Backup and DR Assessment
Ensure your organisations can return to normal operations,
in the event of an outage, data loss scenario or breach
Business continuity planning can help organisations return to normal What are the challenges? Our four stage approach
operations, in the event of an outage, data loss scenario, breach or
degradation of service. Unfortunately, many companies are ill-prepared Having an effective backup and DR solution is crucial for safeguarding Our assessment is designed to evaluate the health and preparedness of
when it comes to protection, with poor, recovery point (RPO) and recovery corporate data and ensure employees are able to continue functioning in your organisation's backup and disaster recovery strategy.
time (RTO) objectives leading to significant outages, costs, reputational the event of an outage or data-loss scenario. Many organisations struggle
damage, a loss of confidence, as well as an inability to trade or transact. with the following scenarios, which is where we come in.
Scoping - We uncover business objectives, IT infrastructure,
There has been no shortage of headline-making attacks and outages over Data Loss - Due to hardware malfunctions, accidental deletions, critical systems, data volumes, and recovery objectives. We'll
the past few years, and the fallout can be widespread, at best causing an cyber attacks, ransom-ware or even natural disasters also use tools to capture data sizes from your environment.
inconvenience to staff and at worst shutting your business down. Inadequate Backup Strategy - Overlooking important data sets or
maintaining inconsistent backup schedules Current State - We discover your existing backup and DR
Testing and Validation - Many organisations are unaware of the systems, policies and procedures, looking at factors such as
75% of small businesses don’t have a recovery plan, integrity and reliability of their backups until it's too late. backup frequency, retention, backup storage, RTOs and RPO.
75% while 60% that suffer a data loss event within six months Storage Optimisation - Without proper management, backups can
will be forced to close - Enterprise Apps Today consume excessive storage resources, leading to unnecessary costs. Assessment - We identify and prioritise potential risks and
Compliance - Many industries struggle to meet specific regulations vulnerabilities, including deviation from best practices,
regarding data protection and retention security threats, compliance gaps, and environmental risks.
42% of medium-sized companies and 30% of Complexity - Existing processes can be complex, involving multiple
42% large (250+ employee) businesses admitted to not systems, technologies and configurations Report - Practical recommendations and a roadmap for
maintaining any form of off-site backups - IT Pro Human Error - Despite advances in technologies, people still make enhancing your backup and DR capabilities e.g. upgrades,
mistakes errors during backup and recovery operations process improvements, training, and compliance measures.
Barely half of organisations have backup power (47%) or
47% redundant connectivity (42%), and less than 40% have
high availability / failover systems - Spiceworks
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Service Plans About Ultima
Formed in 1990, Ultima has developed into
one of the UK's leading cloud, security, digital
Despite IT's best intentions, many backup and disaster recovery plans are incomplete, To help seperate fact from fiction, Ultima has two different backup and disaster recovery workspace companies, focused on the the
failing to meet recovery point / time objectives. In our experience, many organisations assessment services: a complimentary Essentials tier, which provides a quick turn around design, delivery and support of industry-leading
struggle with legacy solutions, which result in significant overheads to maintain and do with high-level advice and areas for proposed investments; as well as an Ultimate tier, technologies, backed by 24x7 support.
not deliver the results expected. In many cases, the first time a business finds out if their delivering a more comprehensive, root-and-branch review of your entire backup and
backup and DR solution is working effectively, is when they have to use it in anger. disaster recovery platform and strategy. Business continuity planning can help
organisations return to normal operations, in the
event of an outage, data loss scenario, breach
Description Essentials Ultimate or degradation of service. Unfortunately, many
companies are ill-prepared when it comes to
Evaluate - Interrogate current RPO / RTO requirements, scope the existing hardware / software for compatibility and scalability ü ü protection, response and recovery, leading to
significant costs, reputational damage, a loss
Sizing - Data capture of both backup and disaster recovery sizes, and discuss future growth expecations ü ü
of confidence, as well as an inability to trade.
Proposal - A high level proposal, covering recommended Backup & DR solution options to meet the above requirements ü ü We can provide design, delivery and on-going
support services for a range of leading backup
Roadmap - Create a strategic roadmap & vision for the customer to deliver backup & DR across sites and different data sets ü and disaster recovery solutions, including
Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure Site Recovery,
Proof of Concept - Deployment of a small-scale B&DR solution to demonstrate capabilities, reliability and effectiveness ü
Veeam Backup and Replication, VMware Site
Health Check - Overall health check to ensure the backup & DR solution is operating to its intended purposes ü Recovery Manager, as well as Commvault Total
Protection.
Testing and Validation - A series of controlled tests to validate data restores and disaster recovery failover, in the event of an adverse event ü
Policy and Process - Review schedules and retention policies to ensure alignment to RPO / RTO goals, and how long backup data is kept ü
HQ - Ultima. Gainsborough House, Manor Park,
Basingstoke Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 0NA
Risk Identification - Identify risks in backup and disaster recovery from a security and compliance standpoint, and provide mitigating advice ü
Optimisation - Recommend changes to streamline processes, performance and storage capacity ü 0333 015 8000
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Advisory Service Report - Comprehensive report of all the items above, including prioritised and costed recommendations ü ultima.com
Presentation - Present our findings to key stakeholders and explain our rational and discuss next steps ü ü
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