# Backup & Disaster Recovery

Domain: [Cloud & Infrastructure](https://bedreweb.com/services/cloud-and-infrastructure) · Page: https://bedreweb.com/services/cloud-and-infrastructure/backup-and-disaster-recovery

Backup and disaster recovery that protects your data and gets systems running again after failure, with restores that are actually tested.

## What it is
Backup is a copy of your data. Disaster recovery is the plan and technology to bring systems back after an outage, an error or an attack. Having one without testing the other leaves a false sense of safety.

The practical questions are how much data you can afford to lose and how long you can afford to be down. Those two answers shape the design, the cost and the schedule of tests.

## What is included
- **Recovery objectives**: Agreed targets for acceptable data loss and downtime.
- **Backup design**: What is backed up, how often, and where copies are kept.
- **Off-site and immutable copies**: Protection against deletion and ransomware.
- **Recovery runbooks**: Written steps anyone on the team can follow.
- **Restore testing**: Regular practice restores that prove the backups work.
- **Monitoring**: Alerts when a backup fails or is missed.

## Outcomes
- **Confidence you can recover**: Restores are tested, not assumed.
- **Protection from ransomware**: Separate copies survive an attack on production.
- **Shorter outages**: Clear steps reduce time to recover.

## Good fit if
- You have never tested a restore.
- Your backups live on the same system they protect.
- Downtime would hurt your business quickly.

## FAQ
**How often should we back up?**
It depends on how much data you can afford to lose. Critical systems may need frequent or continuous backups.

**What is the difference between backup and replication?**
Replication copies changes immediately, including mistakes and malware. Backups keep earlier versions you can go back to.

**Do you test restores?**
Yes. Restore tests are part of the plan, with results recorded.

## How Bedre delivers
1. **Discover**: Workshops and stakeholder interviews to define goals and constraints.
2. **Assess**: Current-state review of systems, data, security and spend.
3. **Architect**: Target design, integration map and phased plan with owners.
4. **Implement**: Build in short releases with demos, tests and staging sign-off.
5. **Optimize**: Measure against agreed KPIs and tune performance and cost.
6. **Manage**: Monitoring, support and a monthly review with an account manager.

## Pricing and next step
Bedre does not publish prices. A consultant agrees scope and price in a written quote after discovery.
Contact: https://bedreweb.com/contact?topic=Backup%20%26%20Disaster%20Recovery