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IT Disaster Recovery Solutions

Protect critical systems, data and business operations with a disaster recovery strategy designed around your organisation's resilience and recovery requirements.

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Stave off disaster with a reliable IT Disaster Recovery solution

Your New Zealand business relies on seamless delivery and mission-critical systems availability. A reliable IT Disaster Recovery plan can quickly get your workforce and systems back to total operational capacity when disaster strikes.

Minimise disruption and strengthen business continuity with a disaster recovery solution tailored to your organisation. CBS works with you to understand critical workloads, recovery priorities and business requirements, then designs and implements an appropriate recovery approach across cloud, hybrid and on-premises environments.

Stay a step ahead with an IT Disaster Recovery plan

Relax knowing your business is in safe hands. Our team of Australian experts work with you to design and manage a solution that fits your requirements to ensure you get optimal value and greater peace of mind. We’ve partnered with industry-leading vendors to deliver exceptional Disaster Recovery customised to your exact business requirements. Our specialists work with you to design a disaster recovery solution aligned to your business priorities, technology environment, recovery objectives and risk profile. By combining appropriate cloud, infrastructure, backup and recovery technologies, CBS can help establish a practical and tested approach to recovering critical systems when disruption occurs.

Business Outcomes

Improved Resilience

Build greater resilience into your technology environment and reduce your exposure to unexpected disruption.

Faster Recovery

Establish clear recovery priorities and appropriate recovery solutions to help restore critical systems and services sooner.

Reduced Business Disruption

Regular planning and testing helps prepare your organisation for outages and minimise the impact on critical operations.

A disaster recovery approach built around your business

Understand your requirements

Identify critical business services, applications, infrastructure and data, together with their dependencies and recovery priorities.

Define recovery objectives

Establish appropriate Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs) based on business impact and risk.

Design the right recovery solution

Develop a recovery architecture suited to your workloads, whether they operate across cloud, hybrid or on-premises environments.

Protect critical systems and data

Implement appropriate backup, replication and recovery technologies to support your agreed recovery strategy.

Test your recovery capability

Regular recovery testing helps validate procedures, identify gaps and maintain confidence that critical services can be restored.

Evolve with your business

Review the recovery strategy as applications, infrastructure and business requirements change.

Get your data ready for quick revival for when disaster strikes.

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Delivered by experts, trusted by industry leaders

Experienced specialists

Work with experienced technology specialists to develop a recovery approach aligned to your environment and business requirements.

Security-focused

Build security, data protection and appropriate access controls into your recovery strategy.

Technology flexibility

Select recovery technologies and architecture based on your workloads, recovery objectives and existing technology investments rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.

How our Disaster Recovery approach works

IT Disaster Recovery helps organisations quickly restore critical systems and resume operations after an unexpected disruption. Here's how the process works:

Assess

Understand applications, data, dependencies, risks and business criticality.

Design

Define RTOs/RPOs and develop the appropriate recovery architecture.

Protect

Implement appropriate backup, replication and recovery capabilities.

Test and Recover

Regularly test recovery procedures and maintain operational readiness.

What does a fast recovery look like if disaster strikes?

IT disasters come in all shapes and sizes, from server outages to ransomware attacks. No matter the cause, IT disasters can have a major impact on businesses in New Zealand, causing downtime, data loss, and financial losses. A fast recovery is essential for minimising the damage and getting back to business as quickly as possible.

There are a few key components to a fast IT disaster recovery. First, you need to have a plan in place so that you know exactly what needs to be done in the event of a disaster. This plan should be well-tested and regularly updated so that it can be executed quickly and smoothly when needed. Second, you need to have reliable a reliable backup disaster recovery for your data so that you can restore your systems quickly. This data should be stored offsite so that it is protected in the event of a physical disaster. Finally, you need to have a team of IT professionals who are experienced in disaster recovery and can work quickly to resolve any issues.

With these components in place, you can be confident that you will be able to quickly recover from an IT disaster.

Our approach

We believe no business succeeds alone. That’s why we partner with you—taking the time to listen and truly understand your goals, challenges, and opportunities.

With that insight, we plan the right‑fit solutions that balance technology, process, automation, and talent, then deliver with precision and care.

The result is a trusted partnership that helps you stay agile, resilient, and confident as you move forward to meet your desired outcomes.

Our approach

Frequently asked questions

How much does disaster recovery cost?

IT disaster recovery the cost will vary depending on the size and scope of the disaster. For example, a small business may be able to recover from a data loss relatively quickly and inexpensively, while a large corporation may need to invest in more comprehensive and expensive recovery solutions. The cost of IT disaster recovery also depends on the type of disasters that are most common in a particular area. While the cost of IT disaster recovery can be significant, the consequences of not being prepared can be even more costly. Businesses that do not have a plan in place to recover from a disaster often struggle to survive in the aftermath. As a result, IT disaster recovery should be viewed as an essential business expense.

What should a data recovery plan include?

IT disaster recovery plans typically include four key components: backup and replication, failover and failback, testing and training, and plan documentation. Backup and replication are used to create an up-to-date copy of critical IT systems and data. This backup can be used to quickly restore systems in the event of a failure. Failover and failback refer to the process of switching to a backup system in the event of an outage, and then switching back to the primary system once it has been restored. Testing and training are essential for ensuring that IT disaster recovery plans are effective. Plan documentation is also important, as it can be used to help identify potential improvements to the plan.

Who should be involved in IT disaster recovery planning?

Because IT disaster recovery planning can have a significant impact on an organisation's bottom line, it is important that the right people be involved in the planning process. IT staff should obviously be involved, as they are the ones who will be responsible for implementing the disaster recovery plan. However, other key stakeholders such as senior management, business continuity planners, and IT vendors should also be included in the planning process. By involving all of the key stakeholders in IT disaster recovery planning, organisations can develop comprehensive plans that will help them minimise the impact of major IT disruptions.

What is an IT disaster recovery plan?

An IT disaster recovery plan is first a documented plan of implementation. This is well-thought-out with considerations for all of the possible areas of the business that might be impacted in every scenario. The purpose of a disaster recovery plan is to give the organisation and employees step-by-step best practices to mitigate damages, before, during, and after the event.

What is included in an IT disaster recovery plan?

An IT disaster recovery plan encompasses various elements to ensure effective recovery strategies in times of disaster, aligning with business continuity and minimising disruptions. This comprehensive plan addresses disaster recovery methods, strategies, and procedures, tailored to various scenarios, including natural disasters. It outlines recovery time objectives (RTOs) and recovery point objectives (RPOs), optimising disaster recovery processes for data and computer processing. Hybrid cloud solutions play a key role in the plan, ensuring cloud infrastructure readiness. The plan is designed to safeguard against disruptions caused when disaster strikes, leveraging a skilled disaster recovery team to execute efficient and effective recovery procedures.