{"id":2431,"date":"2026-08-26T05:10:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T10:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/?p=2431"},"modified":"2026-08-26T05:10:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T10:10:35","slug":"why-every-growing-business-needs-a-disaster-recovery-plan-before-its-too-late","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/blog\/why-every-growing-business-needs-a-disaster-recovery-plan-before-its-too-late\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Every Growing Business Needs a Disaster Recovery Plan Before It&#8217;s Too Late"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Growth is usually treated as an unambiguously good problem to have. More clients, more staff, more revenue, more systems to manage. What often gets overlooked in the excitement of expansion is how much more exposed a growing business becomes to disruption. A company that could survive a server outage or a ransomware attack when it had ten employees and a handful of systems often finds that the same event, hitting a fifty person operation with a dozen interconnected platforms, becomes an existential threat rather than an inconvenience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Disaster recovery planning is one of those investments that feels unnecessary right up until the moment it isn&#8217;t. Many growing businesses operate for years without a formal plan, relying instead on informal backups, general assumptions about resilience, and a fair amount of luck. That approach tends to work until it doesn&#8217;t, and the businesses that discover the gap the hard way rarely get a second chance to fix it before the damage is done.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This article covers why disaster recovery planning becomes increasingly critical as a business scales, what a genuinely effective plan actually includes, and the practical steps growing businesses can take to build one before an incident forces the issue. CMIT Solutions of Long Beach works with growing businesses across the region navigating exactly this transition, and the guidance here reflects patterns seen repeatedly across companies moving from informal to formal technology management.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Why Growth Increases Disaster Risk<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A small business with a handful of employees and a single office location has a relatively contained technology footprint. As that business grows, its exposure expands in ways that aren&#8217;t always obvious until something goes wrong. More employees means more devices, more accounts, and more potential points of human error. More clients means more sensitive data at stake if something is lost or exposed. More systems means more interdependencies, where an outage in one platform can cascade into disruptions across several others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Several specific factors compound risk as a company scales:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Informal backup practices that worked for a small team often fail to scale as data volume and complexity increase<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New employees, sometimes hired quickly during a growth phase, may not receive the same level of security training as earlier staff<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Growing businesses frequently adopt new software and cloud platforms faster than they update their disaster recovery documentation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Client expectations around uptime and data protection rise as a business takes on larger contracts or more sensitive engagements<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The financial impact of downtime grows proportionally with revenue, meaning the same length outage costs considerably more at a larger scale<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A closer look at why<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/blog\/why-many-businesses-struggle-with-technology-growth-as-they-scale\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">scaling technology challenges<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> affect businesses moving through a growth phase explains how systems and processes that worked fine at an earlier stage can quietly become liabilities without a deliberate plan to address them.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What Actually Counts as a Disaster<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Disaster recovery planning often gets mentally filed under natural catastrophes, but the reality is that most incidents requiring recovery have nothing to do with fires or floods. A comprehensive plan needs to account for a much broader range of scenarios:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Cyberattacks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Ransomware, data breaches, and business email compromise all fall squarely within disaster recovery scope<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Hardware failure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Server crashes, failed hard drives, and equipment malfunctions remain common causes of data loss<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Human error<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Accidental deletion, misconfigured systems, and mistaken file overwrites happen more often than most businesses assume<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Software failure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Corrupted updates, failed migrations, and platform outages caused by a vendor rather than the business itself<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Natural events<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Fires, floods, earthquakes, and power outages that physically affect office locations or data centers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Vendor and supply chain disruption<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: A critical software provider or cloud service experiencing its own outage<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Treating disaster recovery as primarily a response to natural disasters leaves a business unprepared for the scenarios it&#8217;s actually far more likely to encounter. Cyberattacks in particular have become one of the most common triggers for a full recovery event. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A closer look at<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/blog\/the-rise-of-silent-cyberattacks-why-long-beach-smbs-arent-being-warned-until-its-too-late\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">undetected attack patterns<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> explains how many intrusions go unnoticed for extended periods, meaning a business may already be dealing with a slow moving disaster before it becomes visible.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>The Real Cost of Not Having a Plan<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Businesses without a formal disaster recovery plan often underestimate what an unplanned outage actually costs, both in direct expenses and in less obvious impacts on client relationships and staff productivity. Recovery without a plan tends to be slower, more expensive, and more prone to costly mistakes made under pressure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A detailed breakdown of the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/blog\/the-real-cost-of-a-cyberattack-on-a-long-beach-small-business-and-how-to-avoid-it\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cyberattack cost analysis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> facing small and mid sized businesses illustrates how quickly expenses accumulate when recovery has to be figured out on the fly rather than executed against a rehearsed plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Beyond direct costs, unplanned downtime carries reputational consequences that can be harder to quantify but equally damaging. Clients who experience missed deadlines or service interruptions due to a preventable disaster often reconsider the relationship entirely, particularly if the business can&#8217;t clearly explain what happened or how it&#8217;s preventing a recurrence.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Common Gaps in Growing Businesses&#8217; Current Approach<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Most growing businesses aren&#8217;t starting from zero when it comes to disaster preparedness, but the gaps that exist often go unnoticed until they&#8217;re tested by an actual incident. Common shortfalls include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Backups that exist but have never been tested through an actual restoration<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recovery plans that were written once, years ago, and never updated as systems changed<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No clear designation of who&#8217;s responsible for specific recovery tasks during an actual incident<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Client and stakeholder communication plans that don&#8217;t exist or haven&#8217;t been thought through<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cloud platforms and third party tools added over time without updating the overall recovery strategy to account for them<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A related resource covering<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/blog\/8-warning-signs-your-long-beach-business-needs-better-it-support\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">signs you need help<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> offers a useful starting point for businesses trying to assess whether their current technology management, including disaster preparedness, has kept pace with their growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2432\" src=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2026\/08\/41-1024x535.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"796\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2026\/08\/41-1024x535.png 1024w, https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2026\/08\/41-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2026\/08\/41-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2026\/08\/41.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>Core Components of an Effective Disaster Recovery Plan<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A genuinely effective disaster recovery plan goes well beyond having backups in place. It&#8217;s a documented, tested framework covering how a business identifies, responds to, and recovers from a disruptive event. Core components typically include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Risk assessment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: A clear inventory of critical systems and data, along with the specific threats most likely to affect them<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><\/b><b><\/b><b><\/b><b><\/b><b><\/b><b><\/b><b><\/b><b><\/b><b>Backup strategy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Defined procedures for what gets backed up, how often, and where those backups are stored<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Recovery procedures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Step by step instructions for restoring systems and data following different types of incidents<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Roles and responsibilities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Clear designation of who does what during an active recovery event<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Communication plan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Procedures for notifying staff, clients, and stakeholders during a disruption<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Testing schedule<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: A recurring process for validating that the plan actually works as intended<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Businesses building this out for the first time often benefit from a structured<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/it-guidance\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">long term IT guidance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> conversation to prioritize which components need attention first, particularly if resources or timeline are limited.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Backup Strategy as the Foundation<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Backups are the foundation of any disaster recovery plan, but not all backup approaches provide equal protection. A backup that&#8217;s stored on the same network as the primary system offers little protection against a ransomware attack that encrypts both simultaneously. A backup that&#8217;s never been tested may fail exactly when it&#8217;s needed most.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A resilient approach relies on<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/data-backup\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reliable data backup<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> systems that maintain isolated, versioned copies of critical data, paired with<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/data-backup\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tested recovery plans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that have actually been validated under realistic conditions rather than assumed to work based on the backup process simply having run successfully.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For businesses wanting a deeper dive into this specific area, a closer look at<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/blog\/protect-your-business-data-backup-and-recovery-solutions-for-long-beach-companies\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">data recovery solutions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> built for growing companies covers the specific considerations that matter as data volume and complexity increase alongside company size.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Recovery Time and Recovery Point Objectives<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two concepts sit at the center of any well built disaster recovery plan: recovery time objective and recovery point objective. Recovery time objective refers to how quickly a business needs systems back online after a disruption. Recovery point objective refers to how much data loss, measured in time, a business can tolerate, essentially how recent the most current usable backup needs to be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Different systems within the same business often warrant different objectives. A customer facing application might require near immediate recovery, while an internal reporting tool might tolerate a longer restoration window without significant business impact. Defining these objectives clearly, system by system, allows a business to allocate recovery resources appropriately rather than treating every system as equally urgent.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Testing the Plan: Why Untested Plans Fail<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A disaster recovery plan that exists only on paper provides a false sense of security. Many businesses discover during an actual incident that their documented procedures don&#8217;t account for how systems have actually changed over time, or that key staff members don&#8217;t know their assigned responsibilities because the plan was never rehearsed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Effective testing typically includes:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tabletop exercises walking through specific disaster scenarios with key staff<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Actual restoration tests confirming backups can be recovered successfully<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reviewing and updating the plan whenever significant systems or staff changes occur<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Testing communication procedures to confirm staff and clients can actually be reached during a disruption<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Predictive monitoring can also reduce how often a full disaster recovery event becomes necessary in the first place. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A closer look at<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/blog\/how-predictive-it-support-helps-businesses-prevent-costly-downtime\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">predictive downtime prevention<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> explains how early warning detection helps businesses address developing issues before they escalate into a full outage requiring formal recovery procedures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2026\/08\/42-1024x535.png\" width=\"813\" height=\"425\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>Communication Plans During a Disaster<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Technical recovery is only part of managing a disaster effectively. How a business communicates during an incident, both internally and with clients, significantly affects how the situation is perceived and how much trust is preserved through the disruption.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An effective communication plan should address:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Who is authorized to communicate with clients and the public during an incident<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pre drafted templates for common scenarios to avoid delays caused by drafting messaging under pressure<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Internal communication channels that don&#8217;t depend on systems that might be affected by the disaster itself<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A clear escalation path for informing leadership and key stakeholders promptly<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Businesses that handle this well tend to preserve client relationships even through a significant disruption, while businesses that go silent or communicate poorly often suffer reputational damage that outlasts the technical recovery itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Cloud Infrastructure&#8217;s Role in Modern Recovery<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cloud platforms have fundamentally changed what&#8217;s possible in disaster recovery planning, offering geographic redundancy and rapid restoration capability that would have been prohibitively expensive for most growing businesses to build on premises just a decade ago. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A review of<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/cloud-services\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">flexible cloud services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> options can help a business understand how properly configured cloud infrastructure supports faster, more reliable recovery compared to legacy on premises systems alone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A broader look at how<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/blog\/how-cloud-computing-is-transforming-businesses-in-long-beach\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cloud computing transformation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has changed operations for local companies illustrates how this shift extends well beyond disaster recovery alone, though resilience remains one of the most significant benefits for growing businesses in particular.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Building Resilience Alongside Recovery Planning<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Disaster recovery and broader organizational resilience are closely related but distinct concepts. Recovery planning focuses on restoring systems and data after an incident. Resilience is about the business&#8217;s overall capacity to continue operating, adapt, and maintain client trust through disruption, before, during, and after the technical recovery process itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A broader look at<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/blog\/the-growing-role-of-cyber-resilience-in-modern-business-it-strategies\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">building cyber resilience<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> explains why forward thinking businesses are treating resilience as a strategic priority rather than a narrow technical exercise handled solely by IT, since it also touches client communication, staff preparedness, and overall business continuity strategy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A related resource on<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/blog\/from-backup-to-business-continuity-how-smart-data-strategies-save-reputation-and-revenue\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">business continuity strategy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> covers how smart data strategies protect both reputation and revenue, extending the conversation beyond pure technical recovery into what actually preserves a business through a significant disruption.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>The Role of Managed IT Services in Disaster Preparedness<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Building and maintaining a genuinely effective disaster recovery plan requires ongoing attention that many growing businesses struggle to prioritize alongside daily operations. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is where<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/managed-it-services\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">comprehensive IT services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> provide meaningful value, offering both the technical implementation and the ongoing testing discipline that a plan needs to remain effective as the business continues to grow and change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A well structured managed services relationship typically supports disaster readiness through:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Regular backup testing and validation as a standard part of ongoing service<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Documentation that stays current as systems and staff change over time<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Proactive monitoring that catches developing issues before they become full disasters<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Support building and rehearsing communication plans alongside technical recovery procedures<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Businesses considering this shift often find the value extends well past disaster recovery alone. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A closer look at<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/blog\/how-long-beach-companies-can-reduce-it-downtime-with-smarter-technology-management\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">minimizing IT downtime<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> through smarter technology management explains how the same proactive approach that supports disaster recovery also reduces the frequency of everyday disruptions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Businesses making the shift from informal to managed technology support have found real value in the transition. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A related look at why<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/blog\/long-beach-small-business-owner-heres-why-managed-it-is-your-most-affordable-hire\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">affordable managed IT<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> support represents one of the more practical investments a growing business can make explains how the ongoing cost compares favorably against the expense of an unplanned, poorly managed recovery event.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Steps to Build a Plan This Quarter<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Waiting for the ideal moment to start disaster recovery planning usually means it never happens. A practical starting approach that a growing business can begin working through immediately includes:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inventory critical systems and data, ranking them by how quickly each would need to be restored<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Confirm current backups are isolated from the primary network and test at least one restoration<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Draft a basic incident response plan covering roles, responsibilities, and communication procedures<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Schedule a tabletop exercise walking through at least one realistic disaster scenario<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Review the plan against recent system or staffing changes that may not be reflected yet<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A closer look at<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/blog\/how-smart-technology-planning-helps-businesses-avoid-costly-downtime\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">smart technology planning<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> offers a broader framework for approaching this kind of proactive planning, while reviewing<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/blog\/cybersecurity-risks-long-beach-businesses-should-prepare-for-this-year\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">emerging cybersecurity risks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> local businesses are preparing for this year helps prioritize which scenarios deserve the most immediate attention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Businesses generally benefit from avoiding the common pitfall of treating this as a one time project. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A closer look at<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/blog\/top-technology-challenges-facing-small-businesses-in-long-beach-today\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">small business tech challenges<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> explains why ongoing attention, rather than a single initiative, tends to produce the most durable results as a business continues to grow and change over time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Why Local Expertise Matters for Long Beach Businesses<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National vendors and generic disaster recovery templates often don&#8217;t account for the specific vendor relationships, staffing patterns, and operational realities that shape how a Long Beach business actually operates day to day. Working with a partner that understands the local business environment tends to produce a recovery plan that fits the business rather than a generic template built for a fundamentally different type of operation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CMIT Solutions of Long Beach has worked with growing businesses across the region, helping them build disaster recovery plans that scale alongside their operations rather than becoming outdated the moment a new system or team is added. That ongoing, local relationship makes a measurable difference when a business needs support quickly during an actual incident.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reliable day to day support underpins effective disaster preparedness. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Access to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/it-support\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">responsive tech support<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, well configured<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/network-management\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">network infrastructure management<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and coordinated<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/unified-communications\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">team communication tools<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> all contribute to a business that&#8217;s genuinely prepared rather than simply hoping an incident never occurs.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thoughtful<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/it-procurement\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">hardware procurement services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, properly managed<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/productivity-applications\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">workplace productivity tools<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and dependable<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/compliance\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">regulatory compliance help<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> further support a business working to close gaps before growth outpaces its current level of preparedness.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many businesses reach this point after recognizing it&#8217;s time for<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/blog\/why-long-beach-companies-are-upgrading-to-managed-it-services-this-year\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">upgrading managed services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as their operations mature beyond what informal technology management can reasonably support, often prompted by exactly the kind of near miss disaster recovery planning is designed to prevent.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reviewing what<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/blog\/what-smart-smb-leaders-are-demanding-from-their-it-partners-in-2026\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">what smart smb leaders<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> expect from their technology partners this year also offers useful context for businesses evaluating whether their current provider can genuinely support this level of preparedness.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additional protection also comes through dedicated<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/cybersecurity\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cybersecurity safeguards<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that reduce how often a full disaster recovery event becomes necessary in the first place, along with broader awareness of why<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/blog\/why-data-protection-is-becoming-critical-for-every-business\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">why data protection<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has become essential for businesses of every size and stage of growth, plus insight into<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/blog\/network-speed-secrets-what-every-long-beach-office-needs-to-know-before-their-next-downtime\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">avoiding office downtime<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> through smarter network planning and the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/blog\/why-proactive-it-support-is-a-game-changer-for-long-beach-companies\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">proactive support advantage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that comes from catching issues early rather than reacting after the fact.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Growth introduces complexity, and complexity introduces risk in ways that aren&#8217;t always visible until a disruption actually occurs. A disaster recovery plan that made sense for a smaller, simpler version of the business often can&#8217;t keep pace with a growing company&#8217;s expanding systems, staff, and client obligations. Businesses that wait until after an incident to build a formal plan almost always pay a steeper price than those who invest in preparedness proactively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An effective plan covers far more than backups alone. It includes clear recovery objectives, tested procedures, defined roles, and a communication strategy that preserves client trust even through a significant disruption. Building this out doesn&#8217;t need to happen all at once, but it does need to start before growth outpaces the business&#8217;s current level of preparedness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Those interested in building or reviewing a disaster recovery plan can<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/contact-us\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">talk to an expert<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to assess current gaps and prioritize the highest risk areas first.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For a broader overview of how an<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">IT solutions company<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> supports growing businesses through every stage of expansion, it&#8217;s worth exploring the full range of services available, along with how a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">managed technology partner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approaches disaster preparedness for companies that can&#8217;t afford to leave recovery to chance.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%;background: #f4f8fa;padding: 60px 20px;font-family: Segoe UI,Arial,sans-serif\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;color: #000;font-size: 40px;line-height: 1.2;font-weight: 800;margin: 0 0 45px\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 100%;max-width: 1100px;margin: 0 auto\">\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">1. What is the difference between a backup plan and a disaster recovery plan?<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">A backup plan covers how data is copied and stored, while a disaster recovery plan is the broader documented process for restoring systems, data, and operations after a disruption.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">2. Why does business growth increase disaster recovery risk?<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">Growth adds more systems, staff, and client obligations, which expands the potential points of failure and increases the financial impact of any given disruption.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">3. What events actually trigger the need for disaster recovery, beyond natural disasters?<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">Cyberattacks, hardware failure, human error, software issues, and vendor outages are all far more common triggers than natural disasters for most businesses.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">4. How often should a disaster recovery plan be tested?<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">Testing should occur at least annually, with additional reviews whenever significant systems, staff, or vendor changes occur that the plan doesn&#8217;t yet reflect.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">5. What is a recovery time objective?<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">It&#8217;s the target amount of time a business sets for restoring a specific system or process after a disruption occurs.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">6. What is a recovery point objective?<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">It&#8217;s the maximum amount of data loss, measured in time, a business can tolerate, essentially how current the most recent usable backup needs to be.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">7. Can a business rely on cloud backups alone for disaster recovery?<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">Cloud backups are a strong foundation, but a complete plan also needs documented recovery procedures, defined roles, and a communication strategy beyond storage alone.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">8. How much does an untested disaster recovery plan actually help during an incident?<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">Significantly less than a tested plan, since untested procedures often fail to account for how systems have changed since the plan was written.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">9. Should every system in a business have the same recovery priority?<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">No, different systems typically warrant different recovery objectives based on how directly they affect client facing operations and revenue.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">10. What role does staff training play in disaster recovery?<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">Staff need to understand their specific responsibilities during an incident, since a plan that only exists on paper often breaks down without clear roles.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">11. How does communication planning fit into disaster recovery?<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">A clear communication plan for staff and clients preserves trust during a disruption and prevents delays caused by drafting messaging under pressure.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">12. Can a small IT budget still support meaningful disaster recovery planning?<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">Yes, prioritizing critical systems first and building the plan incrementally allows even resource constrained businesses to make meaningful progress.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">13. What is the biggest mistake growing businesses make with disaster recovery?<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">Assuming informal backup practices that worked at a smaller scale will continue to work as the business grows, without revisiting the approach.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">14. How does ransomware affect disaster recovery planning specifically?<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">Ransomware often targets backup systems alongside primary data, which is why isolated, tested backups are essential rather than backups stored on the same network.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">15. Should a disaster recovery plan be reviewed after every new software adoption?<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">Ideally yes, since new systems and integrations can introduce dependencies that the existing plan may not yet account for.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">16. How does managed IT support improve disaster recovery readiness?<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">It provides ongoing testing, documentation, and monitoring that keeps a plan current as systems and staff change, rather than letting it become outdated.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">17. What is the relationship between disaster recovery and business resilience?<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">Disaster recovery focuses on restoring systems and data, while resilience covers the broader ability to continue operating and maintain trust through a disruption.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">18. How quickly should a business expect to recover from a major incident with a good plan in place?<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">Recovery timelines vary by incident type and system, but a tested plan with clear objectives typically restores operations significantly faster than an ad hoc response.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">19. Does having cyber insurance replace the need for a disaster recovery plan?<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">No, insurance can offset financial losses but doesn&#8217;t restore systems or data on its own, and many policies actually require a documented plan to qualify for coverage.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">20. How can CMIT Solutions of Long Beach help a growing business build a disaster recovery plan?<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">CMIT Solutions of Long Beach can assess current systems and risks, define recovery priorities, implement reliable backup and recovery solutions, document response procedures, and regularly test the plan so it stays aligned with the business as it grows.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b> <a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/contact-us\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-941\" src=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2025\/04\/Blue-and-White-Bold-Call-To-Action-LinkedIn-Banner-1200-x-300-px-7-1024x256-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2025\/04\/Blue-and-White-Bold-Call-To-Action-LinkedIn-Banner-1200-x-300-px-7-1024x256-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2025\/04\/Blue-and-White-Bold-Call-To-Action-LinkedIn-Banner-1200-x-300-px-7-1024x256-1-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/long-beach-ca-1217\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2025\/04\/Blue-and-White-Bold-Call-To-Action-LinkedIn-Banner-1200-x-300-px-7-1024x256-1-768x192.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Growth is usually treated as an unambiguously good problem to have. 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