Slade Tech

IT Services

Backups That Work When You Need Them

Automated cloud backups and regular restore testing for Northamptonshire businesses — so you can recover quickly from data loss, hardware failure or ransomware.

Automated

Scheduled daily backups

Cloud-Based

Encrypted cloud storage

Tested

Regular restore verification

Monitored

Alerting on failures

Backup Overview

Last 24 hours · All systems

All successful

24

Jobs Run

100%

Success Rate

2.4 TB

Protected

File Server

Completed · 02:00

SQL Database

Completed · 02:15

Microsoft 365

Completed · 03:00

Workstations

Completed · 04:00

Last Restore Test

File server restore verified · 14 Mar 2026 · Passed in 12 minutes

Backups are only useful if they work when you need them. Slade Tech designs cloud backup strategies for your servers, endpoints and Microsoft 365 data, automates snapshots, monitors success rates and tests restores — giving you confidence that critical business data can be recovered.

Proudly supporting businesses across Northamptonshire

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What's Included

Automated Backups

Scheduled backups for servers, workstations and Microsoft 365 data with minimal disruption to your team.

Cloud Backup Storage

Encrypted cloud backup copies stored separately from your primary environment for true disaster recovery.

Restore Testing

Regular verification that backups can actually be restored — not just that jobs completed successfully.

Ransomware Recovery

Immutable copies and documented recovery procedures to restore systems after an attack.

Retention Policies

Backup schedules aligned to your compliance requirements and business continuity objectives.

Recovery Support

Hands-on assistance during restore events to minimise downtime and get you back online.

Why businesses choose Slade Tech

We are a Northamptonshire-based technology partner — not a backup vendor selling storage by the terabyte. Slade Tech delivers practical backup and recovery integrated with your IT support, security and managed services.

  • Protection against accidental deletion, hardware failure and ransomware
  • Microsoft 365 data backed up independently of Microsoft retention limits
  • Documented recovery procedures your team can rely on in an emergency
  • Cloud backup storage with encryption and geographic separation from production
  • Integrated with managed services, cyber security and IT support

Without Managed Services

  • Backups that fail silently with nobody noticing
  • Untested restores that do not work when needed
  • All data stored locally with no secure cloud backup
  • Microsoft 365 relying on default retention only
  • No documented recovery plan when disaster strikes
  • Hours or days of downtime after data loss

With Managed Services

  • Monitored backup jobs with alerting on failure
  • Regular restore tests with documented results
  • Encrypted cloud backups separate from production systems
  • Independent Microsoft 365 backup and recovery
  • Clear recovery procedures and RTO/RPO targets
  • Fast, supported recovery when the worst happens

How we work

Scope. Deploy. Test. Maintain.

Our structured approach identifies what matters most, protects it properly and keeps your recovery capability current as your systems change.

01

Scope

Identify critical systems, data and recovery time objectives for your business.

Clear picture of what must be protected

02

Deploy

Configure cloud backup schedules and protection across your estate.

Coverage aligned to your priorities

03

Test

Validate restores on a schedule and document recovery steps for your team.

Confidence backups actually work

04

Maintain

Monitor job success, adjust coverage as systems change and report regularly.

Protection that keeps pace with your business

Recovery built into your IT partnership

Backup and recovery works best when integrated with monitoring, security and support — not treated as a set-and-forget checkbox.

Protected

Critical data backed up to the cloud on schedule

Monitored

Continuous alerting when backup jobs fail

Tested

Regular restore verification with documented results

Supported

Hands-on help when you need to recover

What we protect

Complete coverage across your environment

Effective cloud backup strategy protects every layer of your business — from Microsoft 365 mailboxes to servers, workstations and shared files.

Servers & VMs

Full system and file-level backup for physical and virtual servers.

Workstations

Endpoint backup for laptops and desktops used by your team.

Microsoft 365

Independent backup of Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams data.

Cloud SaaS

Protection for business-critical cloud applications and data.

Websites & Databases

Scheduled snapshots of web platforms and database instances.

File Shares

Network drives and shared folders backed up with versioning.

Included with every backup & recovery engagement

Backup Assessment

Review of current coverage, gaps and recovery objectives.

Automated Scheduling

Daily backups configured for all protected systems.

Cloud Backup Storage

Encrypted cloud copies stored separately from production.

Restore Testing

Scheduled verification that backups can be recovered.

Failure Alerting

Proactive notification when backup jobs fail.

Recovery Playbook

Documented procedures for common restore scenarios.

Backup & recovery success stories

How we have helped Northamptonshire businesses protect and recover their critical data.

Hockridge Mortgages

Hockridge Mortgages

Managed Hosting & Backups

Daily backups, SSL monitoring and proactive hosting for a regulated financial services platform handling sensitive client data.

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C2

Cards2Cash

Platform Completion & Launch

Stepped into an existing build at 80% complete, rebuilt the admin system, and successfully launched cards2cash.co.uk — a UK gift card marketplace.

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FAQ

Microsoft provides limited retention and is not responsible for data you delete, accounts you remove or ransomware that encrypts your tenant. Independent M365 backup gives you point-in-time recovery and longer retention under your control.

Most businesses benefit from daily backups for servers and workstations, with more frequent snapshots for critical databases. We align schedules to your recovery time objectives during the scoping phase.

Yes. A backup that has never been restored is an untested assumption. We schedule regular restore tests, document the results and fix any issues before you need them in an emergency.

We follow documented recovery procedures: isolate affected systems, assess the impact, restore from clean immutable copies and verify data integrity before bringing services back online. Managed services clients receive priority response.

It works best that way. Backup monitoring, restore testing and recovery support are included in our managed services packages — standalone backup engagements are also available for businesses with existing IT support.

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