Backup and disaster recovery plan for SMEs in Belgium
Ransomware, a failing drive, or a mistakenly deleted file can erase years of work in seconds. We set up tested backups and a clear plan to restart, without improvising on the day it counts.
Many Belgian SMEs think they are protected because an external hard drive is plugged in somewhere in the office. This drive, however, remains exposed to the same risk as the rest of the fleet: it can be stolen, damaged by a power surge, or encrypted by ransomware at the same time as the workstations to which it is permanently connected.
The real danger is not just losing files, it is not knowing how to recover them on the day they are needed. A backup that is never tested gives a false sense of security, and discovering that it does not work when business is blocked exacerbates an already difficult situation.
LTC Group sets up outsourced backups of your critical data and defines a written recovery plan with you, so that everyone knows exactly what to do in the event of an incident, without waiting for panic to guide decisions.
What our support
covers.
- Identification of data and systems that are truly critical to your business.
- Implementation of automatic backups, copied outside your premises.
- Drafting of a written recovery plan, with steps and designated responsibilities.
- Real restoration tests, to verify that the backup actually works.
- Clear documentation, understandable even without technical skills.
From risk identification
to restoration testing.
Free diagnosis
Thirty minutes to review your current backups and what would happen if they failed.
Data mapping
Identification of what absolutely needs to be backed up, and how often, based on true criticality.
Setup & initial testing
Deployment of the outsourced backup, followed by a full restoration test upon commissioning.
Monitoring & regular tests
New periodic restoration tests, generally once or twice a year depending on the volume of data.
Copies out of reach
of a local incident.
Your data is copied to an externalised and encrypted hosting facility, separate from the network where it is produced, so that a local incident — theft, fire, ransomware — cannot reach the backup copy at the same time as the original. We apply the principle of multiple copies, with at least one kept off-site.
The restoration tools we deploy are tested in real conditions, not just verified on paper, so that business recovery never relies on an unverified assumption.
The cost depends on the volume of data to be backed up and the backup frequency required for your business. Each setup is priced free of charge after the diagnosis, once your true needs have been identified.
Essential as soon as
your data really matters.
- Companies whose business depends on client files or production data.
- SMEs who do not know if their current backup actually works.
- Organisations that want a written plan rather than improvisation in case of a hard blow.
- Businesses with no digital data whose loss would have a real impact.
- Companies looking for a promise of total invulnerability.
- Organisations that only want an external drive with no follow-up.
Let us take a ten-person design office, whose plans and client files only existed in a single copy on a local server. Following the implementation of an outsourced backup and a written recovery plan, the team now knows exactly who to contact and what steps to follow in the event of an incident, instead of discovering the procedure in an emergency.
This example is illustrative. Other achievements can be viewed on our projects page.
What we are asked
about backup.
No, not on its own. Permanently connected, it remains exposed to the same risks as your workstations. It must be supplemented by an outsourced copy, disconnected from the daily network.
It depends on the volume of data and the type of incident. We give you a realistic estimate from the diagnosis, rather than a theoretical figure that is impossible to maintain in all cases.
Outsourced backup is precisely designed for this scenario: if your files are encrypted by an attack, the isolated copy allows you to restore your data without paying a ransom.
The frequency is defined according to the importance of your data and its update rate. Folders modified several times a day require a more frequent backup than a rarely touched archive.
We actually recover files from the backup to check that they open correctly, rather than assuming that the copy went well.
Let's check it
together.
A free thirty-minute diagnosis to review your current backups and build a written recovery plan.
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