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Azure backup and disaster recovery

Azure backup and disaster recovery keeps your data restorable and your key systems running when something breaks. We agree how much data each system can lose and how long it can be down, then set up backups and a tested recovery plan, usually with UK West as the second region. It starts with a free assessment.

  • Recovery targets (RPO and RTO) for each system
  • Backup and recovery tools chosen to fit your estate
  • A tested recovery plan, kept in the UK
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What you get and how it works

  1. Step 1: Free assessment

    You getWhat you run, what matters most, and a ballpark cost.

  2. Step 2: Recovery targets

    You getAn RPO and RTO for each system, agreed with you.

  3. Step 3: Design

    You getA backup and recovery approach for each system, with tools to fit your estate.

  4. Step 4: Set-up and test

    You getBackups running, and a recovery test against your targets.

  5. Step 5: Recovery plan

    You getWritten recovery steps, with ongoing checks through managed Azure if you want them.

Start with the free assessment

Step one is free. Stop after it if you like.

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  • Targets agreed for each system
  • Recovery tested, not assumed
  • No obligation

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    UK South and UK West are an Azure region pair, both in the UK

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Questions

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What's the difference between backup and disaster recovery?

Backup keeps copies of your data to restore after deletion, corruption or ransomware. Disaster recovery lets whole systems run in a second location when the first fails. Microsoft's own services split the same way: Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery.

What are RPO and RTO?

RPO (recovery point objective) is how much data, measured in time, you can afford to lose. RTO (recovery time objective) is how long a system can be down. Microsoft's Well-Architected Framework uses both.

Which backup tools do you use?

It depends on what you run. Focus Group has several options and picks the one that fits your environment.

Can recovery stay in the UK?

Yes. UK South and UK West are an Azure region pair, both in the UK. But Microsoft is clear that a pair doesn't give you failover on its own. You have to plan it.

How do we know recovery will work?

By testing it. Microsoft recommends regular recovery drills, starting outside production. Your plan includes a recovery test.

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