Disaster Recovery Services
Because backups alone are not enough.
Most organisations believe they have Disaster Recovery because they have backups. Unfortunately, backups only protect data.
Disaster Recovery protects your business.
When ransomware strikes, a server fails, storage becomes corrupted, a site loses connectivity or critical infrastructure becomes unavailable, the ability to rapidly restore operations can be the difference between a minor inconvenience and a major business crisis.
At Sautech, we have invested heavily in a multi-site backup and disaster recovery platform spanning South Africa and Namibia — including server recovery and the ability to recover deleted server workloads when ransomware, hardware failure or human error strikes.
Disaster Recovery is not a product. It is a strategy.
Our Disaster Recovery services are designed to minimise downtime, reduce operational risk and provide confidence that your business can continue operating even during major disruptions.
Whether protecting a single virtual server or an entire business environment, our solutions are tailored around your Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO).
Recovery Time Objective — how quickly your systems are back online after an incident.
Recovery Point Objective — how much data, measured in time, you can afford to lose.
Geographically separated. No single point of failure.
Our Disaster Recovery platform consists of multiple geographically separated locations designed to eliminate single points of failure — true business continuity, not simply backup storage.
Primary Production Environment
Enterprise hosting infrastructure located within South Africa, powered by Dell enterprise hardware, Cisco networking and Check Point security platforms.
Secondary Disaster Recovery Environment
A dedicated Disaster Recovery environment capable of hosting replicated workloads and recovery systems should the primary environment become unavailable.
Windhoek Disaster Recovery Facility
Our Namibia Disaster Recovery facility provides an additional layer of geographic redundancy, ensuring critical workloads can be recovered even during large-scale regional incidents.
Continuous replication between locations
Sautech utilises Microsoft Hyper-V Replication technology to continuously replicate critical virtual machines between locations. Should a production host become unavailable, workloads can be activated from the Disaster Recovery platform with minimal disruption.
- Near real-time replication
- Rapid failover capabilities
- Reduced downtime
- Lower recovery costs
- Geographic redundancy
- Improved business continuity
Replication protects availability. Backups protect data.
Our Disaster Recovery platform is supported by enterprise-grade Veeam Backup & Replication technology, ensuring multiple recovery points remain available at all times.
- Virtual Servers
- Physical Servers
- SQL Databases
- File Servers
- Microsoft 365
- Line-of-Business Applications
- Remote Desktop Environments
Several recovery technologies, working together
This layered approach significantly improves recovery success rates while reducing business risk.
Live Replication
Hyper-V replication continuously protects production workloads.
Backup Repositories
Veeam backup repositories maintain recoverable copies of systems and data.
Off-Site Storage
Backup data is replicated to secure secondary locations.
Cold Storage Archives
Long-term backup retention provides protection against corruption, ransomware and accidental deletion.
Modern ransomware attacks frequently target backup systems
Our Disaster Recovery architecture is designed to improve resilience against cyber incidents. When disaster strikes, recovery should already be planned.
Built to recover from whatever comes
Our Disaster Recovery platform helps businesses recover from a wide range of disruptions.
Cyber Security Incidents
Ransomware, malware and targeted attacks.
Hardware Failures
Server failures, storage failures and infrastructure outages.
Human Error
Accidental deletion, configuration mistakes and operational incidents.
Site Failures
Power outages, connectivity failures and facility disruptions.
Application Failures
Corruption, software issues and failed updates.
Natural Disasters
Unexpected environmental events impacting business operations.
The cost of downtime increases every year
Without a tested Disaster Recovery strategy, businesses risk far more than lost time. Disaster Recovery is no longer an enterprise luxury — it is a business requirement.
A recovery plan is only valuable if it works
Sautech performs Disaster Recovery validation and testing to ensure recovery procedures remain effective — giving you confidence before a real disaster ever occurs.
The question is not if. It is whether your business is prepared.
Every organisation will experience an outage, hardware failure, cyber incident or unexpected disruption at some point. Sautech Disaster Recovery services ensure your systems remain available, your data remains protected and your business remains operational.
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