Dove Communications
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Longtime LA cabling and VoIP integrator for schools and healthcare
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Downtown LA · Central
Backup & Disaster Recovery in Los Angeles — Top Providers (2026)
Backup & Disaster Recovery in Los Angeles
Backup, business continuity (BC), and disaster recovery (DR) protect LA businesses from ransomware, hardware failure, human error, and natural events (fire, earthquake, extended power outage). Modern LA IT providers design tiered strategies: fast local recovery for common failures, offsite backup for site-loss events, and full DR replication for critical systems.
The 3-2-1-1-0 rule (2026 update)
- 3 copies of data
- On 2 different media types
- 1 copy offsite
- 1 copy immutable / air-gapped (ransomware resilient)
- 0 verified errors on restore tests
Common tooling in LA MSP stacks
- Datto (BCDR appliance + cloud) — dominant in the LA MSP channel.
- Veeam — enterprise standard for virtualization and cloud workloads.
- Barracuda / Rubrik — enterprise data protection.
- Native cloud snapshots — for cloud-native workloads (AWS EBS snapshots, Azure Backup).
- SaaS backup — Datto SaaS Protection, Veeam for Microsoft 365, Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud.
Testing is the point
Untested backups aren't backups. A good LA IT provider runs quarterly restore drills (documented, timed, with defined success criteria) and reports results. Ransomware in 2026 targets backups first — immutable and air-gapped copies are the last line of defense.
Cost snapshot
Cost snapshot — Los Angeles, 2026
| Service | Typical price |
|---|---|
| Cloud-only workstation backup | $5–$10/endpoint/month |
| BCDR appliance (Datto or similar) — 1 TB | $250–$650/month |
| BCDR appliance — 10 TB | $700–$1,800/month |
| Microsoft 365 SaaS backup | $3–$6/user/month |
| Full DR replication to cloud | $1,500–$10,000/month depending on footprint |
| Annual DR test | $3,500–$12,000 |
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Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between backup and DR?
Backup is a copy of your data. DR is the process (and infrastructure) to bring systems back online after a disaster. You need both — backup alone doesn't get your business running again.
How long does it take to recover from ransomware?
With modern BCDR and clean backups, most LA businesses can be operational within 4–24 hours. Without proper backups, weeks to permanent data loss.
Do we need to back up Microsoft 365?
Yes. Microsoft's retention protects against short-term deletion but is not a backup. If a user deletes email today and you discover it in 90 days, native Microsoft may not help. Third-party SaaS backup is standard.
What is RTO and RPO?
RTO (Recovery Time Objective) is how long you can be down. RPO (Recovery Point Objective) is how much data you can afford to lose. Both are business decisions that drive the DR architecture.
Immutable backups — what and why?
Backups that cannot be modified or deleted for a set retention period, even by an admin. Critical defense against ransomware, which now targets backup systems. Most modern platforms (Datto, Veeam, Wasabi) support this.
How often should we test recovery?
Quarterly for critical systems. Annually for everything else. Test = actually bring systems up in a lab or DR environment and verify they work, not just check that files exist.
Do we need offsite backup if we're already in the cloud?
Yes — a copy in a different account, region, or provider. Cloud-native disasters (misconfigured deletion, compromised admin credentials) do happen, and same-account backups don't help.
How does earthquake risk affect DR planning in LA?
Real risk. LA offices should not rely on single-site on-prem backup only — offsite backup and DR should be in a geographically distant region (Northern California or beyond).
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