Recovery you can actually rely on
Most organisations think they have backup. Far fewer have tested that they can actually recover — quickly, cleanly, and without depending on the very systems that just failed. Disaster recovery is the discipline of making recovery predictable: isolated backups, replication, a documented plan, and regular testing that proves it works before you need it.
What this covers
- Cloud replication & recovery: systems replicated so you can fail over fast.
- Data protection & backup: isolated, immutable backups resistant to ransomware.
- DR planning for compliance: documented plans that satisfy regulators and insurers.
- Annual recovery testing: evidenced tests that prove recovery works, not just that backups exist.
Why "we have backups" is not enough
Ransomware increasingly targets backups first. If your backups are reachable from the same environment as your live systems, they can be encrypted too. Isolation, immutability and tested recovery are what separate a bad day from a business-ending one — and, increasingly, what regulators and cyber-insurers expect to see.
What Open Way Technologies does
We assess your current backup and recovery posture, identify where recovery would actually fail, and match you with the right DR and backup provider — independently, at no cost to you.
What is the difference between backup and disaster recovery?
Backup is a copy of your data. Disaster recovery is the whole capability to get the business running again after an incident — including replication, a documented plan, defined recovery times, and testing. Backup is necessary but not sufficient on its own.
How often should we test recovery?
At least annually, and after any significant change. A backup that has never been test-restored is an assumption, not a safeguard. Evidenced annual testing is also increasingly expected for compliance and cyber-insurance.
Can backups protect us from ransomware?
Only if they are isolated and immutable. Modern ransomware seeks out and encrypts reachable backups. Properly isolated, immutable backups are one of the most important defences against being forced to pay.