Business Continuity & DR

Offsite backup, managed recovery and business continuity planning that help your organisation get back up and running quickly when something goes wrong.

Be ready before something goes wrong

Things do go wrong, and what matters is how quickly and calmly you recover. Our approach combines offsite backup and careful backup management with clear business continuity planning, so your important data is protected and your recovery steps are understood in advance.

If a failure happens, disaster recovery means getting you back up and running with as little disruption as possible. This is risk reduction you can rely on, with a partner who takes accountability for testing, monitoring and keeping your plan current.

Data protected away from the source

We manage offsite backup so your important data is protected independently of the systems it originally came from.

Business Continuity

A plan understood before it's needed

Business continuity planning sets out clear recovery steps in advance, so a failure doesn't mean working out the plan from scratch.

Business Continuity

Recovery that's managed, not improvised

If something goes wrong, disaster recovery is managed to get you back up and running with as little disruption as possible.

Business Continuity

A plan kept current, not just written once

We test and monitor backups and recovery plans on an ongoing basis, so the plan stays current rather than going stale on a shelf.

Business Continuity

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Cara Group

Established for over 25 years, Cara Group is a privately-owned company operating throughout the UK with their Head Office being based in the North West and supporting offices in Yorkshire and Merseyside.

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Frequently asked questions

What is business continuity and disaster recovery?

Business continuity and disaster recovery is the planning and provision that keeps a business operating, or recovering quickly, when something goes wrong. It typically combines offsite backup, managed backup processes, and a continuity plan, so that data loss or an outage does not become a lasting problem.

What is offsite backup and why does it matter?

Offsite backup keeps copies of your data away from your main systems, so a failure, loss, or incident on site does not take everything with it. Because the backups are managed, they are checked and maintained rather than assumed to be working, which is where many recovery problems begin.

How quickly can you recover our systems?

Recovery times depend on the systems involved and the plan agreed in advance. The purpose of a continuity plan is to set realistic expectations and to make recovery as fast and orderly as the circumstances allow, rather than improvising under pressure when an incident occurs.

Do you help with the planning, not just the backups?

Yes. Backups are only part of continuity. We help you think through what the business needs to keep running, what must be recovered first, and how that happens in practice, so the plan reflects your priorities rather than a generic template.

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