Sovereign Backup & Disaster Recovery
Stay operational during an attack, outage or access dispute: immutable backups and a disaster recovery environment that are deliberately kept outside your primary platform and fall under European law, without exposure to the US CLOUD Act. This lets you recover quickly and demonstrably, with an approach aligned with the requirements of NIS2 and BIO.
Why Sovereign Backup & Disaster Recovery?
Sovereign backup and disaster recovery combines data recovery and business continuity, with both the storage and the disaster recovery environment deliberately kept outside the primary platform and, where relevant, outside non-European jurisdictions. Think of backups on a European platform such as Scaleway or StackIT, combined with a disaster recovery environment that can be made operational quickly.
The backups are immutable: technically unchangeable for a fixed period, even for an attacker with full access to the environment. That provides genuine independence, because sovereignty is not only about where data is located, but also about which legal regime it falls under and who can claim access to it.
Our Sovereign Backup & Disaster Recovery approach
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Risico- en herstelanalyse als vertrekpunt
We start with an analysis of the critical systems, the acceptable recovery time (RTO) and the maximum data loss (RPO) per system, so the design aligns with the actual continuity requirements.
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Platformkeuze voor back-up en uitwijk
We advise on the most suitable combination of platforms for backup and disaster recovery, including European alternatives such as Scaleway and StackIT for organisations with strict sovereignty requirements.
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Immutable back-up ontwerpen
We design immutable backups that sit outside the primary environment and cannot be encrypted or deleted by an attacker with access to the production environment.
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Uitwijkomgeving inrichten
We design a disaster recovery environment that can be made operational quickly in the event of an incident, with predefined recovery steps and responsibilities.
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Testen, documenteren en compliance-aansluiting
A backup that hasn't been tested is not a backup. We design a test protocol, ensure recovery scenarios are documented and periodically validated, and make sure everything aligns with the compliance requirements and evidence that regulators expect.
What does Sovereign Backup & Disaster Recovery deliver?
Protection
Protection against ransomware because backups are immutable and located outside the primary environment.
Fast failover and control over recovery
Fast failover to an independent environment in the event of a serious incident, with pre-tested recovery times. This provides control over recovery scenarios.
Sector-specific standards
Compliance with the requirements of regulators and sector-specific standards that call for demonstrable continuity measures.
Data
Data that falls exclusively under European law, without exposure to the US CLOUD Act.
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Digital Survival Company designs backup and disaster recovery solutions for enterprise organisations in healthcare, government, financial services and critical infrastructure, with experience in both major cloud platforms and European alternatives such as Scaleway and StackIT. Get in touch and let's discuss together how we can design a sovereign backup and disaster recovery solution that fits the risk profiles and continuity requirements of your organisation.
FAQ
Why back up outside Microsoft or AWS if we already work there?
A backup on the same platform offers no independence if that platform experiences an outage, a security incident or legal seizure. A backup outside the primary platform, preferably on a European alternative, provides genuine continuity assurance.
Does this fall under NIS2 or BIO?
Yes. Both NIS2 and BIO set requirements for continuity measures, backup and the ability to recover in a timely manner after an incident. A documented and tested backup and disaster recovery design directly contributes to the compliance substantiation for both frameworks.
Can you also take care of the implementation and ongoing management?
Yes. After the Design phase, we guide the Build phase, in which we implement the design, and the Run phase, in which we monitor and test the backups and keep the disaster recovery scenario up to date.