How to Prepare Your IT Infrastructure for the Holiday Season
It’s November, and that means one thing: the real holiday crunch is just around the corner. Business activity usually peaks in December, meaning higher demand, more transactions, and zero room for IT issues.
If you haven’t fully prepared your IT infrastructure, you’re already behind. But here’s the good news: there’s still time to take action. This last-minute IT checklist is your crash course in keeping systems running smoothly when it matters most.
Let’s take a look.
1. Run an In-Depth IT Health Check
At this stage, you need a quick but thorough check of your core systems, such as server performance and storage availability, network speed and stability, and backup systems.
How Microgenesis Helps:
We provide in-depth IT assessments, giving you a fast and clear picture of what needs immediate attention before the holiday surge. Based on the findings, we can offer recommendations that may include patch deployment, system upgrades, and even testing of your existing backup and recovery plan.
2. Tighten Security
The holidays are prime time for cyberattacks. Even a simple phishing scam can take systems down. What you still have time to do is enforce strong passwords and two-factor authentication and double-check antivirus and firewall settings. A quick security refresh now can save you from disaster later.
How Microgenesis Helps:
We deliver expert cybersecurity solutions from enforcing security best practices to conducting Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT). VAPT helps uncover hidden security gaps by simulating real-world attacks on your systems, applications, and networks.
With detailed insights from our testing, you can fix vulnerabilities before threat actors find them, keeping your operations secure and your business compliant during the busiest time of year.
3. Make Sure Your Data is Safe and Recoverable
This one’s non-negotiable. If your systems crash or data gets corrupted, how fast can you bounce back? Make sure your backups are up-to-date and offsite/cloud-based and that you can access them quickly and restore critical data.
How Microgenesis Helps:
We offer reliable offsite and cloud backup solutions, helping you minimize downtime and recover faster when the unexpected happens.
4. Secure IT Support for December
If your internal team is on a skeleton holiday schedule, you need a backup plan. That’s why you need to set clear escalation paths for emergencies and work with a trusted IT partner like Microgenesis to stay covered. Remember that tech support delays can turn a minor issue into a full-blown outage.
How Microgenesis Helps:
We offer managed IT services with 24/7 support during the holiday season, giving you peace of mind no matter when issues arise.
Still Not Ready? Microgenesis Can Help
If you’re racing against time to prepare your IT infrastructure, you’re not alone. At Microgenesis, we help businesses perform last-minute infrastructure assessments, optimize systems for December traffic, and provide 24/7 support during the holiday period.