Critical data review
Identify the information and applications that matter most. Establish where data is held, who owns it and what existing protection is in place.
Backup & recovery
Plan for the unexpected Protect what matters
Bring your backup arrangements and recovery priorities into one clear plan, built around the systems your business needs most.
The approach
A backup is only part of the story
The real question is how your business returns to work when something is unavailable. That means understanding what needs protecting, how recent recovered information needs to be and how long a system can be offline. We help you connect those business priorities with appropriate backup arrangements, documented recovery steps and meaningful checks.
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Understand what is protected, how you would recover and what your organisation needs to keep operating through disruption.
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Create a recovery plan based on what your organisation needs to keep operating.
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Make backup operation and restore testing part of a clear management process.
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Recovery priorities
Discuss acceptable interruption and data loss with the people responsible for the business. Use those requirements to shape realistic recovery targets.
Backup scope
Agree which systems and data are included, how often they are protected and how long copies are retained. Make gaps and exclusions visible.
Protected access
Review who can administer backup systems and access recovered information. Consider how to reduce the chance of one problem affecting every copy.
Restore checks
Plan appropriate restoration checks to test assumptions and identify issues. Record the results and follow through on actions.
Recovery documentation
Set out the people, systems and steps needed to recover. Keep the plan useful to those who may have to follow it under pressure.
A good place to start if…
- You are unsure exactly what your existing backup covers.
- Your data is spread across devices, cloud services and shared storage.
- You need a recovery plan that reflects the impact of downtime on your business.
What we work towards
- An agreed list of protected systems and important gaps
- Documented recovery priorities and responsibilities
- A plan for checking restores and keeping arrangements current
We agree the exact scope, deliverables and service arrangements with you before work begins.
Is cloud storage the same as a backup?
Synchronisation, retention and backup serve different purposes. We review the behaviour of the services you use and the recovery requirements you need to meet before recommending an approach.
How quickly can we recover?
Recovery depends on the affected system, the incident, available copies and the recovery approach. Appropriate targets and limitations should be agreed and tested for your environment.
Can you check our existing backup arrangements?
Yes. A review can examine coverage, retention, administrative access, monitoring and evidence of successful restores.
How often should recovery be tested?
The schedule should reflect business risk, system changes and the recovery requirements you agree. Significant changes to your environment are a useful trigger for reviewing the plan.
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Backup and recovery planning
A working sheet to identify essential data, set recovery priorities and record whether a restore test has actually met your business needs.
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