AWS Advanced Partner
If your systems went down today, how long before you were back?
Most organisations discover the gaps in their recovery plan during an actual incident, not a planned test. We design, deploy, and regularly test backup and disaster recovery solutions on AWS, so you know the answer before you need it.
The cost of being unprepared
Downtime is expensive. Data loss can be permanent.
Most organisations do not discover the gaps in their disaster recovery strategy during a planned test. They discover them during an actual failure, when a database fails over to a region that was never configured, or a backup policy expired months ago without anyone noticing.
Kitsilano reviews your current backup and recovery setup, works with your team to define how much downtime and data loss each system can tolerate, and builds the AWS solution that meets those targets at the right cost.
$5,600
Average cost of downtime per minute
Gartner, enterprise average
54%
Of companies have no tested recovery plan
Disaster Recovery Journal, 2024
93%
Without DR that file for bankruptcy within a year of major data loss
University of Texas study
What we implement
Four layers of protection, from daily backups to full failover.
Automated Backups
All systems, one policy
- Backups run automatically on a schedule you define
- Covers databases, servers, file storage, and applications
- Retention periods set per workload, not per system
- Backup history stored securely in a separate location
Second Location Copy
Resilient across regions
- Data automatically copied to a second AWS region
- Copy runs continuously, not on a nightly batch
- Recovery time measured in minutes, not days
- No extra infrastructure to maintain day-to-day
Recovery Planning
Plan before you need it
- How much data loss is acceptable for each system?
- How quickly must each system be back online?
- We work with your team to document these decisions
- DR architecture then built to meet exactly those targets
Tested Recovery
Tested before the crisis
- Regular drills simulate real outage scenarios
- Backup restores tested end-to-end, not just assumed
- Multi-region failover exercises run on a schedule
- Runbooks updated after every test
Recovery options
Choose the level of protection that matches your business.
Every option comes with two numbers that matter: how old your most recent backup will be when you restore it, and how long before your systems are back online. We help you decide what is acceptable for each system, then match it to the right solution.
Backup and Restore
Data age at recovery
Hours
Back online in
Hours
The most cost-effective option. Your data is backed up and stored securely. If something goes wrong, you restore from that backup. Best for non-critical systems where a few hours of downtime is acceptable.
Standby Copy
Data age at recovery
Minutes
Back online in
10 to 60 min
A minimal copy of your environment sits ready in a second location. When needed, it scales up quickly to full capacity. Suitable for most business-critical systems. Balances cost and speed.
Warm Standby
Data age at recovery
Seconds
Back online in
Minutes
A scaled-down version of your full environment runs continuously in a second location. Switch over in minutes with minimal data loss. For systems where downtime carries significant financial or reputational cost.
Get started
Do not test your recovery plan for the first time during a real incident.
Talk to our team about reviewing your current backup setup and building a disaster recovery plan that you have actually tested. Leave your details and we will be in touch within one business day.