Recognition
Do you recognize yourself?
“The host takes care of it... I think so.”
No restoration has ever been attempted. Never.
Backups are stored in the same location as the site.
No one knows how long it would take to get online.
What it costs your business
Piracy, human error, hardware failure, failed update: causes vary, the final question is always the same, can we go back, and in how long? Without a reliable backup, the answer can be "no". Years of content, orders, customer data: the digital value of a company sometimes lies in a box never checked.
Delivery
THE GXN INTERVENTION
We implement a comprehensive backup strategy: automated (humans forget), externalized (a copy that burns with the site serves no purpose), and tested (successful restoration is the only proof that counts). All documented in a recovery plan anyone can follow.
Decision benchmark
THE 4 QUESTIONS OF A REAL BACKUP STRATEGY
- 01What? : files, database, emails, configurations. A partial backup gives partial protection.
- 02How often? : the answer depends on your activity: a showcase site and a store that takes orders do not have the same tolerance for loss.
- 03Where? : elsewhere. Outsourced, outside the site infrastructure, with several generations preserved.
- 04Tested when? : regularly, through a real restoration. This is the question that almost no one asks, and the only one that matters on the big day.
Decision benchmark
RTO / RPO, IN FRENCH
Two decisions are yours: how long the company can tolerate the site offline (hours? a day?), and how much data she can accept losing (those of the last hour? of the day before?). These answers are business decisions, not technical defaults, and your backup strategy should flow from them, not the other way around. We help you set them, then we build accordingly.
Scope
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Strategy defined with you (what, frequency, retention) · complete automation · outsourced storage · periodic restoration tests · written recovery plan · verification report.
Process
HOW IT HAPPENS
- 01Evaluation : the real state of your current backups (often revealing).
- 02Decisions : tolerance to interruption and loss: your choices, informed.
- 03Setting up : automation, outsourcing, retention.
- 04Test : a complete restoration, to prove that it works.
- 05Ongoing support : periodic checks and tests, supporting report.
Qualification
GOOD CANDIDATE / LESS GOOD CANDIDATE
For you if: the thought of losing the site has already woken you up at night · you don't know how to answer the 4 questions above · your company takes orders or holds customer data. Not for you if: a disposable site with no business value (a casual manual backup is enough, sincerely).
The scope and modalities are specified after the evaluation, before any commitment.
Frequently asked questions
FAQs
01How often should a business website be backed up?
At the frequency your loss tolerance dictates. A shop: very often. A showcase site: Daily is usually enough. It's a decision, not a factory failure.
02Where are the backup copies stored?
Outside the site infrastructure, in dedicated storage, with several generations. The exact location is documented in your plan.
03Does GXN test actual backup restoration?
Yes, it's the heart of service. Untested backup is a hypothesis. We're delivering evidence.
04Is this included in GXN hosting?
Tested backups are part of our definition of managed hosting. Details are included in your package.
Answer one question: when was your last successful restoration? If you hesitate, write to us.