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Backup & Disaster Recovery

Backup and disaster recovery you’ve actually tested

A backup only matters on the day you need to restore it. We design, monitor and regularly test backups — and plan how your business keeps operating when a server, an office or a whole region is out.

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Best for Any business whose files, email or applications would be costly to lose — which is almost every business.

Why it matters

Backups fail quietly. A job stops after a password change, a drive fills up, or ransomware encrypts the backup along with everything else. Too many businesses discover this during the emergency.

On Florida’s Treasure Coast, recovery planning also has to account for hurricanes, extended power outages and office closures. We design backup and recovery around two questions: how much data can you afford to lose, and how long can you afford to be down?

  • Proven recoverability

    Scheduled restore tests confirm that files, systems and email can actually be recovered.

  • Ransomware resilience

    Isolated and immutable backup copies can’t be encrypted or deleted along with your production systems.

  • A plan for bad days

    Documented recovery steps, priorities and contacts make an outage a procedure rather than a crisis.

Deliverables

What’s included

Scope is agreed in writing for every engagement. Typical work includes:

  • Backup designRecovery objectives defined for each system, and the backup schedule built to meet them.
  • On-site and off-site copiesLocal backups for fast restores plus off-site or cloud copies for site-wide events.
  • Immutable backupsBackup copies protected from deletion and encryption for a defined retention period.
  • Microsoft 365 backupIndependent backup of mailboxes, OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams data.
  • Monitoring and verificationEvery job checked, with failures investigated and resolved.
  • Restore testingPeriodic test restores of files and systems, with results recorded.
  • Disaster recovery planningA written plan covering priorities, responsibilities, communication and recovery steps.
  • Data recoveryRecovery of deleted, corrupted or lost data where it is technically possible.

Planning for hurricane season

Preparation is far easier in May than in the week a storm is forecast. A sound plan covers off-site and cloud copies of critical data, how staff will work remotely, graceful shutdown of equipment on UPS power, what is moved or protected on site, and the order in which systems are brought back.

Our approach

How we deliver backup & disaster recovery

  1. Define

    We agree acceptable data loss and downtime for each critical system.

  2. Design

    Backup methods, locations, retention and isolation are chosen to meet those targets.

  3. Implement

    Backups are deployed, monitored and documented.

  4. Test

    Restores are tested on a schedule, and the plan is updated as the business changes.

FAQ

Backup & Disaster Recovery: common questions

What is the difference between backup and disaster recovery?

Backup is having copies of your data. Disaster recovery is the plan, systems and practice that get the business operating again — how quickly, in what order and from where. You need both.

Doesn’t Microsoft back up our Microsoft 365 data?

Microsoft keeps the service running and offers limited retention and recycle-bin recovery, but under its shared-responsibility model protecting your data from deletion, corruption or long-term loss is your responsibility. An independent backup closes that gap.

How often should backups be tested?

Regularly and after significant changes. We schedule test restores and record the results so you know recovery works before you need it.

Can backups protect us from ransomware?

Yes, if at least one copy is isolated or immutable so the ransomware can’t reach it, and if restores have been tested. Ordinary network-attached backups are often encrypted along with everything else.

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