Services / Backup & Disaster Recovery
Recovery you have
already rehearsed.
Veeam, Zerto and Azure Site Recovery, designed around how fast each system must come back and how much data you can lose, then proved with tests on a schedule.
Backup & Disaster Recovery
What we do
Backup and recovery designed together, because a backup you cannot restore in time is not a recovery plan.
- 01Recovery targetsAgree RPO and RTO per system with the business, then group workloads into tiers so the expensive protection goes where it matters.
- 02Backup design and migrationVeeam Backup & Replication repositories, copy jobs, immutability and retention; migrations from Backup Exec, Arcserve or tape without a gap in cover.
- 03Replication and DRZerto virtual protection groups, Veeam replication and Azure Site Recovery, with boot order, re-IP and network mapping worked out in advance.
- 04RunbooksWritten, step-by-step recovery procedures that someone other than us can follow at three in the morning.
- 05Scheduled DR testsQuarterly or six-monthly tests in an isolated network, with a written report of what came back, how long it took and what to fix.
- 06Ransomware recoveryClean restore points, isolated recovery networks and the order to bring identity, data and applications back.
Technology
Platforms we work with
- Veeam Backup & Replication
- Veeam immutable repositories
- Zerto
- Azure Site Recovery
- Arcserve UDP
- Veritas Backup Exec
- Acronis
- NetApp SnapMirror
- Microsoft 365 backup
- object storage with object lock
Zerto and Veeam designed and supported for MSP customers; Backup Exec to Veeam and tape to cloud migrations delivered in-house; Azure Site Recovery used to build a continuously replicated DR site in the cloud.
How an engagement runs
Five steps, written down
Every engagement follows the same steps, with written plans and a rollback for each change.
- 01AssessUnderstand your goals, environment and challenges.
- 02ArchitectDesign the right solution for your needs.
- 03MigratePlan and execute with minimal disruption.
- 04OptimiseImprove performance, resilience and cost efficiency.
- 05SupportOngoing expertise to keep you secure and ahead.
Deliverables
What you receive
Backups used to fill rooms. They now fit in a bucket in another region, which makes it easier to forget to test them. Every engagement ends with documents and code you own.
- A recovery tier for every system, agreed with the business
- Backup and replication design, built and documented
- A recovery runbook per tier
- A DR test plan and the first test report
- A list of gaps in order of risk
Experience
Experience behind it
From the founder’s own project history. Clients are described, not named.
- Tape to Veeam and cloudReplaced Veritas Backup Exec and tape with Veeam Backup & Replication and a cloud backup strategy for a UK payments company.
- Tests every three monthsWrote the disaster recovery procedure and ran DR tests at three-month intervals for the same company.
- When it was realProduction systems hit by cryptolocker were run from a daily-replicated disaster site; the business carried on after a short interruption.
FAQ
Questions we hear
What is the difference between RPO and RTO?
RPO is how much data you can afford to lose, measured back from the failure. RTO is how long you can be without the system. Backups usually give hours of RPO; replication such as Zerto gives seconds.
Do we need Zerto if we have Veeam?
Not always. Veeam replication is enough for many systems. Zerto earns its cost where seconds of data loss and a fast, orchestrated failover matter.
Can you host our DR site?
No. We design and test DR to the target you choose: your second site, a hosted provider or Azure.
A clear first step
Start with the DR Readiness Review.
Fixed scope, fixed price, agreed before we start. You keep the report whatever you decide.