Data backups

Your digital records, protected as carefully as your paper ones

Most of what a business keeps today never touches paper: emails, shared drives, accounts systems and client files. We back it all up automatically to secure UK storage, check every backup, and get it back for you when something goes wrong.

What we back up

Everything your business runs on

Whether you work in Microsoft 365 or on your own server, we set up backups that run on their own and keep copies for as long as you need them. Zopi's IT team manages the backups for us, the same team that runs managed IT for businesses across the South East.

  • Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace: email, OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams
  • Servers and NAS drives, including whole-system images
  • PCs and laptops, wherever your staff are working
  • Accounts, practice-management and other business systems
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  • How oftenDaily, or hourly on request
  • WhereSecure UK storage
  • EncryptionIn transit and at rest
  • Ransomware protectionCopies that can't be changed or deleted
  • How long we keep itTo your retention policy
  • RestoresA single file, a mailbox or a whole system
  • MonitoringEvery job checked, failures followed up
Why it matters

A backup is only useful if it works on the day you need it

Too many businesses find out their backup stopped months ago at the worst possible moment. We make sure that doesn't happen.

Automatic and monitored

Backups run on their own. If one fails, our team is alerted and fixes it, so you don't have to remember anything.

Ransomware-proof copies

Backup copies are locked so they can't be changed or deleted, even by someone with your passwords. If ransomware hits, your clean copy is still there.

Restores when you need them

Someone deleted a folder? A laptop was stolen? Tell us what you need back and we'll restore it, from one email to a whole server.

Kept as long as you need

Retention matches your policy and your legal obligations, from 30 days to many years, with older copies moved to low-cost long-term storage.

Proof for your auditors

A monthly report shows what was backed up and when, and we test that restores work, ready for your insurer, auditor or compliance review.

Private and UK-based

Your data is encrypted and kept in the UK, and we only access it on your instructions, under a data processing agreement.

How it works

Set up once, then protected every day

  1. We review

    We look at where your data lives and how long you need to keep it, and agree what to back up.

  2. We set it up

    We connect your Microsoft 365 or Google account and install a small backup agent on your servers and PCs. Most setups take a day.

  3. We protect

    Backups run automatically, every job is checked, and we deal with any failures.

  4. We prove it

    You get a monthly report and regular test restores, and we bring back anything you need.

Retiring old equipment?

Archive it first, then destroy it securely

Old servers, PCs and drives often hold records you're still required to keep. Before anything leaves your office, we take a final archive copy. WeCollect then wipes or destroys the drives and issues a certificate.

  • A final copy of every old device, kept for as long as your retention policy says
  • Drives wiped or shredded by WeCollect, with a certificate for each one
  • Equipment collected and recycled responsibly
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Questions

Backup questions

Doesn't Microsoft already back up Microsoft 365?

Microsoft keeps the service running, but it only keeps deleted emails and files for a limited time, and it can't undo a ransomware attack or someone deleting data on purpose. An independent backup keeps your own copy, for as long as you choose.

How quickly can you restore something?

Single files and emails can usually be restored the same working day, often within the hour. Whole servers depend on their size. We'll agree target times with you when we set up.

Will backups slow down our internet or computers?

No. After the first full copy, only changes are sent, and the heavy work runs out of hours.

Can you back up our scanned documents too?

Documents in your WeArchive digital archive are already protected as part of the service. Data backups cover the systems in your own office and cloud accounts.

When did you last check your backup worked?

We'll review what you have now for free and tell you honestly where the gaps are.