Backup &
Data Protection
Your data is the lifeblood of your business. We architect enterprise-grade backup strategies using the industry's most trusted platforms — with documented recovery procedures and regular verification.
A backup you haven't tested is a backup you're hoping works — and hope isn't a recovery strategy. We architect backup systems using enterprise platforms like Veeam, EMC Avamar, and CommVault, but the platform is only half the job. The other half is a strict 3-2-1 (or 3-2-1-1-0) discipline: three copies of your data, on two different media types, one copy offsite, and — for the businesses that need it — one copy immutable and zero errors on restore verification.
Ransomware has made 'offsite' insufficient on its own. If a backup target is reachable from your production network, a sufficiently privileged attacker can reach it too. That's why air-gapped and immutable backup configurations matter — a backup copy that literally cannot be modified or deleted, even by someone with domain admin credentials, is what actually guarantees you have something to restore from.
- Veeam Backup & Replication — certified design and implementation
- EMC Avamar deduplication backup architecture
- CommVault enterprise backup and recovery platform
- 3-2-1 and 3-2-1-1-0 backup rule enforcement
- Offsite and air-gapped backup configurations
- Automated backup verification and restore testing
The process for this engagement.
Data & retention assessment
We identify what needs backing up, how long you need to retain it, and what compliance or contractual retention requirements apply — retention policy drives platform choice, not the other way around.
Platform design
Veeam, EMC Avamar, or CommVault sized to your environment and retention needs, with a 3-2-1 (or 3-2-1-1-0) topology mapped out before implementation starts.
Implementation & immutability hardening
Backup jobs configured and an offsite/air-gapped copy established that's isolated from a compromised production network — closing the gap that lets ransomware follow you into your backups.
Automated verification & restore testing
Scheduled test restores confirm backups are actually recoverable, not just completing without error — a backup job with a green checkmark and a backup you can actually restore from are not the same thing.
About backup & data protection.
What does '3-2-1' actually mean?
Three total copies of your data, on two different types of media, with one copy stored offsite. The extended '3-2-1-1-0' adds one immutable/air-gapped copy and zero errors on verified restores — the standard we design to for ransomware resilience.
How do you know our backups will actually restore when we need them?
We run scheduled, automated test restores — not just checking that the backup job completed. A backup that finishes without error but fails on restore is the failure mode we're specifically guarding against.
Can ransomware reach and encrypt our backups too?
It can, if your backups are reachable from production with the same credentials an attacker could compromise. Immutable and air-gapped backup copies are specifically designed to be unreachable and unmodifiable even by a fully compromised domain admin account.
Which backup platform is right for us — Veeam, Avamar, or CommVault?
It depends on your existing environment, data volume, and retention needs. We'll give you a straight recommendation during the assessment rather than defaulting to whichever platform we'd prefer to sell.
See it in practice.
The rest of the stack.
Cloud Migrations
Move email, file services, SQL, and full workloads to Azure — zero disruption to your operations.
High Availability
99.99% uptime isn't marketing — it's an engineering standard. Failover architectures that keep you online, always.
Disaster Recovery
VMware Site Recovery, full DR testing, and orchestration — so recovery is fast and certain.
Microsoft Technologies
Deep expertise across Azure, Microsoft 365, Exchange Server, and Hyper-V — purpose-built for your environment.
Web Solutions
Custom websites, CMS platforms, CRM integrations, and workflow automation. André-built and engineered to perform.
Let's scope your backup & data protection.
A free consultation, an honest assessment, and a clear plan — no obligation.