Backup and Disaster Recovery

We recommend disaster recovery testing at minimum quarterly for mission-critical systems, with more frequent testing for environments with rapidly changing data or high compliance requirements. Our testing approach includes documented recovery procedures, measured RTO/RPO validation, and comprehensive post-test reports identifying any gaps or improvement opportunities.

We've found that regular DR drills not only validate technical procedures but also ensure your staff maintains confidence and competency in recovery operations. For clients on 24/7 support contracts, we conduct monthly validation testing and provide detailed recovery metrics to demonstrate your actual recovery capabilities against business requirements.

Ransomware protection requires multiple defensive layers. We implement immutable backups where possible, ensuring attackers cannot encrypt or delete backup data. Our backup strategies include geographic separation (offsite and cloud storage), access controls limiting who can modify backup configurations, and offline backup copies for critical systems. We configure backup retention policies that maintain multiple recovery points, allowing restoration to pre-infection states.

Regular integrity checks verify backup validity, and we implement backup encryption to protect data confidentiality. For SQL Server environments, we leverage Azure's immutable blob storage where appropriate. For PostgreSQL, we implement append-only backup repositories using tools like Barman or pgBackRest. Our approach ensures you maintain recoverable backup copies even if production systems and local backups are compromised.