Every organization has backups. Almost none of them have tested disaster recovery. The gap between 'we run backups' and 'we can recover our business' is where companies fail — discovering during an actual crisis that their backup was corrupted, their recovery time is measured in days instead of hours, or the one system they needed most wasn't included. Forged designs, implements, and continuously validates backup and disaster recovery solutions with defined RPO and RTO targets that are proven, not assumed.
Image-level and file-level backup for physical servers, VMware, Hyper-V, and cloud VMs. Full, incremental, and synthetic full backup schedules optimized for your recovery requirements and storage budget.
Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams data backed up independently of Microsoft's native retention. Because Microsoft's shared responsibility model means your data is your responsibility.
SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and application-specific backups with transaction log management, point-in-time recovery capability, and application-consistent snapshots.
Documented DR plans with defined RPO/RTO for every critical system, recovery procedures, communication protocols, and escalation chains. Written for execution under pressure, not for a shelf.
Monthly automated restore tests and quarterly full DR simulations. Every test documented with timestamps, success/failure results, and RTO measurements. The evidence your auditor and insurer need.
DR plans integrated with your broader business continuity program — alternate work locations, communication plans, vendor dependencies, and manual process fallbacks for when systems are down.
Before we design anything, we identify what matters most to your business. Which systems are critical? How long can they be down? How much data can you afford to lose? The answers drive every design decision.
A backup strategy matched to your RPO/RTO targets and budget — not a one-size-fits-all product deployment. Local backup for fast recovery, offsite replication for disaster scenarios, and cloud archival for long-term retention.
Backup agents deployed, schedules configured, and initial full backups completed with validation. Every backup job monitored for success, and the first restore test completed within the first week.
Backup isn't set-and-forget. We monitor every job daily, investigate every failure, perform monthly restore tests, and run quarterly DR simulations. When your data is on the line, verified recoverability is the only metric that matters.
Every system ranked by criticality with defined RPO, RTO, and cost-of-downtime figures. The foundation document for your entire backup and DR strategy.
Complete backup design — what's protected, how often, where it's stored, how long it's retained, and how it's recovered. Technical enough for your IT team, clear enough for your auditor.
Step-by-step recovery procedures for every critical system — who does what, in what order, with what tools, and how to verify success. Written for execution under pressure, not for reading in a conference room.
Documented proof that your backups work — which systems were restored, how long it took, and whether the data was intact. The report your insurance carrier asks for and your auditor requires.
Quarterly and annual DR test documentation — what was tested, what worked, what didn't, and what was improved. Demonstrated RTO measurements compared to targets.
Real-time visibility into backup job status, storage utilization, replication status, and upcoming test schedules. One view showing whether your data is protected right now.
You have backup software running but have never tested a full restore. We validate what's actually recoverable and fix the gaps before you find out the hard way.
Ransomware specifically targets backups. We design immutable backup architectures with air-gapped copies that attackers can't encrypt, delete, or compromise.
SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and CMMC all require documented backup procedures and tested recovery capabilities. We provide the controls and the evidence.
Moving to cloud changes your DR strategy. We design backup and recovery for cloud-native, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments with the same rigor as on-premise.
Multiple locations with different systems and different criticality levels. Unified backup management with site-specific recovery priorities and cross-site replication.
Your cyber insurance carrier increasingly requires proof of tested backups and documented DR plans. We provide the evidence that keeps your policy valid and your premiums manageable.
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