Backups you can actually restore from
Most organisations have backups. Far fewer know what's in them, how long a recovery would take or who does what on the day. We help you find an approach that stands up when it's needed, and prove it before that happens.
- Restores tested, not assumed
- Microsoft 365 data included properly
- Recovery times you can quote with confidence
- A plan written down before it's needed
Signs it's worth taking a proper look
Most organisations struggle with one of these. Any of them sound familiar?
- Backups are running, but nobody has restored anything from them in a while.
- You're not certain whether Microsoft 365 data is included.
- Nobody can say how long it would take to get everyone working again.
- The recovery plan exists in one person's head.
- An insurer or client has asked how quickly you could recover, and the answer was vague.
The areas worth getting right
Recovery is rarely about buying more storage. It's usually about knowing what's covered, how long it takes and who does what.
Knowing what's actually backed up
A clear list of the data and systems covered, and just as importantly the ones that aren't.
Microsoft 365 data
Email, files and Teams content aren't backed up by default in the way most people assume.
Tested restores
Restores tried on purpose, at a quiet moment, rather than discovered under pressure.
Realistic recovery times
How long a recovery would genuinely take, so nobody is working from an optimistic guess.
Retention that makes sense
Long enough to be useful, short enough to stay affordable and compliant.
A written recovery plan
Who does what, in what order, and who needs telling - agreed before it's needed.
What changes once recovery is proven
A bad day stays a bad day
An incident becomes an inconvenience rather than an existential problem.
Straight answers
Insurers, clients and your own board get a real recovery time, not a hopeful one.
Less quiet worry
Nobody is privately wondering whether the backups would work.
How a typical initial conversation around backup and recovery starts
01
A conversation
Learning about your business, not auditing your kit list.
02
An honest review
What's covered today, what isn't, and where the surprises are likely to be.
03
A prioritised plan
The gaps worth closing first, matched to how long you could realistically be down.
04
Regular proving
Restores tested and the plan reviewed as your systems change.
Where organisations usually go next
Backup and recovery questions
Not in the way most people expect. Microsoft keeps the service running and offers short retention windows, but recovering a deleted mailbox or a file changed months ago is often outside what's included. A separate backup fills that gap.
Sure your backups would hold up?
Get an IT health check that reviews your support, security and Microsoft setup, then gives you a short, prioritised list of what's worth doing.