Backup & Disaster Recovery

Thinking you're covered and actually being covered are not the same thing

It's one of the most common things that comes up when businesses switch IT providers - a backup solution that's been running quietly in the background for months or years, and nobody has ever actually verified whether it works. Not because anyone was negligent, but because when nothing goes wrong, there's no reason to check. Until there is.

A ransomware attack, a server failure, accidental deletion, a flooded server room - these things happen to businesses of every size. The ones that recover quickly are the ones whose recovery plan was tested before they needed it. The ones that don't are the ones who assumed everything was fine.

A backup strategy that's actually been verified

Good backup and disaster recovery isn't just about having data stored somewhere - it's about knowing you can get it back, how fast, and what the process looks like when your team is stressed and the clock is running. PCC builds backup strategies that are tested regularly, documented clearly, and designed around your actual business needs - how much downtime you can afford, which systems are most critical, and what recovery looks like in practice rather than on paper. Serving businesses across the San Francisco Bay Area including Concord, CA and Pittsburgh, PA.

What backup and disaster recovery actually includes

Backup and disaster recovery covers the systems and processes that protect your business data and get your operations back up and running after an incident - whether that's a cyberattack, hardware failure, human error, or a natural disaster. That includes regular automated backups, off-site and cloud storage, recovery time planning, tested restoration procedures, and documentation so your team knows exactly what to do and who to call when something goes wrong. For businesses with compliance requirements, it also means being able to demonstrate that your data protection meets the standards your regulators or insurers expect.

How Pacific Computer Consultants approaches backup and recovery

PCC starts by looking at what you actually have - what's being backed up, how often, where it's stored, and critically, when it was last tested. For a lot of businesses coming to PCC, that last question hasn't had a clear answer in a while. From there, PCC builds or rebuilds the backup strategy around what your business genuinely needs, verifies that it works, and checks it on a regular schedule going forward so you're never left guessing. If something does go wrong, the recovery plan is already written, already tested, and ready to execute.

If you're not sure your backup would hold up, now is the right time to find out

If you're not completely sure your backup has been tested recently - or at all - that's worth finding out before something forces the question. PCC will take an honest look at what you have and tell you straight whether your current setup would actually hold up when you need it most.