Backup and recovery
Copied every night, kept offsite and tested every month.
Job
18:0020:0022:0000:0002:0004:0006:0008:00
When
Backup of the server, files and Microsoft 365
Every night
01:00 to 02:30
Copy to a second location
Every night
02:30 to 03:30
Restore test
First Sunday of the month
04:00 to 05:00
Solid bar: every night Outlined bar: once a month
Drawn to scale in half hours from 18:00 to 08:00 (sample schedule).
Backup and recovery
Every night we back up the office server, shared files and every Microsoft 365 mailbox, then copy it to a second place. Once a month we prove it works by restoring something.
- 30 nightly, 12 monthly and 7 yearly copies kept (sample)
- The copy is locked, so ransomware cannot delete it
- A restore test every month, written up in the report
- A lost file back the same day, usually within the hour
Getting something back
How long a restore takes, from the moment you ask (sample times).
One file or folder
Usually within the hour
A deleted mailbox or email
Same working day
A whole laptop
Next working day, on a spare laptop if needed
The office server
Back running the same day from the latest nightly copy
Book a free IT check
An engineer spends an hour at your office (or on a call) and writes down what is backed up, what is out of date and what is fine. You keep the notes, whether you sign up or not (sample).