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PLAN FOR DISRUPTION

Business backup
and disaster recovery.

Connect your backup arrangements with a recovery plan for the systems your business depends on.

All services

For businesses that need to understand the operational impact of downtime and prepare a workable response.

HOW WE CAN HELP

Support shaped around your needs.

01

Managed backups

Set backup schedules, retention periods, and protection requirements.

02

Backup monitoring

Identify failed jobs and agree how exceptions are handled.

03

Recovery planning

Document the order in which systems and data should be restored.

04

Restore testing

Check that selected backups can support the agreed recovery process.

05

Business continuity

Plan how essential work continues during an outage.

06

Resilience planning

Review redundant connections, infrastructure, and alternative working arrangements.

YOUR SERVICE PLAN

Clear scope. Agreed expectations.

Recovery time and data-loss targets, storage locations, testing frequency, and covered systems are agreed individually.

Discuss backup & disaster recovery

Before we get started.

Are backups enough on their own?

Backups provide recoverable data. A continuity plan also addresses people, dependencies, communications, and the steps needed to resume work.

Can this be combined with other services?

We can discuss this alongside IT support, hosting, and other services. Your proposal sets out the agreed scope and responsibilities.

A CLOSER LOOK

Plan for recovery before you need it.

A recovery plan starts with business priorities. Identify which activities must resume first, what systems they depend on, and how long the business can operate without them. This makes it possible to choose backup arrangements and restoration steps that reflect the impact of an interruption.

FROM PLANNING TO HANDOVER

What the work involves.

01

Identify critical dependencies

Map important applications, data, accounts, connectivity, and suppliers. Decide which services should be restored first.

02

Write the recovery steps

Record who makes decisions, where recovery information is held, and how staff and customers will be kept informed.

03

Test and refine

Agree a test scope, record what happened, and update the plan when systems or business requirements change.

USEFUL QUESTIONS

Know what to expect.

What do recovery targets mean?

A recovery time target describes how quickly a system should be restored. A recovery point target describes the amount of recent data loss the business is planning to tolerate. The achievable targets depend on the chosen setup.

What should a restore test cover?

Choose a representative system or dataset, verify access to the restored information, and record any dependencies or missing steps. Testing frequency and scope belong in the service plan.

LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR TECHNOLOGY

Start with a conversation.

Tell us what’s working, what isn’t, and where you want to go.

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