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EST. 2006](https://www.itinbusiness.com/new?hsLang=en-gb) [Services](https://www.itinbusiness.com/services?hsLang=en-gb)[Client portal](https://www.itinbusiness.com/portal?hsLang=en-gb)[About](https://www.itinbusiness.com/new-about?hsLang=en-gb)[Careers](https://www.itinbusiness.com/careers?hsLang=en-gb)[Contact](https://www.itinbusiness.com/contact?hsLang=en-gb)[Client sign-in](https://managed.itinbusiness.com) [020 3021 1220](tel:+442030211220)[Book a call](https://meetings.hubspot.com/mal5) Menu Pillar 08 · Private Cloud, Datacentre & Backup # Private Cloud, Datacentre & Backup Servers hosted on our own equipment in a UK datacentre, backup of your Microsoft 365 and server data, and a recovery plan that is tested. What it is For the systems that cannot simply become a Microsoft 365 subscription, we host them on our own servers in a UK datacentre, back them up and recover them ourselves. We have done this for many years. Backup only matters on the day you need it, so we treat it as a daily job: every backup checked, every failure re-run and understood, restores tested, and a written plan for that day. ## How the plan is built 1. Which systems and services are vital, and what fails if each one stops. 2. How quickly each one must be back, in hours, agreed with you rather than assumed. 3. The method that meets that time: a standby replica at the datacentre for the systems that cannot wait, plain backup with restore points for the rest. 4. A test restore, on a schedule, with the result shown to you. Servers can live on Microsoft Azure, in our private cloud, or in your office; the plan is the same whichever you choose, from a file server to the ERP, CRM or CAD system the business runs on. Who it is for - *→*Companies with a server or application that cannot simply move to Microsoft 365. - *→*Firms whose backup is a tick box nobody has ever restored from. - *→*Businesses that need to be running again the same day, and know what it costs them if they are not. What is included ## In plain words - Private cloud servers on our own equipment in a UK datacentre, sized and managed - Your choice of where a server lives: Azure, our private cloud, or in your office - Backup of Microsoft 365: mail, files, Teams, with retention you set - Backup of servers and applications wherever they run: SQL, Active Directory, virtual machines, Exchange, SharePoint, line-of-business systems - Encrypted in transit and at rest, with nothing on tapes or USB drives - A standby replica of your servers at the datacentre, started if yours fail, instead of buying disaster-recovery kit - Recovery plans written down, and restores tested on a schedule - Daily monitoring: every job checked, every failure re-run and explained - Business continuity at the datacentre for the systems that cannot stop In the portal ## How it shows up day to day You do not have to take backup on trust. Where you want it, the portal shows what is protected and when it last completed, in plain words. [See the portal →](https://www.itinbusiness.com/portal?hsLang=en-gb) 2006 Established 20 Years 3 Offices in and around London 6 Regions where we run client sites 8 Services under one agreement Questions ## Questions people ask Why does 365 need backing up? Because Microsoft keeps your data available rather than recoverable. A deleted mailbox, a bad sync or a ransomware attack needs a separate copy with its own retention, and we keep one. Where is the datacentre? In the UK, on our own equipment. Your data does not leave the country and we control who has access to it. How do we know a restore will work? Because we test it on a schedule and show you the result. Private, public or hybrid cloud? Private cloud is dedicated infrastructure for your business, run by us in our datacentre. Public cloud is capacity rented from Microsoft (Azure) or similar. Hybrid is both, with the systems placed where they run best. Most of our clients end up hybrid: Microsoft 365 for the everyday, private cloud for the servers that need to stay close. How do I know whether we are prepared? Ask yourself what would happen if you lost all your files, stopped getting email, lost your contacts and diary, or lost a department's data. Then: is there a written recovery plan, where is it, does it work the way you think, and when was it last tested? If any answer is 'not sure', that is where we start. ## Talk to an engineer about this. A 20-minute call. Book a time, or ring us. [020 3021 1220](tel:+442030211220)[Book a 20-minute call](https://meetings.hubspot.com/mal5) itinbusiness. Managed IT support for London companies of 20 to 200 people, and the offices they run abroad. 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