Backup & Disaster Recovery
Automated daily backups, off-site replication, tested DR runbooks — defined RTO and RPO, not hopeful guesses.
Most Indian organisations have *backups*. Far fewer have *recovery* — backups that restore on demand, within a defined time, to a working environment. The difference becomes painfully clear during a ransomware incident, a hardware failure, or a regulatory inspection. AstraCMITS builds DR that has been tested, documented, and rehearsed.
Why it matters
The risk of getting this wrong.
Untested backups fail silently. Ransomware actors specifically target backup repositories first — if yours are connected to your production AD with default credentials, they will be encrypted before you discover the breach.
Schedule M, USFDA 21 CFR Part 11, and DPDPA all require *demonstrable* recovery — not just an assertion that you have backups somewhere.
A typical Indian SME loses ₹5–25 Lakh per day of unplanned production stop. Without RTO/RPO targets, you cannot cost or insure against this.
Cloud-only backup is not DR. If your cloud provider has a regional outage and your DNS, identity, or email is hosted there too, "the backup" is the smallest of your problems.
What we deliver
Concrete, accountable deliverables.
Automated daily backups
Per-system backup policies. Application-aware (databases, mail, ERPs). Verified after every run, with email + dashboard reporting.
Off-site replication
Encrypted replica to a second site (cloud or partner DC). Air-gapped or immutable copies for ransomware resilience.
Tested DR runbooks
Step-by-step recovery procedures, role-assigned, version-controlled. Scenario-tested at least annually with documented results.
Defined RTO / RPO targets
Per-system Recovery Time and Recovery Point Objectives, signed off by the business. No surprises during the actual incident.
Inspection-ready documentation
Backup policy, retention, encryption, access control evidence packaged for DPDPA, USFDA, NABH inspectors.
BCP integration
Beyond data: communication plans, alternate-site working procedures, vendor escalation paths.
How we engage
From discovery to delivery.
Risk + RTO/RPO workshop
What systems matter? How long can each be down? What data loss is acceptable? Outputs become the contract.
Deploy + first DR test
Backup infrastructure deployed, first full backup completed and *restored to a clean environment* to prove it works.
Continuous + annual test
Daily ops, monthly reports, scheduled annual full DR drill with senior leadership in the room.
Compliance & frameworks
Industries we serve
Measurable outcomes
Results, not activity.
RTO and RPO targets met in tested scenarios — provable, not aspirational.
Ransomware-resilient: immutable copies, air-gap discipline, restore-from-clean procedure rehearsed.
Backup compliance evidence ready for any inspection within 24 hours.
No more "we have backups but we have never restored from them" anxiety.
Ready to talk backup & disaster recovery?
Free 30-minute scoping call. We'll map your current state, identify the gaps, and show you exactly what a managed engagement looks like.
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