Critical Data Recovery Plans
"If stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out" - Will Rogers
Our Critical Data Recovery Plans are there to eliminate one of the risks to your business by protecting your critical server and data from disasters like fire, water, lightning, damage, theft, meltdowns, virus or spyware attacks etc.
These plans are designed to enable your business to be back and working quickly, and to give you time to facilitate a repair or explore alternatives, after a disaster.
" I believe this is the best bit of technology we have implemented in the last 10 years".
Mr Barry McMeeken – Finance Director
Plan 1 – Disaster Recovery - Onsite
For businesses that need a speedy return to “business as usual” after a server disaster, with minimal data loss.
- Backup to onsite USB drive – data saves as often as every 15 minutes
- Changes creation checking - Weekly via remote access
- Requires continuation of your existing backup procedure for archive and restore
Plan 2 – Disaster Recovery - Offsite
For businesses that need a speedy return to “business as usual” after a building or server disaster, with minimal data loss and offsite protection
- Image and changes to onsite USB drive plus changes uploaded to IT Trends, via the internet, as often as every 15 minutes
- Your own secure folder on our server with your data also taken off site
- Uploads checked daily by IT Trends staff
- Requires continuation of your existing backup procedure for archive and restore
Plan 3 – Disaster Recovery Offsite & Backup Replacement
For businesses that need a speedy return to “business as usual” after a building or server disaster, with minimal data loss and offsite protection.
Plus the added benefit of consistent, reliable and offsite Backups, with generational management.
- Image and changes to onsite USB drive plus changes uploaded to IT Trends, via the internet, as often as every 15 minutes
- Up to 2 weeks worth of changes kept on IT Trends Server (7 days plus current week) Up to 8 weeks daily consolidated changes (7 weeks plus current week) Weekly/Monthlyl Image consolidation - 6 generations kept
- 25% Increase in storage before additional cost changes
- Uploads checked daily by IT Trends staff
- Your own secure folder on our server
- Triple backup - a further weekly image securely stored offsite from IT Trends office
- Replaces existing backup procedure.
All Plans
All Plans include the following:-
- All software and hardware required, including guarantee of access to a standby server
- Initial installation of software on your server, setup data save plan and testing any restore to the standby server
- Any restore from standby server back to your server
- Annual test onto standby server (done in conjunction with Server Preventive Maintenance)
- Operational response time – same business day
- Full Management of your Backup
All Plans Exclude the following:-
- Support for any Client initiated faults
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Why do I need Disaster Recovery?
With most modern business now completely reliant on IT, when your server is down your entire business is either not working or not working to capacity.
Without your server and access to your Data and Systems (Accounting, Payroll, E-mail, Quoting, Stock etc) there is considerable disruption to production, clients, suppliers etc plus the direct and indirect cost to any business can be enormous.
To have a cost effective solution that will have you running again, quickly, until your server is repaired, or replaced, could save you considerably in time, money and reputation. In some instances it could save your business.
I can’t justify the cost?
The cost to repair, or rebuild windows, on any server is considerable, both directly (IT Services) and indirectly (unproductive staff time and client disruption).
Additionally, the time required to source parts for out of Warranty repairs could leave you without your server for days, or even weeks.
Like any Insurance, it is better to have it in place before you need it.
But we can do our own Backups and Restores?
What does it cost your business to change the backup media (Tape, Disk), check that its working, and if it’s not working contact someone to have it checked and fixed, clean the Tape Drive and rotate the offsite backups?
How reliable is your backup, especially when the person responsible for managing it is away?
Statistics are such that most backups are only 80% reliable, and they are done only once per day, if that.
With our system we are able to improve this percentage to almost 100%, and we are able to have your critical data captured more than once daily, thereby reducing the amount of lost information, and cost to regenerate this data, when you need to restore, and we don’t miss files that are “In Use”.
Additionally, you never need to buy another Tape drive or Backup device, backup Software or Media again.
Additional Notes
- 36 month contract
- Early termination charges may apply
- Terms and conditions subject to change without notice.
