Data Protection

Most Businesses Don't Survive a Major Data Loss

60% of small businesses close within six months of a significant data loss event. BNS builds and manages backup and disaster recovery systems so your data is never the reason you can't recover.

Backups aren't enough — you need tested recovery

Having a backup is not the same as having a recovery plan. Many businesses discover their backups were failing, incomplete, or unrestorable only after a disaster. BNS implements, monitors, and regularly tests your backup and recovery environment so you know it works before you need it.

What a complete backup and recovery plan includes

Local + cloud backup

The 3-2-1 rule: three copies, two different media types, one offsite. Local backup enables fast restores; cloud backup survives physical disasters like fire, flood, or theft.

Automated backup monitoring

BNS monitors every backup job every day. Failed or incomplete backups are flagged and resolved before they become a gap in your protection.

Regular restore testing

A backup you've never tested is a backup you don't actually have. We perform regular restore tests and document the results so you can prove recoverability to auditors and insurers.

Ransomware-resistant backups

Air-gapped and immutable backup copies ensure ransomware can't encrypt your recovery data. Even if your live environment is hit, clean backups remain safe.

Defined RTO and RPO

Recovery Time Objective (how fast you're back up) and Recovery Point Objective (how much data you can afford to lose) are documented and tested — not guessed at during a crisis.

Documented recovery runbooks

Step-by-step recovery procedures for each system mean any qualified person can execute a restore under pressure — not just the one person who built the backup system.

Critical business data should be backed up at least daily, and ideally continuously for high-activity systems. The right frequency depends on your Recovery Point Objective — how much data loss is acceptable. BNS helps you set and meet that target.
No. Microsoft's responsibility is service availability, not data recovery. Microsoft 365 has limited retention and no true backup. A third-party backup solution is essential for protecting email, SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive data.
Three copies of data, on two different storage media types, with one copy stored offsite. This strategy ensures data survives hardware failure, local disasters, and ransomware attacks simultaneously.
Recovery time depends on the scope of the loss, the backup technology in place, and your recovery runbooks. With a well-designed environment, individual file restores take minutes; full server restores typically take hours. BNS documents your expected recovery time before a disaster happens.
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Don't find out your backups failed during a disaster

BNS audits your current backup strategy, identifies gaps, and builds a recovery plan that actually works — tested and documented. Serving Durham, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, and businesses across North Carolina.