Backup & disaster recovery in New Lynn
A backup is only worth something on the day you need it back. We set up copies of your Microsoft 365, servers and shared files, keep at least one where ransomware can't touch it, check every job and prove it works with regular test restores.
Onsite technicians cover New Lynn. Most problems are fixed remotely first; when a job needs hands, a technician comes to you.
Backup & disaster recovery for New Lynn businesses
New Lynn has become a dense town centre built around its transport interchange and shopping mall, with new apartment and mixed-use buildings, medical and allied health practices, education providers and offices, while older light industrial streets nearby hold manufacturers and trade businesses.
Businesses moving into new mixed-use buildings get modern fibre but often a small comms cupboard shared with building systems, so equipment needs to be compact and well ventilated. Health and education providers also handle personal information about patients and students, which calls for individual accounts, careful permissions and devices that can be wiped if lost.
Our approach is simple and written down. We list what your business can't lose - mailboxes, shared drives, accounting data, line-of-business databases - and decide with you how far back you need to go and how fast you need it back. Then we put a backup in place for each one, with an offsite copy kept separate from your normal sign-ins so an attacker who gets into your network can't delete it.
Our technicians attend New Lynn offices and practices for setups, networks and hardware, and help remotely with everyday problems. Moves into new premises are planned and quoted in writing.
What's included
Microsoft 365 backup
Exchange mailboxes, OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams files copied outside Microsoft's own retention, with point-in-time restores of single items or whole accounts.
Daily checks
Every backup job is checked each working day. Failures, warnings and jobs that silently stopped are investigated and fixed, with the cause noted.
Server and NAS backup
Image-level backups of onsite servers and file shares, so a failed machine can be rebuilt on new hardware or started in the cloud while it is replaced.
Copies ransomware can't reach
An offsite, versioned copy protected by separate credentials and deletion locks, so encrypting your network does not take the backups with it.
Test restores
A scheduled restore each quarter, timed and recorded, so the recovery time in your plan is measured rather than guessed.
Recovery help
When something is lost or encrypted we do the restore, check the data is complete and help you work out how it happened.
Is it right for your New Lynn office?
Talk to us about backup if any of these sound familiar:
- Your backup is a USB drive someone is meant to swap each week
- You use Microsoft 365 and have never set up a separate backup for it
- Your accounting or practice software sits on one server in a cupboard
- You can't say when a restore was last tested
- Your insurer asks whether backups are offline or immutable
How getting started works
- Free IT health check. We look at your devices, accounts, backups and network and tell you what we find, in plain English.
- Clear proposal. A written monthly price per user and a list of any fixes, with nothing hidden.
- Handover. We collect admin access and documentation from your current provider and keep your team working.
- Day-one fixes. Security gaps, failed backups and urgent risks are dealt with first.
Backup & disaster recovery in New Lynn: questions
Our new tenancy has a tiny comms cupboard. Will our equipment fit?
Usually, with compact equipment chosen for the space and a small wall cabinet. We check heat and power availability for low-voltage gear and recommend a layout before anything is ordered.
How should a tutoring or training provider protect student information?
Give staff individual accounts with multi-factor sign-in, keep student records in a secure system rather than spreadsheets on laptops, and back everything up. We set that up and keep it maintained.
How much does backup cost?
Microsoft 365 backup is included in the Managed and Complete plans. Server, NAS and large data backups depend on how much data you hold and how quickly you need it back, so we quote them in writing first.
How quickly can we get things back?
A single file or email usually takes minutes. A whole server depends on its size and the method; we measure it during test restores and write the real figure into your plan.
What is the difference between backup and disaster recovery?
Backup is the copy of your data. Disaster recovery is the plan and tooling to get the business working again after a fire, flood, theft or ransomware attack, including where people work and in what order systems come back.
Doesn't Microsoft back up our 365 data?
Microsoft keeps the service running and holds deleted items for a short period. It does not keep long-term, independent copies you control. A separate 365 backup covers accidental deletion, departed staff, account takeover and retention gaps.
More IT services in New Lynn
- Managed IT
- IT support
- Cyber security
- Microsoft 365
- Networks & Wi-Fi
- Internet & phones
- Cloud & servers
- Email security & deliverability
- CCTV & access control
- Printers, copiers & scanning
- Laptops, PCs & devices
- Office moves & fit-outs
- IT strategy & consulting
- Co-managed IT
- Security awareness training
