Disaster Recovery as a Service

Disaster Recovery as a Service that makes recovery a plan, not a guess. Local technicians from a family-run team, serving businesses since 1994, manage your backups and test restores.

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Our Disaster Recovery Services

A growing business needs the recovery coverage of a full IT department, without the in-house hire. Backup, cybersecurity, and managed IT work together as one system you can rely on.

Backup & Recovery

Automated daily backups cover servers, workstations, and cloud data, with offsite replication, ransomware-resistant versioning, test restores, and restoration support.

Cybersecurity Protection

Managed cybersecurity combines threat detection, monitoring, endpoint protection, identity controls, and disaster recovery planning to help reduce ransomware and data-loss risks.

Managed IT Support

Managed IT services bring monitoring, helpdesk support, cloud management, backups, cybersecurity, and practical technology guidance together through one dedicated team.

Recovery-Ready Technology

Build Confidence Before Disruption Happens

If your office manager just assumes the backups run, nobody learns otherwise until it's too late. Test restores prove coverage for servers, workstations, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive.

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Trusted By Businesses

Recovery Confidence

Growing businesses and those leaving an unreliable provider turn to LME for recovery readiness. Their stories show what a tested plan changes.

"LME is has an amazing team and have been great development partners on all our projects. They deliver on time and keep us updated frequently on what they are doing!!!"

Marlan Walker
Marlan Walker

"LME has proven to be an exceptionally reliable partner for us, consistently delivering high-quality results across a diverse range of projects. Joe is always offering helpful suggestions and making sure issues are resolved."

Shashi Narahari
Shashi Narahari

"When Joe assigned Ivan as our lead, we felt like we finally had IT solved. Ivan has been with us 24×7 and the team behind him makes sure nothing falls through the cracks."

David Schuelke
David Schuelke

"We’ve been using LME Services for our business IT support, and the experience has been fantastic. Their cybersecurity expertise, responsiveness, and ability to explain complex tech in plain English really set them apart."

Jason Bergen
Jason Bergen

"We are not IT savvy people and wanted the best equipment within our budget with the easiest set-up and usage possible, so we could focus our time on our legal clients. They’ve helped optimize our technology and simplify it down to something that is easy for us to use."

Lara Cleary
Lara Cleary

"I can’t say enough great things about LME Services. I’ve trusted them for years with my computer support needs. They are reliable, knowledgeable, and always willing to help."

Patty Lovelady
Patty Lovelady

"Thanks to LME Services’ efforts, our workflow issues are finally resolved. We’ve worked with other IT companies but they lacked the oversight we needed. Leon and his team collaborate seamlessly with us and make sure we know someone cares."

Travis Penfield
Travis Penfield

"They deliver on a wide-breadth of IT services and ensure everything works correctly. With the personal touch of a small team, LME communicates efficiently and is instantly responsive by email or phone."

George Dades
George Dades

"LME is has an amazing team and have been great development partners on all our projects. They deliver on time and keep us updated frequently on what they are doing!!!"

Marlan Walker
Marlan Walker

"LME has proven to be an exceptionally reliable partner for us, consistently delivering high-quality results across a diverse range of projects. Joe is always offering helpful suggestions and making sure issues are resolved."

Shashi Narahari
Shashi Narahari

"When Joe assigned Ivan as our lead, we felt like we finally had IT solved. Ivan has been with us 24×7 and the team behind him makes sure nothing falls through the cracks."

David Schuelke
David Schuelke

"We’ve been using LME Services for our business IT support, and the experience has been fantastic. Their cybersecurity expertise, responsiveness, and ability to explain complex tech in plain English really set them apart."

Jason Bergen
Jason Bergen

"We are not IT savvy people and wanted the best equipment within our budget with the easiest set-up and usage possible, so we could focus our time on our legal clients. They’ve helped optimize our technology and simplify it down to something that is easy for us to use."

Lara Cleary
Lara Cleary

"I can’t say enough great things about LME Services. I’ve trusted them for years with my computer support needs. They are reliable, knowledgeable, and always willing to help."

Patty Lovelady
Patty Lovelady

"Thanks to LME Services’ efforts, our workflow issues are finally resolved. We’ve worked with other IT companies but they lacked the oversight we needed. Leon and his team collaborate seamlessly with us and make sure we know someone cares."

Travis Penfield
Travis Penfield

"They deliver on a wide-breadth of IT services and ensure everything works correctly. With the personal touch of a small team, LME communicates efficiently and is instantly responsive by email or phone."

George Dades
George Dades

"LME is has an amazing team and have been great development partners on all our projects. They deliver on time and keep us updated frequently on what they are doing!!!"

Marlan Walker
Marlan Walker

"LME has proven to be an exceptionally reliable partner for us, consistently delivering high-quality results across a diverse range of projects. Joe is always offering helpful suggestions and making sure issues are resolved."

Shashi Narahari
Shashi Narahari

"When Joe assigned Ivan as our lead, we felt like we finally had IT solved. Ivan has been with us 24×7 and the team behind him makes sure nothing falls through the cracks."

David Schuelke
David Schuelke

"We’ve been using LME Services for our business IT support, and the experience has been fantastic. Their cybersecurity expertise, responsiveness, and ability to explain complex tech in plain English really set them apart."

Jason Bergen
Jason Bergen

"We are not IT savvy people and wanted the best equipment within our budget with the easiest set-up and usage possible, so we could focus our time on our legal clients. They’ve helped optimize our technology and simplify it down to something that is easy for us to use."

Lara Cleary
Lara Cleary

"I can’t say enough great things about LME Services. I’ve trusted them for years with my computer support needs. They are reliable, knowledgeable, and always willing to help."

Patty Lovelady
Patty Lovelady

"Thanks to LME Services’ efforts, our workflow issues are finally resolved. We’ve worked with other IT companies but they lacked the oversight we needed. Leon and his team collaborate seamlessly with us and make sure we know someone cares."

Travis Penfield
Travis Penfield

"They deliver on a wide-breadth of IT services and ensure everything works correctly. With the personal touch of a small team, LME communicates efficiently and is instantly responsive by email or phone."

George Dades
George Dades
The LME Services Difference

Why Choose LME Services?

Tired of paying for backups nobody checks? LME offers flat, predictable pricing and a dedicated team that keeps your recovery plan current.

Established Experience

Family-run technology provider founded in 1994, with experience supporting businesses through major technology changes.

24/7 Monitoring

24/7 human support and monitoring help identify technology problems and respond before disruption grows.

Recovery Focused

Backup services emphasize restorability through test restores, documented objectives, and actual data restoration support.

Local Partnership

Dedicated team support serves Chicagoland organizations with familiar technicians and practical, plain-English guidance.

Meet The LME Services Team

Recovery plans built by one vendor and run by another tend to fail. The people who build your plan are the ones who answer your call.

Portrait of Joe Engelking, CEO of LME Services

Joe Engelking

CEO

Joe Engelking serves as CEO of LME Services, proudly carrying forward the standard of service excellence his father, Leon, established in 1994. Based at the company's Hoffman Estates headquarters, Joe leads new business development and client relationships across the Chicagoland area, ensuring every organization receives technology solutions tailored to their unique needs. As a second-generation leader, he blends decades of family expertise with a forward-thinking approach, championing the integration of AI and automation into client operations to improve efficiency and security. Joe is deeply committed to LME's mission of practical, plain-English technology guidance, working closely with small and mid-size businesses, law firms, and financial services companies. His leadership reflects a genuine dedication to keeping clients running, secure, and confident in their technology partner.

Portrait of Leon Engelking, Founder of LME Services

Leon Engelking

Founder

Leon Engelking is the Founder of LME Services, having launched the company in 1994 after a career at IBM during the early rise of Microsoft and personal computing. Recognizing an underserved population of business owners who needed dependable, practical IT support as internet adoption emerged, Leon built LME from the ground up to meet that need. Over more than three decades, he guided the company through major technology shifts, including ransomware growth, cloud computing adoption, and the transition to remote work. His vision established LME's family-run culture and its commitment to long-term client relationships throughout Chicagoland. Leon's legacy continues to shape the company's values of security-first operations and dedicated, personalized service for small and mid-size businesses across the region.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are disaster recovery services?

Disaster recovery services help organizations prepare for and respond to events that interrupt access to systems or data. They typically include backups, offsite replication, recovery planning, documented recovery time and recovery point objectives, testing, and restoration assistance. LME Services provides these capabilities for servers, workstations, and cloud platforms, helping businesses improve readiness for data loss, ransomware, and operational disruption.

What is disaster recovery as a service?

What does LME Services back up?

How does DRaaS help with ransomware?

What are RTO and RPO in disaster recovery?

Are disaster recovery backups tested?

Can DRaaS protect Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace data?

How do I get started with disaster recovery services?

Ready To Strengthen Your Recovery Plan?

Talk with LME Services about backup readiness and recovery support.

Service Areas We Serve

A restore that needs hands on hardware shouldn't depend on a provider who can't send anyone. Local technicians in Hoffman Estates provide on-site restore support to Chicagoland businesses.

Chicagoland

Service Area

24/7 Support

Availability

Since 1994

Established

Do We Serve Your Business Area?

Contact LME Services to discuss available recovery support.

Trusted By Clients

Awards and Recognition

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GoodFirms Best Company to Work With

Recognized by GoodFirms in 2023 for a client-first approach to IT support.

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UpCity Top IT Provider

Featured on UpCity among top-rated managed IT services providers in Chicago.

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Clutch Top Managed Service Provider Illinois 2024

Ranked by Clutch as a top managed service provider in Illinois for 2024.

Protect Your Business Before The Unexpected

Ready to stop guessing whether your backups would actually work? Tell us about your setup, and we'll build a tested recovery plan after a quick discovery call.

Contact Us Today

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For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at 847-496-5196. You can also send us a quick email at info@lmeservices.com.