Nyack backup and disaster recovery

Living on the Hudson is part of Nyack’s charm, and part of its risk. When Hurricane Sandy hit in 2012, its storm surge pushed the river into low-lying waterfront areas of Rockland, and power stayed out across the county for days. In 2021, Ida’s downpours flooded basements and streets throughout the region. For businesses in older buildings with equipment on lower floors, a single storm can wipe out the computer, the server, and the backup drive sitting next to it. BizTechPro designs backups so that never happens: automatic copies stored offsite in the cloud, immutable versions ransomware cannot touch, and a plan for working from elsewhere until the building reopens.

We also test what we build. Regular restore tests confirm that files open and systems boot, so when something goes wrong in Nyack, recovery follows a practiced process. Ransomware gets the same treatment as a flood. If an attacker encrypts your computers, immutable backups give us a clean copy to restore from, and the offsite location keeps it out of the attacker’s reach. Microsoft 365 email and files are backed up separately too. The continuity plan we write with you covers who to call, where staff work, and what gets restored first, so nobody is guessing on the worst day.

Automated backups

Servers, computers, and cloud data backed up on a set schedule without anyone needing to remember, with alerts to our team when a backup job fails or is skipped.

Offsite & cloud copies

Copies kept in secure locations away from your office, so a fire, flood, burst pipe, or theft at your building can’t take out your data and your backups together.

Ransomware protection

Immutable backup copies that can’t be encrypted, altered, or deleted for a set period, even by someone holding a stolen administrator password, so clean data is there to restore after an attack.

Microsoft 365 backup

Separate backups of Exchange Online email, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams files, protecting against accidental deletion, departing employees, and ransomware beyond what Microsoft’s default retention covers.

Recovery testing

Regular test restores of files and full systems, so we know your backups actually work and how long a recovery takes before a real emergency puts them to the test.

Continuity planning

A written plan covering who does what, which systems come back first, how staff keep working during an outage, and how quickly each part of your business can be running again.

How should a Nyack business near the river prepare for flooding?

Move servers and network equipment off lower floors where possible, keep backups offsite in the cloud rather than on a drive in the same room, and write down how staff will work remotely if the building closes. BizTechPro helps Nyack businesses with each step and tests that recovery actually works.

Is a USB backup drive enough for a small business?

No. A USB drive kept in the office can fail, be stolen, get encrypted by ransomware, or be destroyed by the same flood or fire as the computer it protects. BizTechPro uses automated, immutable backups with offsite cloud copies, so a Nyack business always has a clean copy stored somewhere else.

Does Microsoft 365 need its own backup?

Yes. Microsoft keeps the service running, but its default retention offers limited protection against accidental deletion, ransomware, or a departed employee’s mailbox being removed. BizTechPro backs up Exchange Online, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams data separately, so Nyack clients can restore items Microsoft would no longer keep.