Backup & Recovery

A backup is only useful if you can get your data back.

Backups are there for the day something goes wrong. We help protect business data, monitor backup health and keep recovery in the conversation — not just whether a job reported success.

Backup, with a recovery mindset
Backup jobsMonitored
FailuresInvestigated
RetentionReviewed
RecoveryPlanned

The goal is not a green checkmark. The goal is having usable data when the business needs it.

What we protect

Protection across the places your data lives.

Different systems fail in different ways. Backup planning should match the systems, data and recovery needs of the business.

01

Server backup

Protect physical and virtual server workloads with backup plans suited to the environment.

02

Microsoft 365 backup

Protect cloud data such as mailboxes and other Microsoft 365 information beyond normal platform retention.

03

Workstation protection

Protect important endpoint data where business requirements call for it.

04

Backup monitoring

Track failures and missed jobs so backup problems do not sit unnoticed.

05

Retention planning

Set sensible retention based on how far back the business may realistically need to recover.

06

Restore verification

Treat recovery as something to verify and plan, not something to discover during an emergency.

Our approach

Protect. Monitor. Recover.

Backup is a lifecycle. We plan what needs protection, watch the jobs and keep recovery as the outcome.

01

Protect

Identify the systems and data that matter, then put appropriate backup coverage in place.

02

Monitor

Watch for failed, missed or unhealthy backup activity and investigate when something does not look right.

03

Recover

Keep restore paths, retention and recovery expectations clear so the backup has a purpose beyond completion status.

The part that matters

We do not stop at “backup successful.”

A successful job is good news. It is not the same thing as proving every recovery scenario will work exactly as expected.

That is why A Cubed IT approaches backup as an operational system: monitor the jobs, understand what is protected, know where the data lives, keep an eye on capacity and retention, and perform deliberate restore verification where appropriate.

Backup healthReview job status, failures and patterns that indicate something has changed.
Storage & capacityWatch the destination and the space available for the backup system to keep doing its job.
RetentionBalance recovery history with storage, compliance and business requirements.
Restore pathsKnow how data is recovered before the business is under pressure.
Microsoft 365Protect important cloud information with an independent backup strategy where required.
Business continuityConnect backup decisions to how long the business can realistically tolerate being without a system or dataset.
When it fits

Backup & Recovery is a good fit when…

You want more confidence in what happens after data is deleted, encrypted, corrupted or lost.

01

You have backups, but nobody is regularly reviewing whether they are healthy.

02

Microsoft 365 contains business-critical information that needs independent protection.

03

You want to know how recovery would actually happen instead of figuring it out during an incident.

04

Your existing backup system has grown over time and retention, capacity or coverage is unclear.

05

You are replacing servers, storage or backup products and need a clean migration plan.

06

Cyber insurance, compliance or internal policy requires clearer evidence around backup and recovery.

Backup & Recovery

Do you know what happens if you need yesterday’s data?

Tell us what you are backing up today and how important recovery is to the business. We can help you make the answer clearer.