Automated, monitored cloud backup for UK SMEs, included as standard in every Cloudswitched managed IT plan, with restores that are tested — not just assumed to work.
Servers, workstations and Microsoft 365 data backed up automatically on a defined schedule, with no one needing to remember to press a button.
We periodically test restores from your backups, so you know data actually comes back when you need it, not just that a job ran overnight.
Cloud backup is built into our Essentials, Assurance and Ultimate plans from £20 per user per month — not sold as a separate add-on you have to remember to buy.
Most small businesses assume their data is backed up somewhere — on a NAS drive nobody's checked in months, or "in Microsoft 365" because that's where the files live. Cloud backup for small business, done properly, means automated, encrypted, off-site copies of your servers, workstations and Microsoft 365 mailboxes and files, monitored daily and restored on request, with 24/7 monitoring and EDR endpoint protection covering the systems around it. Cloudswitched builds cloud backup into every managed IT plan as standard, delivered from the City of London with remote-first support across the UK and on-site cover in London, so protecting your data isn't a project you have to remember to commission.
Cloud backup for business isn't only about disaster — fire, flood, theft — it's about the everyday: a member of staff accidentally deleting a folder, a laptop stolen from a car, a ransomware attack encrypting a shared drive overnight. In all of these cases, the question that matters is simple: how quickly, and how completely, can you get that data back?
Cyber insurers and business customers increasingly ask about backup arrangements directly, whether as part of a renewal questionnaire or a supplier due-diligence form. Having a documented, tested cloud backup for business in place turns that from an awkward conversation into a straightforward tick-box, and it's one of the first areas we check when a client asks for Cyber Essentials certification support, since assessors specifically look for evidence that backups are current, encrypted and recoverable.
Cloud backup for business means more than copying files to another drive. It means automated, scheduled backups of servers, endpoints and cloud data; encryption in transit and at rest; retention policies that let you go back further than "yesterday"; and — critically — a recovery process that's actually been tried, not just configured and left alone.
We configure backup frequency and retention around how your business actually works — daily backups with several weeks of retention as a baseline, extended where a client's data volumes or compliance needs call for it, so you're never limited to restoring only the most recent version of a file.
A backup job that reports "success" every night tells you almost nothing about whether you could actually recover from it. We periodically test restores — full files, folders and, where relevant, whole servers — so a genuine incident isn't the first time anyone finds out whether the backup actually works.
Backup data is encrypted both in transit and at rest, with access restricted to authorised staff only, so the copies protecting your business don't themselves become a weak point for someone else to exploit.
Rather than treating backup as a bolt-on product, we build it into the same managed IT plan that covers your monitoring, patching and EDR protection — one team, one bill, one point of contact if something goes wrong.
We spread backup copies so a single failure — a deleted file, a corrupted drive, a compromised account — doesn't take out your only copy of the data, without burying you in technical jargon about how it's configured underneath.
From assessment to ongoing protection — our process keeps your data recoverable.
We review what's currently backed up, what isn't, and where the real risk sits across your servers, endpoints and cloud data.
We set up automated backup across every system that needs it, with retention and encryption configured to match your business.
We run a test restore before we consider the job done, so you know the backup actually works, not just that it exists.
Ongoing 24/7 monitoring of backup jobs, with support on hand the moment a restore is actually needed.
Cloud backup for business isn't a product we resell and forget about — it's included as standard across our Essentials, Assurance and Ultimate managed IT plans, alongside 24/7 monitoring and EDR endpoint protection, backed by our 99% SLA guarantee. If you take out any of our managed IT packages, backup is simply switched on as part of onboarding rather than quoted separately.
We test restores rather than just confirming that backup jobs completed, because a backup you've never tried to recover from is really just a hope, not a plan.
Backup sits inside the same managed service as the rest of your IT support, so there's one team accountable for your systems, not a separate vendor to chase when something goes wrong.
We're based in the City of London with remote-first delivery nationwide and on-site coverage across London, so support is never far away when a restore genuinely needs hands-on help.
You get a named account manager and straightforward reporting, so you always know what's protected, how often it's backed up, and what to do if you need something recovered.
And because backup sits alongside our network admin, connectivity and cloud email services, we can see the whole picture — if a restore is needed because of a network issue or a compromised mailbox, the same team is already across the wider context, not starting from zero. That joined-up view is often what turns a routine restore request into a five-minute job rather than an afternoon of back-and-forth between suppliers trying to work out whose responsibility the fault actually is.
Cloud backup is included as standard in every Cloudswitched managed IT plan — Essentials from £20 per user per month, Assurance from £40, and Ultimate from £60 — alongside 24/7 monitoring, EDR endpoint protection and our 99% SLA guarantee. That means most clients don't pay for backup as a separate line item at all; it's simply part of how we manage their IT. For businesses that already have IT support elsewhere and just want cloud backup for business as a standalone service, we scope and quote it directly based on your data volumes, number of devices and retention requirements, so you're never paying for more than you need. In either case, the goal is the same: cloud backup for small business that costs a predictable amount and that you never have to think twice about when something actually goes wrong.
We treat backup as core infrastructure, not an afterthought. Here's what sets us apart.
Cloud backup comes bundled into every managed IT plan, so there's no separate product to remember to buy or forget to renew.
Endpoint detection and response sits alongside backup as standard, reducing the chance you ever need to rely on a restore in the first place.
A clear, contracted service level rather than a vague promise, so you know exactly what response times to expect.
We periodically prove that backups restore, rather than trusting a green tick in a dashboard.
A named point of contact for your backup and wider IT support, not a rotating queue of unfamiliar tickets.
Backup is managed remotely wherever you're based, with on-site engineers available across London when hardware needs hands.
We document backup configuration clearly, so if you ever move providers, your data and your knowledge of how it's protected move with you.
For businesses that want backup and disaster recovery planning reviewed at a strategic level, our virtual CIO service can sit alongside day-to-day management.
Whether bundled into a managed IT plan from £20 per user per month or scoped standalone, you'll know the cost before we start.
Cloud backup for business works the same way wherever your team is based — data is protected centrally regardless of which office, home, or site a device is sitting in. Our team monitors backup jobs and handles restores remotely, with on-site engineers available across London when hardware genuinely needs physical attention. That consistency matters for hybrid and multi-site businesses, where data used to live wherever a laptop happened to be, with no central protection at all. It also means a new starter working from home on day one is covered by the same backup policy as someone sitting in a head office, without any extra configuration on your side.
We provide cloud backup for small business clients across professional services, retail, manufacturing and the public sector — from five-person teams with a single shared drive to growing businesses running multiple servers and hundreds of endpoints. Some clients come to us with no backup strategy at all; others have something in place but have never actually tested whether it works. A growing number come to us after a near-miss — a deleted folder recovered only by luck, or a ransomware scare at a supplier — that made them take the question seriously for the first time.
Bundled or standalone: for clients on a Cloudswitched managed IT plan, cloud backup for business is simply included; for businesses with IT support elsewhere, we can scope and deliver backup as its own service.
Getting started: most engagements begin with a quick review of what's currently backed up — and what isn't — so we can flag urgent gaps before anything else. From there, we'd rather over-communicate what's covered and what isn't than let assumptions stand — you should never have to guess whether a particular folder, mailbox or server is actually protected.
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City of London based, with remote-first cloud backup delivery across the UK and on-site engineers available in London when needed.
cloud backup for business
Automated, encrypted, monitored cloud backup for servers, endpoints and Microsoft 365 data, with restores that are tested, not assumed.
cloud backup for small business
UK-wide cloud backup for small business, included in managed IT plans or delivered standalone, with remote-first support and on-site cover in London.
Got questions about cloud backup for your business? We've answered the most common ones below. If you need more detail, get in touch.
Automated, encrypted backup of servers, workstations and Microsoft 365 data, with defined retention periods, 24/7 monitoring of backup jobs, and periodic recovery testing so restores are proven, not assumed. It's the same standard of care we apply across every managed IT plan, not a lighter-touch version for backup specifically.
Yes, cloud backup is included as standard in our Essentials, Assurance and Ultimate managed IT plans, from £20 per user per month, alongside 24/7 monitoring and EDR endpoint protection.
OneDrive syncs files rather than backing them up in a recoverable, versioned way, and an external drive is a single point of failure. Cloud backup for small business keeps separate, retained, off-site copies that survive deletion, theft or a ransomware attack — none of which a simple file sync or a single physical drive can reliably protect against.
We typically configure daily automated backups as a baseline, with frequency and retention adjusted to match your data volumes and how often it changes.
Yes, mailboxes, SharePoint and OneDrive data are backed up independently of Microsoft's own retention limits, which don't cover every scenario a business actually faces, including permanently deleted items or account-level compromise.
Backup copies are kept separate from your live network, so a ransomware incident on your main systems shouldn't reach your recovery data — we can restore clean copies once the threat is contained.
Yes, we periodically run test restores rather than relying on a completed backup job as proof that recovery will work when you need it.
Yes — Microsoft's built-in retention is limited and designed for short-term recovery, not long-term, business-defined backup, so a separate backup of your Microsoft 365 data is still worthwhile.
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