Backup and disaster recovery for Sydney businesses

Data loss happens in many ways: ransomware, hardware failure, system failure, accidental deletion, human error, a corrupted database, or a flood or fire in the office. For most businesses, losing access to critical systems for even a day stops business operations. A tested backup and disaster recovery plan is what decides whether that's an inconvenience or a crisis.

Backup and disaster recovery are two parts of the same capability:

• Data backup protects data: regular copies stored safely so individual files, mailboxes or whole systems can be recovered.
• Disaster recovery (DR) restores operations: the plan, infrastructure and process to get critical systems and business applications running again after a disaster.

Microsoft and Google keep their services running, but protecting your data from accidental deletion, ransomware or a compromised account is your responsibility. That's why Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace need their own backup.

• An offsite copy. At least one copy is stored offsite.
• Immutable or air-gapped copies. At least one copy can't be changed or deleted for a set period, even with admin credentials. Air-gapped copies can't be reached from your network at all.
• Separate credentials for backup systems, protected with MFA.
• 3-2-1 data protection: three copies of your data, on two types of storage, one offsite.
• Data integrity checks. Backups are verified so corrupted backups are caught early.
• Monitoring. Failed backup jobs are flagged and fixed.

A backup that has never been restored is a guess. Static Computers restores sample files, mailboxes and key systems regularly and records the test results, so you have evidence for insurers and compliance. The Essential Eight requires backups to be tested; this is how you prove it.

Every client gets a documented disaster recovery plan covering:

1. Which critical systems and critical data come back first.
2. Who to contact, and how, when systems are down.
3. Where the infrastructure will be restored: on site, in the cloud, or both.
4. Step-by-step recovery process for each system.
5. How and when the plan is tested and updated.

1. You contact 1300 366 638. We confirm what's affected.
2. We isolate the problem, for example a ransomware-infected device, so backups aren't touched.
3. We restore systems from the most recent clean backup, in the order set in your recovery plan.
4. We check everything is working, tell you what happened, and fix the cause so it doesn't recur.

Backup and disaster recovery from Static Computers suits small and mid sized businesses in Sydney that hold sensitive data, run critical business applications, or face regulatory or insurance requirements for tested backups.

Backup and disaster recovery is quoted after a complimentary IT review. Cost depends on the amount of data stored, retention and your recovery time targets. See pricing.