# Azure backup and disaster recovery

URL: https://computecloud.co.uk/azure/backup-disaster-recovery/
Last updated: 2026-11-13

> Azure backup and disaster recovery for UK organisations: recovery targets for each system, backups and a tested recovery plan, with UK West as a second region.

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

## Is this you?

- Everything runs in one server room: [Azure migration](https://computecloud.co.uk/azure/migration/)
- Would your backups survive ransomware?: [Azure security](https://computecloud.co.uk/azure/security/)
- Your Azure servers have no recovery plan: [Azure health check](https://computecloud.co.uk/azure/well-architected-review/)
- Someone wants proof you can recover

## What you get and how it works

1. **Free assessment.** You get: What you run, what matters most, and a ballpark cost.
2. **Recovery targets.** You get: An RPO and RTO for each system, agreed with you.
3. **Design.** You get: A backup and recovery approach for each system, with tools to fit your estate.
4. **Set-up and test.** You get: Backups running, and a recovery test against your targets.
5. **Recovery plan.** You get: Written recovery steps, with ongoing checks through managed Azure if you want them.

## Why ComputeCloud

- Targets agreed for each system
- Recovery tested, not assumed
- No obligation
- Delivered in partnership with Focus Group, our Microsoft delivery partner.

## Start your free assessment

Two fields now, about 2 minutes in all. A specialist then gets in touch.

Start here: https://computecloud.co.uk/assessment/

## Sources

- [Microsoft Learn: What is Azure Backup?](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-overview)
- [Microsoft Learn: About Azure Site Recovery](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/site-recovery-overview)
- [Microsoft Learn: Disaster recovery strategies (Well-Architected Framework)](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/well-architected/reliability/disaster-recovery)
- [Microsoft Learn: Azure region pairs (UK South and UK West)](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/reliability/regions-paired)

Facts checked 25 October 2026.

See also: [Azure security services](https://computecloud.co.uk/azure/security/) · [Azure managed services](https://computecloud.co.uk/azure/managed-services/) · [Azure landing zone design](https://computecloud.co.uk/azure/landing-zone/) · [Microsoft 365 backup guide](https://computecloud.co.uk/microsoft-365/backup/)

## Frequently asked questions

### 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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