4-6 Hour Recovery
Monthly Testing
Multi-Layer Protection
Air-Gapped Security
Backup & Disaster Recovery for Businesses in Minneapolis, MN
Multi-layer, air-gapped backups with 4-6 hour recovery capability. We've recovered businesses from building fires and ransomware in hours, not days.
When Disaster Strikes, Recovery
Speed Defines Survival
Where data loss means lost revenue, failed compliance, or business closure. Manufacturing can't lose production data. Professional services must protect client confidentiality. Portfolio companies need consistent protection across locations.
Manufacturing
(production data, customer orders, proprietary processes—downtime = lost contracts)
Professional Services
(client confidentiality, regulatory compliance, billable hour documentation)
Portfolio Companies
(due diligence documentation, financial records, multi-location consistency)
Growing businesses
(customer data protection, operational continuity, cyber insurance requirements)
What's Your Backup and Recovery Risk?
Data Loss Scare or Actual Loss
- Ransomware encrypted files
- Server crashed, "backups" haven't run in 3 months
- Employee deleted shared folder
- Building fire destroyed equipment
- Backup exists but no one knows how to restore
Our approach: Multi-layer (local, offsite, air-gapped) with monthly testing. We’ve recovered from fires in hours.
Have Backups But Don't Know If They Work
- Backup shows "successful" but never tested
- No idea how long recovery would take
- Don't know what's backed up vs. what's critical
- Cyber insurance asking when you last tested
Our approach: Monthly testing with documented procedures. 4-6 hour recovery time verified monthly.
Need Compliant Backup
- Cyber insurance failed audit (not air-gapped or tested)
- ISO 27001 or CMMC requiring DR documentation
- M&A due diligence asking for recovery time objectives
- Premium increased 200%
Our approach: Compliance-ready tested backup with documentation.
McNallan Backup & Disaster Recovery Services
From daily backups to complete disaster recovery planning, we ensure your business survives and recovers rapidly from any data loss scenario.
Multi-Layer Daily Backups
Local (fast recovery), offsite (building protection), and air-gapped layers that ransomware cannot reach or encrypt. Every McNallan client gets at least two independent air-gapped destinations using dissimilar technologies. When a building fire destroyed a client’s on-site infrastructure on a Friday night, they were operational Monday morning.
Ransomware attacks target backup systems first — because that’s your only way out. McNallan’s air-gapped backup copies are physically and logically isolated from your network. Ransomware cannot reach them, encrypt them, or delete them. When attackers demand payment, you restore instead of paying.
Monthly Backup Testing
A backup that shows “successful” but has never been restored is not a backup — it’s a false sense of security. McNallan tests restoration every month with documented results. Cyber insurance underwriters now ask when you last tested. We give you the documentation to prove it.
Rapid Recovery (4-6 Hours)
McNallan’s 4-6 hour recovery time objective for critical systems has been proven in real disasters — not just on paper. We pre-stage restores to standby systems after every successful backup. For major failures, we recover to McNallan’s data center while you rebuild, keeping your business operational throughout.
Disaster Planning & Recovery
Comprehensive business continuity planning with documented RPO and RTO targets. We test your disaster recovery plan regularly so you know it works before you need it — not after. Satisfies documentation requirements for cyber insurance, ISO 27001, CMMC, and M&A due diligence.
Ransomware Recovery Expertise
Recovering from ransomware requires more than restoring files — attackers leave backdoors and target backup systems. McNallan’s ransomware recovery procedures include forensic investigation, complete environment rebuild, and verified clean restoration from air-gapped backups. We’ve recovered clients without paying ransom.
Business Continuity Planning
When your primary systems go down, your business doesn’t have to. McNallan’s business continuity planning covers temporary infrastructure deployment, remote access procedures, and operational fallback processes — so your team knows exactly what to do during an outage, not after one starts.
Documentation
Cyber insurance underwriters, ISO 27001 auditors, CMMC assessors, and M&A due diligence teams all require proof that your backup and recovery program actually works. McNallan provides tested recovery results, RTO/RPO verification, runbooks, and compliance-ready documentation for every engagement.
What Customers Say About Us
How McNallan Backup & Disaster Recovery Works
Prevention & Preparation (Before Disaster)
We build backup and recovery systems that actually work when needed.
Backup Strategy & Implementation:
- Multi-layer architecture (local, offsite, air-gapped)
- Daily automated backups
- Monthly testing with documented results
- Disaster recovery and business continuity planning
Testing & Verification:
- Monthly backup testing with documented results
- Recovery procedure documentation and runbooks
- 4-6 hour recovery time objective (RTO) verification
- Gap identification and remediation
Planning & Documentation:
- Comprehensive disaster recovery plan
- Business continuity planning for extended outages
- Recovery priority sequencing
- Compliance documentation for audits and insurance
Result: Confidence that when disaster strikes, recovery is measured in hours, not days or weeks.
Response & Recovery (When Disaster Strikes)
Rapid recovery that minimizes business impact.
Step 1: Immediate Assessment:
- Crisis evaluation and recovery priority determination
- Sequential recovery based on business priority
- System testing and validation
Step 2: Rapid Restoration:
- 4-6 hour recovery objective for critical systems
- Sequential recovery based on business priority
- Temporary infrastructure deployment if needed
- Parallel recovery of multiple systems
Step 3: Verification & Handoff:
- System functionality testing post-recovery
- Data integrity verification
- User access confirmation
- Business operations validated
What you experience:
- Disaster strikes → Immediate McNallan response
- Assessment and recovery plan communicated within 1 hour
- Critical systems restored in 4-6 hours
- Full operations restored same day or next business day
- Zero or minimal data loss
Ready for Backup That Actually Protects Your Business?
This is right for you if:
- Cannot afford extended downtime
- Not confident current backups work
- Need compliance-ready backup
- Want ransomware protection without paying ransom
- Need documented disaster recovery plans
Inquire About Our Services
McNallan works best with growth-focused Minnesota businesses (25+ employees) that view technology as a productivity investment, not a cost to minimize.
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