Disasters happen to businesses of any size. They can take a variety of forms--ranging from fire and flood to janitorial accidents. Consultant Dave Sobel, CEO of Evolve Technologies, explains how you should plan for what is probably inevitable.

Every small and home-based business owner should resolve to implement a workable disaster recovery plan to divert looming IT failure and potentially permanent data loss. With some simple advance planning, it's possible to avoid mistakes that can lead to data collapse, which could stop your business in its tracks. <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Knowledge-Center/How-to-Plan-for-Disaster-Recovery/?sp=0&kc=EWKNLINF042308FEA1">How can your company prepare its IT infrastructure?</A>