What Backup & Disaster Recovery Means

Backup is what protects you from accidental deletion, hardware failure, and ransomware. Disaster Recovery (DR) is what gets your business back online if your entire office or data center goes down. They're two different problems — and most businesses we audit are weak on the DR side. We design and run both.

What We Do

Server & VM Backup

Daily image-based backups using Veeam Backup & Replication or Acronis Cyber Protect, stored both locally (for fast restores) and replicated off-site or to AWS S3 / Wasabi. Retention policies match your compliance needs.

Microsoft 365 & Google Workspace Backup

Microsoft and Google don't back up your data — they protect their infrastructure, not your deleted emails or accidentally overwritten OneDrive files. We deploy third-party backup (Veeam M365, Acronis) so you can restore any item, any version, anytime.

Database Backup

Application-aware backups for SQL Server, MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and Oracle. Point-in-time recovery, transaction log shipping, and automated test restores so you know backups actually work.

DR Planning & Drills

Documented Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) per workload. Annual DR drills where we actually fail over to the replica site and time the recovery — not just paper plans.

Why LinkForge

Frequently Asked Questions

How often should we back up?

For most businesses: daily image-level + 4-hourly database log shipping. For high-transaction systems (banks, e-commerce): continuous replication with sub-minute RPO. We tune this per workload after talking with you.

How long does it take to restore?

A single file or email: 5–15 minutes. A full server: 30 min to 4 hours depending on size. With hot-standby replication, failover can be under 5 minutes — that's what we set up for revenue-critical systems.

Do you protect against ransomware?

Yes — through immutable backup storage (backups can't be modified or deleted for the retention period) and air-gapped copies. Even if attackers encrypt your live systems and reach the backup server, they can't destroy your backups.

How much does this cost?

Per-server backup typically $40–$120/month including off-site storage. M365 backup: $3–$5/user/month. DR (with hot-standby infrastructure) is quoted per workload after discovery.

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