I know, ALL businesses need the Internet, but it was really brought home to me in the last two days just how reliant we are on the Internet when two of my customers got caught up in the BT toVodafone migration and lost connectivity to most major Irish business sites. (I’ll talk about Vodafones Fixed Line Broadband in another post).
The first business is a Car Dealer and when their Internet connection was down they could not;
- Register new cars through Revenue Online
- Use Banking Online
- Order spare parts
- Download Car Diagnostic Software
- Register Used Cars with Carzone.ie
These were just the issues that were pointed out to me. I’m sure they access otuer systems on the Internet.
The second business markets, maintains, rents and handles bookings in the Holiday and Leisure sector. When their Internet connection was down, they could not;
- Use Baking Online
- Manage Bookings via Online Booking System
- Upload/Register/Manage Property listings
- Manage their website via their content management system
In the case of both busiesses they were unable to operate without their Internet connections and in both cases they did not have a backup Internet connection.
If your business relies on the Internet to function, then you should have an alternative means of connecting to the Internet. Due to the nature of our business we have three seperate Internet connections;
- Fixed Line (ADSL) Broadband
- Fixed Wireless
- Mobile Broadband (Pay as you go broadband)
We can also access the Internet on our Android mobile phones.
So if you want to make sure that your business can continue to function, then contact your local Computer Services Provider for a simple, cost effective solution.
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