 20 feet, making it the strongest hurricane on record to hit The Bahamas and listed among the most powerful tropical systems ever observed in the Atlantic Ocean. The aftermath was pure devastation on so many levels in so many areas of society.

A part of that aftermath was unemployment and business closures. The Bahamian government, at that time, estimated that the cost of infrastructure damage topped over $450 million. For that reason, programs were established to make the process of restarting a business easier, cheaper, and faster. Still, The Bahamas is trying to get a steady footing.

In The Bahamas, the typical natural disasters include hurricanes and, as of late, tornadoes. With the issue of climate change, it is likely for the intensity of these environmental dangers to increase.

What does this mean for businesses? Open Systems Technologies International’s Peter Bridgewater recommends using our cloud-based document management solution called DocuWare, more specifically, the DocuWare Cloud. He said using the DocuWare Cloud will enable continuity for businesses for their important documents.

“Having multiple plans for business documents backup is important,” he told Up and Away magazine. “Many businesses use fireproof cabinets to protect important documents that make their company business documents unprotected and are not resilient to disasters like Dorian. But what if a hurricane washes your cabinets out into the ocean? Or what if a tornado or the continuing effects of climate change [destroy your cabinets]? With those two natural disasters, cabinets would become untraceable because they would be, well... lost and destroyed.”

Open Systems Technologies International (Bahamas) Limited is a company with more than 50 years’ experience, providing IT solutions tailored to each business for more than 20 years in knowledge management. Those solutions include an array of professionally managed services for knowledge/content management, customer journey management, cybersecurity, identity verification, business continuity and disaster recovery.

“DocuWare offers a secure, safe way to store and access your digitized business documents such as contracts, financial records, and employee information. Without these safeguards, the incalculable cost of manual data recovery, business shutdown and competitive and legal exposure can damage organizations permanently,” Bridgewater added.

He noted that a solution such as DocuWare Cloud is imperative for keeping businesses going strong, despite environmental factors, while at the same time, protects against ransomware.

The DocuWare Cloud dedicated data centres are strategically located globally to replicate and store data three times. That means companies will have their data backup in multiple locations. The backup strategy enables the recovery of documents and data that protects your company to literally last forever. How can that not spark your interest?

“DocuWare Cloud reliably guarantees the security, protection, and recoverability of customer data,” the technology company president explained. “It supports customers in their compliance efforts as well as by applying regional data sovereignty protection laws. Data protection through technology design has always been a fundamental principle at DocuWare. DocuWare is also tested regularly and certified by independent third-party institutions.”

In May 2023, Open Systems Technologies International (Bahamas) Limited qualified as a Gold Partner of Kaseya + datto’s Global Partner Program. Kaseya is a “premier provider of unified IT management and security software solutions for cybersecurity along with ransomware data protection”. Datto unified continuity solutions offer innovative cloud backup and data sovereignty for businesses.

Bridgewater said Open Systems Technologies International will continue to invest in technology and keep up with global trends to the benefit of its customers for the ease of doing business.

“Our company is all about helping businesses to be aware of the importance of business continuity and cybersecurity protection of their data from ransomware,” he said. “At the end of the day, our company’s goal is stated in its mission to provide ‘Innovative Technology for a Global Marketplace’.”

For more information, visit https://www.opensystems-bs.com UA