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Technology Failure Modes and Contingency Planning

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Key Takeaways

  • Six failure modes threaten real estate technology: vendor outage, integration failure, data corruption, vendor shutdown, security breach, and hardware failure.
  • Contingency plans for each critical system should include immediate response, workaround procedures, and recovery timelines.
  • Test contingency plans quarterly (single system) and annually (full simulation) to identify gaps.
  • Weekly CRM exports and monthly accounting backups provide the data foundation for contingency operations.
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