1. Planning with your Partner
Stocking for Emergencies
Saving and Adding
Why Refurb is a good option
Warranty and Follow Up
After the disaster

2. Plan ahead if you can
Everyone knows today is the day you plan ahead with your hardware vendor. Asking the main questions - Where will I be? Where will my equipment be? Is Fedex Shipping? How will I get equipment?

3. What a stocking partner really is
Having hardware on hand is great, have a local partner with hardware on hand, even better! Nothing better than getting what you need same day or next day.

4. Adding to existing infrastructure
Of course money is always a factor… how can you save money in one area and add to another? Budget buckets? Is refurb an option?

5. Refurbished servers were never broken
This is what people think about refurbished. The hardware has been broken, soldered together, and/or Frankenstein-ed. In the computer hardware industry, trusted vendors get hardware directly from the manufacturer from changed or cancelled orders.

6. Hardware with warranty
If you’re getting good hardware, it will come with warranty. Refurbished equipment can be sold the same way, direct from the manufacturer.

7. Disaster is on its way or already happened
It’s happened… you’re in the middle of it. Now what do you do now?

8. Plan today
Have a trusted partner
Look into refurb
Check warranty
Not if, but when disaster happens