Your information
Choose the files, email, system, or application the business needs back.
Backup and recovery services
Get your business back
when systems go down.
NorthFirn sets up the backup, tests a restore, records the result, and keeps the recovery plan current.
Independent and vendor-flexibleSetup and restore testingClear, dated reports
The business problem
Your backups ran.
Can you use them?
Businesses often discover missing files, locked accounts, broken applications, or unclear instructions during an emergency. A restore test finds those problems while there is time to fix them.
Choose one priority
What comes back first
Pick the system your business needs most. We start there and build a clear recovery order.DataSaaSServersPriorities
Check access
Who can get in
Make sure the right people can sign in, reach the restored system, and keep the business moving.SSOMFARolesAccess
Write down the result
A clear test record
Keep the timing, checks, problems, screenshots, and next steps in one dated report.TimingIntegrityLimitsReport
Independent review
An outside set of eyes
Your team controls its systems. NorthFirn guides the test, watches what happens, and records the result.AssistedRemoteScopedIndependent
Four things to check
Restoring data is
one part of reopening.
The people, passwords, applications, and instructions around the backup all have to work together.
Your access
Make sure the right people can sign in and reach the restored system.
Your timeline
Measure how long recovery takes and how much recent work may be lost.
Your next step
Assign each problem to an owner and set a date to fix and retest it.
A useful test report
See what worked.
Fix what did not.
Your report shows what was restored, how long it took, who had access, what went wrong, and what to do next.
A
Reproducible test
Preserved setup, version, date, notes, and result.
B
Direct observation
Firsthand use with the limits made explicit.
C
Primary documentation
Authoritative vendor, standard, or regulatory source.
D
Independent context
Credible third-party testing with a visible method.
Ways NorthFirn can help
Set it up.
Test it. Keep it ready.
01Inventory and priorities
Recovery readiness assessment
Map critical workloads, backup coverage, access, dependencies, recovery targets, and the first gaps worth fixing.
Explore02Architecture into operationBackup and recovery implementation
Design, deploy, secure, monitor, document, and hand off an approved recovery system for the workloads in scope.
Explore03A controlled recovery exerciseRestore testing and evidence
Run a selected restore path, validate the result, and preserve timing, evidence, findings, and next actions.
Explore04Keep the record currentOngoing recovery assurance
Review backup health, test on a schedule, update runbooks and evidence, and track remediation as the environment changes.
ExploreFree Restore Readiness Check
Pick one restore
to test first.
Answer a few questions about one important part of your business. You will see what to prepare before a restore test.
- 01
Choose what matters most
Pick one system, file set, mailbox, or application the business relies on.
- 02
Check the basics
Confirm who owns it, who can sign in, when it was backed up, and when it can be tested.
- 03
Get a practical next step
Use the result to prepare a self-test or schedule a guided restore test.
Do not submit credentials, payment data, or protected records.
Recovery context
The risk is measurable.
Readiness should be too.
These figures describe broad research samples, not what any one business will experience. They explain why tested recovery deserves the same attention as prevention.
of breaches in Verizon's 2026 DBIR involved ransomware.
Verizon 2026 DBIRof attacks in Sophos's 2026 ransomware survey encrypted data.
Sophos State of Ransomware 2026was the average recovery cost reported in that Sophos survey.
Sophos State of Ransomware 2026CISA recommends offline, encrypted backups and regular testing of backup availability and integrity. Read the StopRansomware Guide
Sophos surveyed 2,158 organizations with 100 to 5,000 employees across 17 countries. Research methods and populations differ between reports.
AI and automation
Improve one
recurring workflow.
NorthFirn can sort backup alerts, open tickets, schedule tests, collect records, send reminders, and prepare reports for your team to review.
Sort the alerts
Group common failures, add useful details, and send each issue to the right person.
Protect important decisions
Your team approves changes to backups, storage rules, and recovery results.
Keep work moving
Schedule tests, collect records, remind owners, and prepare reports on time.
Field guides
Restore tests, credentials,
and useful AI—explained.
How to find out whether your backups will restore
Choose one restore path, run it safely, and keep a clear record of what happened.
Method-ledWho needs access during a recovery?
Check the accounts, sign-in steps, permissions, other systems, and people needed to use restored data.
Evidence-ledEight questions to ask before adding AI to a workflow
Check the job, information, owner, approvals, failure plan, and measure of success before buying a tool.
NIST-informedBe ready before the disruption
Know how your business
will recover.
Start with a backup review, a new setup, or one restore test. NorthFirn can manage the plan, records, and follow-up from there.
Test. Track. Trust.