Business backups that do not leave in someone's bag

AristaTech replaces take-home backup drives with a managed backup of all your infrastructure, including computers and servers, your cloud email accounts, such as Microsoft 365, and your OneDrive and SharePoint files. We run scheduled restore tests, and backup checks are part of our managed IT service.

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What is wrong with the drive in the bag

Taking a copy offsite makes sense, but a take-home drive has weak points:

  • it depends on one person remembering every week
  • between Fridays, the only copy is in the office
  • a drive left plugged in can be hit by ransomware too. The ASD's ACSC warns that backups may be affected if they were stored on the infected device or connected to the same network
  • a drive in a bag can be lost or stolen
  • nobody knows whether it would restore until the day it is needed

What a safer setup looks like

The Australian Signals Directorate's Essential Eight treats regular backups as one of eight core strategies. In plain terms, a safer setup is:

  • backups run on a schedule, without anyone having to remember
  • a copy is kept off the device and network it protects
  • ordinary accounts cannot change or delete the backups
  • data, applications and settings are covered, not only the shared drive
  • restores are tested, so you know the backup works

Microsoft 365 needs backing up too

Email, OneDrive and SharePoint live in Microsoft's cloud, but deleted data is only recoverable for a limited time. Microsoft keeps deleted SharePoint items for 93 days, and deleted Exchange Online email for 14 days by default, up to 30. Microsoft offers Microsoft 365 Backup as a separate product. We back up your cloud email, including Microsoft 365 mail, and your OneDrive and SharePoint files.

Testing a restore

Until you have restored from a backup, you cannot be sure it works. We run restore tests on a schedule, and backup checks are part of our managed IT service. Whoever looks after your backups, ask how and when restores are tested.

Moving off the drive without a gap

Keep the old routine going until the new backup has run and a test restore works. Then retire the drive, wipe it and store or destroy it securely.

Frequently Asked Questions

What should replace our take-home backup drive? expand_more
A managed backup that does not depend on anyone carrying a drive. We back up all your infrastructure, your cloud email and your OneDrive and SharePoint files, and backup checks are part of our managed IT service.
Does Microsoft 365 back up our email and files? expand_more
Only for a limited time. Deleted email and files can be recovered for a set period, and Microsoft offers Microsoft 365 Backup as a separate product. We back up Microsoft 365 mail, OneDrive and SharePoint for you.
How do we know the backup actually works? expand_more
We test restores on a schedule, and backup checks are part of our managed IT service. Ask us how that works for your setup.
Can ransomware reach our backups? expand_more
It can. The ASD's ACSC warns that backups may be affected if they were stored on the infected device or connected to the same network. That is why a backup should not sit only on the office device or network. See cybersecurity services.
Do you support businesses in Sutherland? expand_more
Yes. We cover all Sydney metro suburbs, including Sutherland, and whether onsite is included depends on the managed plan.

Ready to retire the drive?

Tell us what you back up now, how often, and what you could not do without. Use the enquiry form, email info@aristatech.com.au, or call 1300 650 056.

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