Backup & Disaster Recovery

A backup only matters when you can actually recover your files

Fortifi IT helps businesses protect important files, servers, computers, and Microsoft 365 data—and build a clear plan for getting back to work when something goes wrong.

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A good backup plan takes the panic out of an emergency

Many businesses have some kind of backup in place, but that does not always mean everything important is protected. Backups may not be checked regularly, failures can go unnoticed, and no one may know how long a full recovery would take.

Fortifi IT helps you understand what is being backed up, where the gaps are, and what needs to happen if a server fails, files are deleted, or ransomware affects your business.

Backup coverage review

We identify the files, systems, Microsoft 365 data, and other information your business cannot afford to lose.

Restore testing

We help confirm that your backups can actually be restored before you need them in a real emergency.

Ransomware readiness

We review how your backups are protected and help reduce the chance that an attacker could damage both your live data and your backup copies.

Recovery planning

We help document what should be restored first, who needs to be contacted, and what a realistic recovery timeline looks like.

Questions your backup plan should answer

  • What information is being backed up?
  • How often are new backup copies created?
  • Who is notified when a backup fails?
  • How long would it take to get the business running again?
  • When was the last successful restore test?
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Backups are an important part of cybersecurity

A reliable backup can help your business recover from ransomware, accidental deletion, hardware failure, a compromised cloud account, or a major outage. Fortifi IT can help make backup and recovery part of your overall security plan instead of something that is only checked after a problem.

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A backup is a copy of your data. Disaster recovery is the plan for using those backups—and any other tools you need—to get your systems, staff, and day-to-day operations running again after an outage, ransomware attack, hardware failure, or major data loss.

In many cases, yes. Microsoft keeps the service available and includes some retention features, but that is not the same as having a separate backup you control. A dedicated backup can make it easier to recover email, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams data after accidental deletion, malicious activity, or an account compromise.

Backups should be tested regularly. How often depends on how important the data is, how quickly it changes, and how long your business can be without it. The key is not to wait for an emergency before finding out whether a restore works.

Yes, but only when the backups are protected, monitored, and tested. We can help review whether your backup copies are separated from your everyday systems, identify recovery gaps, and make sure there is a clear plan for restoring your most important data first.

We can help review and plan backup options for servers, workstations, shared files, Microsoft 365 data, and other important business systems. The right approach depends on what you use, how much data you have, and how quickly you need to recover.

Yes. We can help document what is protected, where the backups are stored, who should be contacted, which systems need to come back first, and what steps should be followed during an outage or data-loss event.