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After
Second, he says, is to keep track of contacts. “Make a
record of contact information for different vendors, the utility company, gas, electric, phone service,” Chapman says. “Some of them even have passwords, so make a record of that information and keep it off-site. You wouldn’t think that you would have to have a password
“When we rebuilt, we had to rebuild our whole building.
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to get your phone calls forwarded, but OKC West did.” And third, he points out, is that many auction market
operators say if they have to rebuild, they won’t build their facilities the same way. Therefore, he says, “Have
Before Calamity, Consider the Cloud
One of the best ways to secure your data is to back it up on a regular basis. That way, if anything were to happen to your computer, such as equipment failure, or to your business, such as a fi re, your data would still be safe. For an added measure of security and peace of mind, you could backup your information and save your data to “the cloud,” or to a remote location using the internet. Backing up your information onto disks or keeping cop- ies of records on-site is a good idea, but keeping copies of your data at a separate location gives an added layer of security. By uploading your data to a secure location on the internet, it is available for access from any device that is web-ready. Some web-based email services such as Google-based Google Docs or Microsoft’s Outlook provide free online space to upload and store fi les and documents. Howev- er, this method works for only a few documents or fi les. It’s likely that to back up all the information stored on your computer, you’ll want an option that is automatic, fast, secure and able to handle large amounts of infor- mation. This job is best performed by an online backup
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service that runs as a program or software on the com- puter you would like backed up. By using an internet-based backup service, you’re basi- cally copying the information stored on your computer to an off-site location for safe keeping, much like storing valuables in a safe deposit box at a bank. Your fi les will be kept at a professional data center at the backup ser- vice or company’s location, rather than at your business. This way, if something catastrophic were to happen to your computer, the information is still readily accessible through the program or service that backs up your data. Many services provide backup of all your data auto- matically to avoid forgetting to back up or increasing your workload. These services are usually subscrip- tion-based and scale up in price for the amount of data you will need backed up. Be sure to look for reputable services with a professional online presence, such as Backblaze, Carbonite, Crashplan and SOS Online Back- up or other company that gets good reviews and ratings. Many companies will offer a free trial period so you can try their software and see if it’s a good fi t for you.
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some idea of what that design would look like. There don’t have to be blueprints, but have some idea of what you would want it to look like when it is rebuilt, and maybe a rough draft of a fl oor plan.” And that is what Bill Barnhart and his partners did.
The new facility “is much better than the old one,” he says. “To be honest, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. The old building was about 25 years old. We have a nice, new offi ce building now.” And they rebuilt in that good location, bordered by
Interstate 40 to the south and U.S. 66 to the north, just in time for the spring run. Noting that a recent sale had attracted 11,000 head, Barnhart says the auction yard business is “very good. A lot of cattle move this time of year.”
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