Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)
Backups you have tested, and a plan for getting back up.
We manage your backups, replicate them offsite, test the restores, and document how fast you need to be back up. When something goes wrong, we do the restore with you.
Disaster recovery as a service, answered directly
By Joe Engelking, CEO. Updated October 2026.
What is disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS)?
Disaster recovery as a service is a managed offering that protects your data and helps you recover technology after a disruption. Instead of handling every recovery task yourself, a provider manages backup, offsite replication, recovery planning, testing, and restoration help. It covers events such as ransomware, hardware failure, accidental deletion, and outages.
What is the difference between backup and disaster recovery?
A backup is a copy of your data. Disaster recovery is the plan and capability to get your business working again using those copies: which systems come back first, how long that takes, who does it, and whether it has been tested. Having backups without a tested recovery process is how businesses learn too late that a restore does not work.
What are RTO and RPO?
Recovery time objective (RTO) is how long you can be down before the interruption seriously hurts the business. Recovery point objective (RPO) is how much recent data you can afford to lose. We document both for your key systems so the backup design matches what the business actually needs.
How does DRaaS help with ransomware?
Ransomware attackers go after backups so you cannot recover without paying. Keeping protected copies away from your primary systems, with ransomware-resistant versioning, means an attack does not have to wipe out your only good copy. Periodic test restores show whether that protection works. If you have been hit with no usable backup, call us.
| Topic | DRaaS with LME | Backup only |
|---|---|---|
| Offsite copies | Replicated offsite | Often a single local copy |
| Ransomware | Ransomware-resistant versioning | Copies can be encrypted with the originals |
| Testing | Periodic test restores | Often never tested |
| Recovery targets | Documented RTO and RPO | Unstated |
| When disaster hits | Our team performs the restore with you | You figure it out under pressure |
More questions about disaster recovery
We back up servers, workstations, and cloud data, including Microsoft 365 data such as email, SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive. Backups are automated, replicated offsite, and protected with ransomware-resistant versioning.
Yes. The service includes periodic test restores to confirm recoverability. Testing finds configuration problems, gaps in coverage, and recovery obstacles before a real incident does. We also handle the actual restorations when you need them.
Microsoft keeps the service running but does not protect you from accidental deletion, a compromised account, or ransomware that syncs to the cloud. A separate backup of mailboxes, SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive covers that gap, and we manage it alongside your other backups.
A disaster recovery plan covers getting technology and data back after a disruption. A business continuity plan is broader and covers how the whole business keeps operating, including people, facilities, communication, and suppliers. Disaster recovery is the technology piece of continuity, and many small businesses start there.
It depends on how much data and how many systems you protect, how fast you need to recover, and how long you need to keep copies. We quote after a conversation about those needs. See our backup and disaster recovery page for the full service.
Call or request a consultation. We review your current backups, find coverage or recoverability gaps, and talk through the recovery time and data-loss limits your business can accept. Then we recommend a managed approach and give you a quote.
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