Cloud Backup & Disaster Recovery
Automatic backups to the cloud — recover from disaster and keep the business running.
Cloud backup automatically copies your company's files, email and server data to an off-site cloud, so even a dead PC, a ransomware attack, a fire or a flood does not lose your data. Disaster recovery (DR) goes further — it can quickly spin your systems back up in the cloud so staff keep working with little downtime and less loss.
For any business that cannot operate if its data disappears — especially SMEs with customer records, accounts, design files or online systems, and regulated industries.
Same product, different names.
Each carrier brands this differently — here’s how to recognise it when you compare quotes.
The honest pros and cons.
Benefits
- Automatic scheduled backups off-site mean no relying on someone to remember.
- Ransomware or a crashed server can be recovered, slashing the risk of permanent data loss.
- DR can restart systems in the cloud fast, cutting downtime dramatically.
- Helps meet insurer, audit and some industry requirements for backups.
- Backup capacity scales as your data grows.
Watch-outs
- Pricing usually follows backup volume (GB/TB) — more data costs more.
- Recovery speed (RTO) and how recent the restore point is (RPO) are tiered — faster means a pricier plan.
- The first backup of a lot of data can take a long time or need a physical drive shipment.
- Restores must be tested regularly, or you only learn the backup fails in a real crisis.
Cloud backup is mostly by capacity, from about $200–$1,000/month depending on GB/TB and retention; full disaster recovery (DRaaS) is usually quoted per business.
Common questions
Q01What is the difference between cloud backup and disaster recovery?
Q02I already use the cloud (like Microsoft 365) — do I still need backup?
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