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Prepare for climate change as you do for ransomware

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Technology can increase business resilience in the face of fire, flood and freeze

Companies must have a plan for climate disasters in the same way they prepare for ransomware and other IT catastrophes.

That is the conclusion of W Curtis Preston, chief technical evangelist at Druva. He expects the frequency of natural disasters, like this year's wildfires in California, freezing weather in Texas and floods across Europe, to increase, threatening areas that have never previously been at risk.

The direct impact is obvious: excess deaths, widespread destruction and on top of it all, disruption to supply chains and business. Indirectly, governments are likely to increase related regulation and legislation, encouraging climate-friendly processes like alternative power sources and cloud computing.

"I'm not a cloud purist, it can't solve all problems, but this is an area where the cloud can help," says Preston. "If you live in California and are worried about earthquakes, or Florida and are worried about tornadoes, you can use the cloud to put your business - electronically - anywhere you like.

"You can't necessarily protect your business from the direct effects of a disaster, but you can easily move the infrastructure to a different place that is less susceptible to natural disasters."

For more on how businesses can prepare for the direct and indirect impacts of climate change, watch our video interview with Preston now.

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