Be Ready if the Worst Happens
Managed backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity for businesses across Hull, Yorkshire, and the North East.
Would Your Backups Actually Save You?
You might assume the backup you’re running is enough right up until the day you need it and then find out it isn’t. A backup is only worth anything if it works when it matters. Here’s the difference between being backed up and being genuinely protected.
From Hoping You're Backed Up to Knowing You're Recoverable
Most businesses have backups running and simply assume they’ll work, until the day they’re needed and it turns out they don’t. We test your restores every fortnight, so you know your data will genuinely come back, not just that it’s being copied somewhere.
From Set-and-Forget to Checked Every Day
Left to run on their own, backups can fail quietly for weeks with no one any the wiser. We check yours every single day, by automated tools and by a real person, so a problem is caught straight away, not discovered when it’s already too late.
From Crossing Fingers to Back on Your Feet Fast
When disaster strikes by surprise, recovery becomes a frantic scramble and the downtime stacks up. We design your backup and recovery so you can get up and running quickly and calmly, whatever’s gone wrong.
From Vulnerable Backups to Backups That Can't Be Touched
Ordinary backups can be encrypted or wiped by the very ransomware or accident that hits your live data. We make sure yours can’t be altered or deleted once written, so there’s always a clean copy to recover from.
We Think Beyond the Backup
For us, the job is only finished when we know your business could actually get back on its feet. We design your protection around what you genuinely need to safeguard, keep it in more than one place, and make sure there’s a real team ready to act if the worst happens.
Designed Around What You Can't Afford to Lose
We work out what’s really critical, how fast you’d need it back, and how much you could afford to lose, then build your protection around that so that you’re covered where it actually counts.
A Plan for the Whole Crisis
We work the recovery out in advance, so if disaster strikes, there’s a clear, calm process to follow. A proper plan maps out what happens in what order when you’re caught in a crisis.
Protected in More Than One Place
We keep your data in more than one place (in the cloud and, where possible, on-site too) so even if one copy is lost or compromised, there’s always another to recover from.
A Team That Owns Your Recovery
If the worst happens, you’ll have an experienced team that already knows your systems taking ownership of the recovery and seeing it through.
Proof for Your Insurer and Auditors
Increasingly, cyber insurers and auditors want evidence your backups are reliable. Because we test and document yours, you can demonstrate they work when it’s asked of you.
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What's Included in Our Backup & Disaster Recovery Service
Daily Checks & Tested Restores
We check your backups every day, by both automated tools and a real person, and run full test restores every fortnight.
Full-System & Device Backup
We take full system images of your servers and machines, so an entire system can be rebuilt quickly rather than pieced back together. Workstations and devices can be covered too, so it’s your wider setup that’s protected, not only the server.
Microsoft 365 Backup
We back up your Microsoft 365 environment independently, including email, SharePoint, and OneDrive, so an accidental deletion or account problem doesn’t mean lost data.
Disaster Recovery & Continuity Planning
We put a documented recovery plan in place that sets out what’s restored first and how quickly, with failover options where you need to keep running through a major outage with minimal downtime.
Immutable Cloud & On-Site Backup
Your servers and virtual machines are backed up to the cloud, and on-site too where possible, so there’s always more than one copy. Those backups are immutable (once written, they can’t be altered or deleted), so even ransomware or accidental deletion can’t touch your safety net.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between backup and disaster recovery?
A backup is a copy of your data; disaster recovery is the plan for getting your business running again after something goes wrong. Backup answers “is the data safe?” while disaster recovery answers “How quickly can we be back up?” You need both — and we provide both.
Does Microsoft 365 back up my data?
Not in the way most people assume. Microsoft keeps your service running and retains deleted items for a limited time, but it doesn’t keep a long-term backup you can rely on to recover lost or deleted data later. That’s why we back up your Microsoft 365 environment independently.
How often should backups be tested?
Regularly. We test restores every fortnight, because the only way to know your data will genuinely come back is to actually bring it back. Many businesses only discover their backups have been failing at the worst possible moment.
How quickly can we recover after data loss?
It depends on what’s lost and how your recovery is set up, which is exactly why we plan it in advance. We agree what needs to come back first and how fast, so recovery follows a clear plan with failover options where minimal downtime is critical.