1. Engagement Framework & Delivery Phases
2. Strategy & Risk Assessment
3. Resilience Tiers & Reference Patterns
4. Replication & Protection Technologies
5. Orchestration & Automated Recovery
6. Cyber Resilience & Ransomware Defence
7. Service Validation & Exercising
8. Compliance Alignment & Evidence
9. Observability & Operational Oversight
10. Platform & Application Coverage
11. Commercial Structures & Financial Stewardship
12. Service Excellence & Track Record
1. Engagement Framework and Delivery Phases

Our approach is structured, time bound and outcome driven, reducing risk from discovery to steady state.

Discovery and assessment: confirm scope, map dependencies, define objectives

Architecture and design: select patterns, specify replication and networks

Build and pilot: deploy target environments and validate workloads

Cutover readiness: complete runbooks, conduct rehearsals, agree decision gates

Operate and evolve: monitor, test, report and refine against changing needs

2. Strategy and Risk Assessment

Effective recovery begins with clarity. We work with stakeholders across technology, risk and the business to define what must be restored, how quickly and to what point in time.

Business impact analysis to identify critical processes and dependencies

Definition of recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO) by service

Risk mapping across facilities, supply chain, cyber threats and third parties

Prioritised remediation roadmap aligned to budget and governance

3. Resilience Tiers and Reference Patterns

Different services merit different recovery profiles. We offer a structured catalogue of DR patterns that balance speed, cost and complexity.

Active architectures for zero or near-zero downtime

Hot standby with synchronous replication for sub minute data loss

Warm standby with scheduled replication for cost-efficient protection

Cold start options for non-critical workloads with extended RTOs

Hybrid models blending on premises, private and public cloud

4. Replication and Protection Technologies

We implement fit for purpose data movement and protection, chosen for workload characteristics and compliance requirements.

Storage level replication (sync/async) across metro and regional sites

Application-aware replication for databases and messaging platforms

Snapshot and journal-based rollback to pre-event restore points

Immutable, air-gapped copies to withstand destructive attacks

WAN optimisation and QoS to safeguard replication performance

5. Orchestration and Automated Recovery

Speed and predictability depend on automation.
We codify failover and failback steps to eliminate ambiguity and reduce human error.

Runbooks as code to sequence service start up and dependency checks

Network reconfiguration automation (DNS updates, routing, VPNs)

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to rebuild environments on a deterministic basis

Application health probes and conditional logic for controlled promotion

Push button exercises and scheduled drills with detailed outcomes

6. Cyber Resilience and Ransomware Defence

Modern incidents often involve malicious encryption or data destruction.
Our DR approach integrates defensive depth and rapid recovery.

Continuous anomaly detection on change rates

Segregated credentials and break-glass workflows for DR operations

Write once, read many (WORM) retention with timed locks

Clean room recovery environments to validate integrity before cutover

Forensic capture options to support post-incident research and investigations

7. Service Validation and Exercising

Plans are only as strong as their last test.
We operationalise assurance through a structured testing programme that evolves with your estate.

Tabletop simulations for executive leadership

Component, service and full-site failover drills

Evidence packs with RTO/RPO attainment and variance analysis

Continuous improvement actions tracked to closure

Training for operations teams on failover, failback and escalation

8. Compliance Alignment and Evidence

Recovery capabilities must satisfy regulators and auditors as well as technologists.
We deliver governance and documentation that withstand scrutiny.

Controls mapped to ISO 22301, ISO 27001, FCA/PRA expectations, and sector obligations

Data residency and sovereignty respected across locations and jurisdictions

Documented procedures, roles and authorities

Audit ready artefacts: test logs, change records, asset inventories and CMDB updates

Third party assurance coordination where shared services are in scope

9. Observability and Operational Oversight

You need clear visibility of readiness at all times.
We provide measurement, alerting and reporting that reflect real business risk.

Health dashboards for replication, lag, and protection coverage

SLA tracking against RTO/RPO, including early warning thresholds

Runbook drift detection and configuration compliance

Capacity and performance trending to prevent recovery bottlenecks

Executive summaries with risk ratings and remediation status

10. Platform and Application Coverage

Our teams cover the breadth of typical enterprise stacks, ensuring consistency from infrastructure to application layers during recovery.

Windows and Linux platforms, including clustered services

Managed recovery for SQL Server, PostgreSQL and MySQL, plus log shipping and clustering

Web and middleware tiers (IIS, Nginx, Apache, Java application servers)

Directory services, identity, and critical shared services (DNS, DHCP, PKI)

Support for containerised workloads and orchestration platforms

11. Commercial Structures and Financial Stewardship

Continuity should be cost justified and transparent.
Our models are designed to match your risk appetite and budget guardrails.

Reserved capacity for guaranteed performance

Consumption-based options for warm and cold profiles as needed

Consolidated billing with cost attribution by service or business unit

Optimisation reviews to right size protection and eliminate overlap

Flexible terms to accommodate seasonal or project based requirements

12. Service Excellence and Track Record

We bring seasoned practitioners and proven methods to complex environments, ensuring outcomes are reliable and repeatable.

Practitioners with cross sector experience in regulated industries

Standardised methodologies grounded in IT service management

Security centric mindset with rapid containment and recovery focus

Collaborative engagement with clear accountability and escalation paths

Be prepared for the expected and the unforeseen

With our disaster recovery services, your organisation gains a tested, automated and compliant capability to restore critical operations at speed.

Engage our team to schedule a discovery workshop and receive a tailored proposal aligned to your business priorities, risk posture and regulatory context.