Press Release

Second Hurricane in Two Weeks Raises Urgency for Business Preparedness

Winter Springs, Fla., (October 7, 2024)- As Hurricane Milton approached Central Florida, Matt Rose, Chief Experience Officer of Tech Rage IT, was featured in the Orlando Business Journal, where he emphasized the importance of understanding how much downtime a business can tolerate and what data loss it can afford.

To help businesses navigate the storm, Rose offered the following practical advice, which was highlighted in the publication:

1. Alternative Work Assignments: Plan for alternative work arrangements to maintain continuity. Remote employees can support critical functions, like payroll, while local staff prepares for the storm.
2. Data Backup Verification: Ensure backups are current and accessible. If IT services are outsourced, confirm via email that backups are up to date.
3. Communication Plan: Develop a communication plan to reach employees, consultants, and vendors during an active disaster, and print critical information like emergency contacts and account details.
4. Insurance Verification: Check insurance coverage for both physical and digital assets, as cyber insurance is vital for businesses reliant on digital data.

Additionally, year-round practices to enhance storm readiness include:

• Secure Remote Access: Ensure secure internet connections for remote employees using VPNs or Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) for enhanced security.
• VoIP Phone Systems: Implement Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) systems to enable seamless communication without sharing personal cell phone numbers.

"Only about 54% of organizations are prepared this way," said Rose. "It's crucial to think ahead and establish a basic recovery outline."

Rose encouraged businesses to partner with IT providers that offer comprehensive disaster recovery and backup solutions, 24/7 support, employee training, cybersecurity expertise, and proactive monitoring to minimize disruptions during crises.

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For more information about Tech Rage IT's disaster recovery strategies and IT support, visit www.techrageit.com.

For more information, please contact:

For Tech Rage IT: Erica Martinez-Rose, 407-863-9825, Erica@TechRageIT.com.

For the UCF Business Incubation Program: Rafael Caamano, 407-408-4297 rafael.caamano@ucf.edu or Alan Byrd, Alan Byrd & Associates, 407-415-8470, alan@byrdconnections.com

About Tech Rage IT: is an award-winning, woman-owned technology firm providing managed IT services, VoIP phone services, IT consulting and more to the frustrated, defeated and disappointed businesses craving more from their technology investment.

Tech Rage IT's registered tagline "We Prevent Tech Rage" speaks to their laser focus of being a recognized leader in reducing the raging-headaches that employers and their employees face every single day due to technology problems, such as inconsistent or high IT support costs, unreliable or outdated technology, faulty or slow devices, and ransomware or lost files. Tech Rage IT, headquartered in Winter Springs, has been serving the area since 2015. Find more information about how Tech Rage IT is preventing Tech Rage at www.TechRageIT.com.

About the UCF Business Incubation Program: The University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program is a community resource that provides early-stage companies with the tools, training and infrastructure to become financially stable, high-growth/impact enterprises. Since 1999, this award-winning program has provided vital business development resources resulting in over 300 local startup companies reaching their potential faster and graduating into the community where they continue to grow and positively impact the local economy.

With nine facilities throughout the region, the UCF Business Incubation Program is an economic development partnership between the University of Central Florida, the Corridor, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Volusia Counties, and the cities of Eustis, Kissimmee, Orlando and Winter Springs. In 2023, current incubator clients supported over 1,000 employees and generated over $120 million in revenue. Nineteen companies graduated from the program and remained in the local community. For more information, visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.