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Backup · Disaster Recovery · Business Continuity

Backup & Business
Continuity

Ransomware. Hardware failure. Human error. Natural disaster. The question isn’t whether you’ll face data loss — it’s whether you can recover fast enough to keep your business running. Iron Core builds backup and disaster recovery systems that are encrypted, tested, and ready when you need them.

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Why This Matters
“We Lost Everything”
Is Not an Option.
Ransomware Attack
Attackers encrypt your files and demand payment. Without clean, isolated backups, your only options are paying the ransom or losing your data. We eliminate that leverage entirely.
Hardware Failure
Servers fail. Hard drives die. It’s not a matter of if — it’s when. Our backup systems ensure a hardware failure is an inconvenience, not a catastrophe.
Human Error
Someone accidentally deletes a critical folder, overwrites a database, or misconfigures a system. Versioned backups let us roll back to any point in time and restore exactly what was lost.
Natural Disaster
Fire, flood, power surge — if your office is compromised, your on-site backups go with it. Our offsite and cloud-based recovery ensures your data survives even if your building doesn’t.

For the industries we serve — law firms, medical practices, financial advisors, manufacturers — data loss carries consequences far beyond lost files. It means lost client trust, regulatory penalties, malpractice exposure, and in some cases, the end of a business.

HIPAA requires healthcare providers to maintain data backups and a disaster recovery plan. FINRA expects documented business continuity procedures. ABA ethics rules mandate reasonable safeguards for client information. These aren’t suggestions — they’re requirements.

Iron Core designs backup and continuity systems that satisfy both your operational needs and your compliance obligations. Every backup is encrypted, every recovery plan is tested, and every procedure is documented for your auditors.

What We Deliver
Backup Is the Floor.
Continuity Is the Goal.

Having backups is step one. Being able to actually recover — fast, completely, and without data loss — is what matters.

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Automated Daily Backups
Every server, workstation, and cloud environment backed up automatically on a daily schedule. No manual steps, no forgotten drives, no gaps in coverage.
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256-Bit AES Encryption
All backups are encrypted at rest and in transit. Even if backup media were intercepted, your data remains protected — satisfying HIPAA, FINRA, and other encryption requirements.
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Offsite & Cloud Replication
We follow the 3-2-1 rule: three copies, two different media types, one offsite. Your data is replicated to geographically separate, secure cloud infrastructure so a local disaster never means total loss.
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Rapid Recovery & Failover
When disaster strikes, speed matters. Our systems are designed for sub-4-hour recovery times. For critical systems, we can spin up virtual replicas in the cloud while physical hardware is restored.
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Regular Recovery Testing
A backup you haven’t tested is a backup you can’t trust. We run quarterly recovery drills to verify that every backup actually restores correctly — and we document the results for your auditors.
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Disaster Recovery Planning
A written, tested disaster recovery plan that defines RTOs, RPOs, roles, responsibilities, and step-by-step procedures. Your team knows exactly what to do — and your regulators see it in writing.
How It Works
From Assessment
to Protected.

We design your backup and continuity strategy around your actual recovery needs — not a one-size-fits-all template.

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Business Impact Analysis
We identify your critical systems, acceptable downtime thresholds, and data loss tolerances. This defines your Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO) for each system.
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Design & Deploy
We architect a backup and recovery solution matched to your RTOs and RPOs — selecting the right combination of local, offsite, and cloud backup to meet your needs and budget.
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Test, Document, Maintain
We run recovery drills, document every procedure, and continuously monitor backup health. When regulations change or your environment grows, we adjust the plan to match.
Frequently Asked Questions
Backup & Recovery
Questions, Answered.
We already back up to an external hard drive — isn’t that enough?
External drives are better than nothing, but they have serious limitations. They’re often connected to the same network as your systems, which means ransomware can encrypt them too. They aren’t encrypted, so a stolen drive means a data breach. They rely on someone remembering to run the backup. And they’re rarely tested. A proper backup strategy uses encrypted, offsite, automated backups with regular recovery testing.
What’s the difference between RTO and RPO?
RTO (Recovery Time Objective) is how quickly you need to be back up and running after a disaster. RPO (Recovery Point Objective) is how much data you can afford to lose — measured in time. If your RPO is 4 hours, that means you can tolerate losing up to 4 hours of work. We design your backup schedule and recovery systems around both numbers.
Can you protect against ransomware specifically?
Yes. Our backup architecture includes air-gapped and immutable backups that ransomware cannot encrypt or delete. Even if attackers compromise your entire network, your backup copies remain clean and recoverable. This eliminates the leverage attackers rely on and means you never have to consider paying a ransom.
Do you back up cloud services like Microsoft 365?
Yes. Many businesses assume Microsoft backs up their data — they don’t. Microsoft provides infrastructure redundancy, not data protection. If an employee deletes emails, a mailbox is compromised, or SharePoint data is corrupted, Microsoft’s native retention won’t fully protect you. We provide dedicated M365 backup covering Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams.
How often do you test recovery?
We run quarterly recovery drills at minimum. Each test verifies that backup data is complete, uncorrupted, and can be restored within your defined RTO. We document every test result for your records and your compliance auditors.
Is backup included in your managed IT plans?
Basic backup monitoring is included in every managed IT agreement. Full backup and disaster recovery — including offsite replication, cloud failover, and DR planning — is available as a dedicated service or as an add-on to your managed IT plan. We’ll recommend the right configuration during your assessment.

Could Your Business
Survive Data Loss?

Find out in 45 minutes. Our free assessment evaluates your current backup posture, identifies gaps, and shows you exactly what a proper recovery plan looks like.

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