Backup & Disaster Recovery for your Business

Microsoft does offer a low-level of recovery, designed more for accidental file deletions than a robust point-in-time full system restoration.

As stated in the Microsoft Service Agreement “We recommend that you regularly backup Your Content and Data that you store on the Services or store using Third-Party Apps and Services.” (Microsoft Service Agreement Section 6(b))

Businesses need to consider their own data protection, retention and recovery requirements. We can review your Microsoft 365 environment and recommend the right protection for Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams.

Backup is the protected copy of your data or systems. Disaster recovery is the plan and process for restoring business operations after a serious incident. You need both: a reliable backup and a practical way to recover from it.

RPO – Recovery Point Objective – how much data you can afford to lose.
RTO – Recovery Time Objective – how quickly you need to be operational again.

These targets help determine how frequently backups should run, how long data should be retained, and what recovery approach is suitable.

Yes. We can help protect a mix of servers, Microsoft 365 data, cloud applications, workstations and business files, depending on what your organisation relies on and how your team works.

A backup should be monitored, verified and periodically tested. We monitor backup jobs, investigate failures and can include restore testing and reporting so your recovery readiness is visible before an incident happens.

A good backup strategy can improve your recovery options after ransomware, especially when backups are separated from the affected environment and recovery procedures have been planned. Backup is not a complete cyber security strategy on its own, so we recommend pairing it with endpoint protection, patching, account security and monitoring.

Yes. Smaller businesses often have fewer buffers when systems go down. A practical disaster recovery plan helps prioritise what needs to be restored first and reduces confusion when time matters.

In many cases, yes. We can review your current backup platform, retention settings, monitoring, restore process and coverage, then advise whether it is suitable or needs improvement.