Disaster Recovery as a Service
Unplanned outages can cripple operations. CloudFirst’s Disaster Recovery as a Service solution ensures business continuity by minimising downtime and guaranteeing your critical data is safe, secure and recoverable, giving you complete confidence during any disruption.
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Key Statistics
Legacy recovery models can’t keep up with today’s ransomware, cyber threats and compliance demands. Downtime isn’t just costly — it’s unacceptable.
CloudFirst’s Disaster Recovery as a Service eliminates risk with seamless recovery, guaranteed uptime and enterprise-grade protection across IBM i, AIX, Windows and VMware environments, meeting modern RTO/RPO expectations with confidence.
91%
Businesses report improved recovery times after adopting Disaster Recovery as a Service.
83%
Businesses achieve better compliance with industry regulations using Disaster Recovery as a Service.
42%
Organisations cite cost savings as their primary driver for Disaster Recovery as a Service adoption.
Key Features
Automated Testing & Validation
CloudFirst’s Disaster Recovery as a Service includes automated disaster recovery testing to ensure your plans perform when it matters most.
Scheduled DR tests confirm recovery readiness
Non-disruptive failover simulations validate RTO/RPO targets
Detailed reports support compliance and build stakeholder confidence
Enterprise Class Infrastructure
CloudFirst delivers enterprise-grade performance and reliability, hosted in secure, compliant data centres certified for ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR.
Redundant systems, storage and network architecture ensure maximum uptime
Backed by guaranteed SLAs for availability and performance
Built for security, scalability and compliance
Hybrid & Platform Agnostic Support
CloudFirst delivers seamless protection across IBM Power Systems, VMware, Windows Server, SQL and Linux with full support for hybrid cloud deployments and cross-platform failover.
Simplifies recovery across diverse IT environments
Eliminates vendor lock-in
Ensures flexibility, scalability and resilience at every layer
Fully Managed Services
CloudFirst provides 24/7 monitoring, routine testing and expert support, all included to ensure readiness for any disruption.
Reduces internal IT burden
Delivers always-on resilience and compliance
Optional add-ons: ransomware isolation, audit-ready compliance reporting
Active Replication Management
CloudFirst ensures real-time data replication to keep your systems synchronised and recovery-ready.
Eliminates data loss with continuous sync
Supports aggressive RTO/RPO targets
Enables instant failover with consistent state recovery across environments
Benefits
Organisations choose CloudFirst’s Disaster Recovery as a Service to ensure enterprise-grade resilience, rapid recovery and cost-effective business continuity across multiple environments, to ensure your systems stay protected, available and compliant.
Business Continuity
CloudFirst enables instant failover to standby systems, minimising disruption during outages. Real-time replication ensures data accuracy and availability, enabling rapid restoration of services and uninterrupted business operations.
Cost Efficiency
CloudFirst’s Disaster Recovery as a Service eliminates CapEx tied to physical disaster recovery hardware and facilities. With predictable monthly pricing, it simplifies budgeting and forecasting while reducing staffing and maintenance overhead.
Compliance
CloudFirst ensures data integrity during recovery with secure failover environments. We deliver automated, audit-ready reporting aligned with ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS and GDPR standards, helping you meet all your regulatory compliance requirements with confidence.
What our
clients say
‘You don't really know how good someone is until there’s a problem. That’s when you find out how good a partner you have. With CloudFirst, the initial setup was painless, and we had precious few problems.’
– Dean Proffer, McVean Trading and Investments
‘Transitioned from legacy tape backups to CloudFirst’s DRaaS and saw faster, more reliable recovery. Support has always been superior — truly 24/7.’
– CentraState Healthcare (Healthcare)
‘As a financial institution, maintaining uninterrupted access to our IBM i systems and customer transaction data is critical. When a regional outage threatened our operations, CloudFirst’s Disaster Recovery as a Service delivered exactly what we needed — fast failover, minimal downtime and full data integrity. Their DRaaS solution gave us the resilience our regulators demand and the peace of mind our board expects.’
— VP of IT Operations, National Credit Union
The Disaster Recovery as a Service is crafted to meet the stringent demands of enterprise businesses, providing your organisation with unparalleled redundancy and resilience.