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# Tested backups, managed by Avepto.
A backup is something you shouldn’t have to think about. Avepto handles it end to end, so your attention stays on your business.
Book a backup audit
- Infomaniak
- Synology
- Veeam
- Acronis
Real state of backups
## Backups aren’t something you discover on incident day.
A backup is only worth the restore it makes possible. We spot the most common blind spots at SMEs in French-speaking Switzerland, and we fix them.
Estimate the cost of one day of downtime
Recovery plan
Incident detected
00:00
Automatic alert triggered
Diagnosis
00:05
Assessing the scope of the incident
Restore in progress
00:12
Switching to the most recent backup
Verification
00:38
Integrity tests and data validation
Systems operational
47 min
### The backup is in the same room as the server
A flood, a fire, a theft, and the copy disappears with the original. A real backup leaves the building.
### Off-site backup, encrypted
An extra copy ships every night to a datacenter in Switzerland. End-to-end encrypted. Unreachable from the office.
### A NAS is not a backup
A permanently connected Synology stays exposed to ransomware, accidental deletion and simultaneous disk failure.
### Backup isolated from the network, optionally immutable
The backup system keeps copies out of the network’s reach. As an option, they become unerasable, even by an administrator.
### Microsoft 365 doesn’t back everything up by default
Microsoft guarantees service availability. Recovering an email deleted three months ago, a OneDrive file or a SharePoint site remains your responsibility.
### Third-party Microsoft 365 backup
Mail, OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams are backed up independently of Microsoft. Granular restore, 365 days minimum.
### Backups are never verified
A backup job marked "successful" proves nothing. Without documented verification, you’ll discover the problem on incident day.
### Coherence check every month, documented
Each month, a coherence check confirms the backups are complete and recoverable. The result is logged. If something breaks, we know in time.
### Ransomware can encrypt anything reachable
If the backup is mounted, shared or simply reachable from the network, it can be encrypted alongside production data.
### Copies out of reach, optionally immutable
As an option, backup copies become immutable for the retention period. Ransomware can encrypt everything, it cannot touch them.
### No one knows how long restart would take
No defined recovery time, no written procedure, no owner. On D-day, everyone improvises, and the bill grows by the hour.
### Recovery objectives defined, written procedure
Recovery time and acceptable data loss are defined with you. An owner is named. The procedure is written and kept up to date.
Backup and business continuity
## Alwaysrecoverable.
[Assess my backups](https://avepto.ch/en/contact)
- Team based in Satigny
- Encrypted backups
- Off-site in Switzerland
- Verified regularly
## Built for businesses where data is vital.
Sectors we serve
- Size
- 5 to 80 employees
- Area
- French-speaking Switzerland
- Compliance
- nFADP requirements
- Environment
- Servers, NAS, Microsoft 365, Mac/PC
Avepto adapts the scope to your real infrastructure. No tool imposed, no contractual lock-in beyond the service term.
### Trust offices & accounting firms
Closings, payroll and tax filings: a single day without the files and the whole firm grinds to a halt.
### Medical practices & clinics
Patient records and medical confidentiality: neither data loss nor a compliance gap is an option.
### Architecture & engineering offices
Plans, models and live projects: heavy, versioned files that cannot simply be redone.
### B2B service companies
Contracts, deliverables and client relationships: your commercial memory has to survive any incident.
### Small industrial businesses
Production, orders and shop-floor plans: every IT outage is paid for immediately in revenue.
### Law firms & notaries
Confidential files, deeds and archives: legal retention obligations that tolerate no failure.
3-2-1 strategy
## Three copies. Two media. One off-site location. Zero surprises.
Several copies, on distinct media, one of them off-site. That’s the foundation of a backup that truly withstands the unexpected.
3 Copies of data
2 Distinct media
1 Off-site location
01
Production
### Working data
Servers, workstations, NAS, Microsoft 365
The environment used every day. Synced, shared, in motion.
On client site
02
Local backup
### Fast local copy
Appliance or dedicated storage
Instant restore of a file, an email, a VM. Isolated from the domain.
On site, isolated
03
Off-site
### Off-site copy
Data centre in Switzerland, optional immutability
Survives fire, theft, disaster. Off-site, managed by Avepto.
Switzerland, GE Optional immutability
Applied principles
- Isolation
- Copies kept outside the domain and the production environment.
- Retention
- Multiple points across weeks, not just last night.
- Encryption
- Strong encryption in transit and at rest. Keys held by the client.
- Tests
- Regular integrity check on the backups.
- Monitoring
- Continuous monitoring, an alert as soon as a backup fails.
Common questions
## Your questions on backing up your data.
Everything we are asked about backup and recovery, gathered in one place.
### Is a Synology NAS enough as a backup for an SME?
NAS limits and the 3-2-1 rule
No. A NAS stays connected to the network, in the same building, and faces the same risks as the original data: ransomware, theft, water damage, simultaneous disk failure. A NAS can be part of a backup strategy but doesn’t constitute one on its own.
### Does Microsoft 365 really back up an SME’s data?
Native scope of Microsoft 365
No, not really. Microsoft operates under a shared responsibility model: your data belongs to you, and protecting it is up to you. Accidental deletion, ransomware, a misconfiguration, a departing employee: those cases stay on your side. What Microsoft provides is retention, not a backup. Depending on your licences and settings, it keeps data for 14 to 90 days. And that retention is built for compliance and information lifecycle management, not for fast recovery after an incident. That is why Avepto backs up your Microsoft 365 separately.
### Where should a small or medium-sized business’s backups be stored?
Local copy and Swiss datacentre
In two locations. A local copy on your premises for fast restores, and an off-site copy in a datacentre in Switzerland, encrypted; immutability is available as an option. Your data does not leave Swiss territory and stays subject to Swiss law. Avepto runs both copies and checks that they complete correctly.
### How long does it take to restore an SME’s server?
Restore times and RTO
It depends on the volume, the type of failure and the recovery time objective (RTO) chosen. A file takes a few minutes. A virtual machine (VM), 30 minutes to several hours. A full physical server, generally 2 to 8 hours. Avepto sets this objective with you and checks that it stays realistic.
### Is the backup compatible with an SME’s Macs?
Mac, PC and mixed environments
Yes. Avepto backs up Macs, PCs, Windows servers, Linux, hypervisors and mixed environments alike. Our SME clients rarely run a single system, and the backup covers every device under one contract. You get uniform protection, whatever hardware your teams use.
Continue exploring
## Related services, and the reading that goes with them.
The services most often deployed alongside this one, and the field notes published by our specialists.
Related services
- [Recovery plans A recovery plan and continuity. Off-site copy held in Switzerland.](https://avepto.ch/en/cybersecurity/disaster-recovery)
- [Outsourced IT management Geneva service desk. Tickets tracked and documented.](https://avepto.ch/en/managed-it/it-support)
- [Antivirus & EDR Endpoint detection. Blocks and isolates.](https://avepto.ch/en/cybersecurity/antivirus)
- [Apple fleet Macs managed through MDM. Onboarding and updates.](https://avepto.ch/en/managed-it/apple)
Next step
## Your backup strategy, laid out clearly.
We meet to walk through your current strategy: what is backed up, where the copies go, how you would restart. You leave with useful recommendations, no commitment.