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Backup and recovery check

A backup is only useful if you can restore from it. A backup and recovery check finds out what is backed up, where it goes, and whether it would bring your business back after a failure, theft or ransomware attack.

Where you agree, we test a restore so the answer is based on evidence, not assumption.

Who it is for

  • Businesses that could not trade without their files, email or line-of-business software.
  • Businesses that set up backups once and have not checked them since.
  • Businesses that rely on cloud services and assume the provider keeps a copy.

What we check

Coverage

  • Which systems, files and mailboxes are backed up
  • What is missing

Storage

  • Where backup copies are kept
  • Whether a copy is kept separate from your main systems

Schedule and retention

  • How often backups run
  • How far back you can restore

Monitoring

  • Whether failures are noticed and acted on

Recovery

  • A test restore, where agreed
  • How long recovery would take and who would do it

What you get

  • A written report with prioritised findings.
  • Plain-English explanations of each risk.
  • Practical recommendations you can act on or pass to your IT provider.
  • A clear statement of what you could and could not restore today.
  • A walkthrough of the report, with time for your questions.

Signs it is time for a backup and recovery check

  • You are not sure when a backup last succeeded.
  • Your backups sit on a drive in the same office as your computers.
  • You have never tested a restore.
  • You assume your cloud services back themselves up.

Request a backup and recovery check

Tell us about your business and we will reply to agree scope.

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