Databases backed up consistently. Recovered granularly.
Application-consistent backup for SQL Server, Exchange, and VSS-aware applications. Recover a single database, table, or mailbox without restoring the entire server.
15 min
minimum RPO achievable with transaction log backup
Zero
production downtime required for application-consistent backup
Granular
recovery to individual database, table, or row level
UK-wide
SQL and application backup support across the UK
Application-aware backup capabilities.
SQL Server Backup
Full, differential, and transaction log backups for SQL Server. Point-in-time recovery to any transaction. Supports SQL Server 2012 through to the latest release.
Application-Consistent VSS Backup
VSS integration ensures applications are quiesced before backup. No torn writes, no incomplete transactions, no corrupted databases in your backup set.
Granular Database Recovery
Restore a single database, table, or row without restoring the entire server. Dramatically reduces recovery time for database-level incidents.
Exchange Server Backup
Mailbox-level and database-level backup for on-premises Exchange Server. Recover individual mailboxes, emails, or calendar items from a server backup.
ERP and Line-of-Business Application Backup
Application-aware backup for Sage, QuickBooks, and other VSS-aware line-of-business applications. Consistent backups without taking applications offline.
Log Shipping and Transaction Log Backup
Frequent transaction log backups reduce recovery point objectives for critical databases. Log shipping to a secondary server provides near-real-time failover capability.
From application discovery to granular recovery.
Application Discovery
We identify every SQL Server instance, Exchange database, and VSS-aware application in your environment. Recovery objectives agreed for each application.
VSS Integration Configuration
VSS writers configured for each application. Backup schedules set to match your RPO requirements. Transaction log backup frequency agreed for SQL Server.
Application-Consistent Backup Verification
First backup completed and verified. We confirm VSS quiescing is working correctly and that the backup is application-consistent, not just crash-consistent.
Granular Recovery Test
We perform a granular recovery test: restoring a single database or mailbox from the backup to confirm the process works before it is needed in anger.
Monitoring and Alerting
All application backup jobs monitored daily. VSS failures and backup errors alerted immediately. Issues resolved before they create a gap in protection.
Monthly Reporting
Monthly backup reports confirm every application is protected. Recovery tests documented quarterly and provided to you as evidence of backup integrity.
Database recovery across the UK.
Challenge: A Burnley retailer had their SQL Server database corrupted after a failed ERP software update. The database was their primary trading system and the corruption took it completely offline.
Outcome: IP Four restored the SQL database to the last clean transaction log backup, 47 minutes before the failed update. ERP system back online within 2 hours. No data loss.
Challenge: An Edinburgh accountancy firm needed to recover a specific client record that had been accidentally deleted from their Sage database 6 weeks earlier. Standard backup had no granular recovery capability.
Outcome: IP Four restored the specific Sage database record from a 6-week-old backup without affecting any other data. Client record recovered in full.
Challenge: A Coventry manufacturer ran a 24-hour production operation and could not afford to take their SQL Server offline for backup windows. Their previous backup was crash-consistent only.
Outcome: IP Four implemented VSS-aware backup with transaction log backups every 15 minutes. Zero production downtime. RPO reduced from 24 hours to 15 minutes.
Know your databases are protected and recoverable.
We review your SQL Server and application backup configuration, identify consistency gaps, and show you your current recovery point objective. Free, no obligation.