Backup & Disaster Recovery

AIGard designs backup and recovery so your data is safe and your systems can be restored within the time your business can tolerate. We test recovery, not just backups.

The work typically covers:

• Recovery objectives and risk assessment
• Backup architecture and automation
• Cross-region replication
• Disaster recovery runbooks
• Recovery testing
• Monitoring and alerting

Backup & Disaster Recovery is usually the right investment in one or more of these situations:

• Backups exist but restores are untested
• A compliance requirement demands recovery plans
• You're moving to the cloud
• An outage exposed gaps

On a 30-minute scoping call we confirm whether it fits your case and recommend a team shape and first milestones.

The way to know that backups work is to restore from them on a schedule. AIGard sets up regular recovery tests for that purpose.

A backup that has not been restored is unproven, which is why we test recovery and not only backups. The tests follow documented disaster recovery runbooks, and monitoring and alerting provide visibility between tests.

Restoration speed depends on the targets you set. AIGard designs backup and recovery to the recovery time and data-loss limits you define for each system.

We begin with a recovery objectives and risk assessment to establish what the business can tolerate for each system. The architecture, such as backup automation and cross-region replication, is then designed to those limits, and recovery testing shows whether they are being met.

Yes. Engineers work inside your cloud accounts under least-privilege access, following your access policies.

Access is reviewed as roles change and removed when work ends. Our practices align with ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR and HIPAA.

By agreeing security and reliability requirements up front, automating delivery, and checking each change before release.

Code reviews, dependency checks and secure credential handling are part of the development process, and changes are released in controlled steps rather than in one cutover where that is avoidable.

For Backup & Disaster Recovery, AIGard engineers typically work with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, PostgreSQL and Terraform.

The stack is selected to fit the systems you already run, and engineers are matched to it before they join.

Backup & Disaster Recovery is available through any of AIGard’s three engagement models: staff augmentation, where engineers join your team; a dedicated team that runs the workstream; or software outsourcing, where AIGard delivers a defined project.

The choice depends on how much of the delivery you want to manage, and it can change later under the same agreement.

Engineers typically start within two to four weeks of the scoping call. The exact date depends on the roles, seniority and number of people required.

We confirm a realistic start date in writing before you commit, and you meet the proposed engineers before work begins.

AIGard engineers typically cost 30–50% less than the fully loaded cost of a comparable US-based hire, with no recruiting fees, benefits overhead or insurance costs on your side.

The figure for a specific engagement depends on the model, the roles, the seniority mix and the size of the team. We issue a written proposal after the scoping call, so the commercial terms are agreed before any work starts.

NDAs are signed before any access is given, and engineers work inside your environment under least-privilege access, with permissions limited to their responsibilities.

Access is reviewed as roles change and removed when work ends. Our practices align with ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR and HIPAA, with PII masking, encryption and audit logging built into data work. We review your access policies, data-handling needs and vendor requirements during scoping.

You do. Intellectual property assignment is written into every contract, in every engagement model.

That covers source code, designs, documentation, data, models and prompts produced for you. Third-party components and their licenses are identified, so ownership is clear at handover.