A local backup for fast, same-day restores, and a cloud copy for genuine disaster protection — combined into one managed service for UK SMEs, included from £20 per user per month.
A local backup copy means a deleted file or a failed drive can usually be restored in minutes, without waiting on an internet connection.
An encrypted off-site cloud copy protects you when the local copy can't — fire, flood, theft, or a ransomware attack that reaches the office network.
Three copies of your data, on two different types of media, with one copy off-site — the industry-standard pattern behind every backup plan we build.
Cloud backup UK businesses actually rely on rarely means cloud-only. On its own, a purely cloud-based backup can be slow to restore from when you've lost a whole server's worth of data, and a purely local backup — a NAS box or a spare drive in a cupboard — offers no protection at all if the office is affected by fire, flood, theft or a ransomware attack that spreads across the local network. Cloudswitched builds local and cloud backup together as one managed service: a local copy for quick, same-day restores of individual files and folders, and an encrypted off-site cloud copy that keeps your data safe even if everything in the building is lost. It's delivered from the City of London with remote-first support across the UK and on-site cover in London, and included as standard across every managed IT plan.
This combined approach follows the 3-2-1 backup rule that most cyber insurers and IT auditors now expect to see: at least three copies of your data, held on two different types of storage media, with at least one copy kept off-site. A local backup appliance and a cloud replica satisfy that rule in a single, managed configuration, rather than leaving you to stitch together separate tools yourself.
The practical benefit shows up the moment something actually goes wrong. A member of staff deletes the wrong folder on a Tuesday afternoon — that's a local restore, done in minutes. A server is stolen, or a ransomware attack encrypts the shared drive overnight — that's when the off-site cloud copy is what actually saves the business, because it was never reachable from the compromised network in the first place. Businesses that have only ever configured one half of this pairing tend to discover the gap at the worst possible moment — either a restore that takes half a day longer than it should, or a recovery that turns out not to exist at all once the local copy is affected too.
Local and cloud backup means running both a fast, on-site restore point and a slower, more resilient off-site copy, kept in sync on a defined schedule, with clear rules on how long each version of a file is retained and how quickly it can actually be recovered.
We configure three copies of your data as standard: the live, working copy on your server or endpoint; a local backup copy on a separate appliance or drive for fast restores; and an encrypted cloud copy held off-site for disaster protection. If one copy is lost or compromised, two others remain.
The local copy exists for the everyday incidents — an accidentally deleted file, a corrupted document, a drive failure on a single machine. Restoring from a local copy is typically far faster than pulling the same data back down from the cloud, which matters when someone's waiting on a file to get on with their afternoon.
The cloud copy exists for the incidents a local copy can't survive — fire, flood, theft, or a ransomware attack that spreads across the local network and reaches an on-site appliance too. Because it's encrypted and held off-site, it stays recoverable even when everything physically in the building is compromised or gone.
Rather than leaving you to configure a NAS box yourself and bolt a separate cloud service on top, we design, configure and monitor local and cloud backup as a single strategy, so nothing falls into the gap between the two.
We periodically test restoring from the local copy and the cloud copy independently, so you know both actually work — not just that a backup job reported success overnight.
From assessment to a backup strategy that covers both fast restores and genuine disaster recovery.
We review what's currently backed up locally, what's protected off-site, and where the real gaps sit.
We set up a local backup copy and an encrypted cloud copy together, with retention matched to your business.
We test restoring from both the local and the cloud copy, so you know each one actually works before you ever need it.
Ongoing 24/7 monitoring of both backup copies, with support on hand the moment a restore is genuinely needed.
We design local and cloud backup as one managed strategy, not two separate products from two separate vendors — a single, accountable team configures, monitors and tests both the local copy and the off-site cloud copy.
Cloud backup UK from Cloudswitched is included as standard across our Essentials, Assurance and Ultimate managed IT plans, from £20 per user per month, alongside 24/7 monitoring, EDR endpoint protection and our 99% SLA guarantee.
We test restores from both the local and cloud copy periodically, rather than assuming either one works simply because a backup job reported success overnight.
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 plain-English reporting, so you always know exactly what's protected locally, what's protected off-site, and how quickly each can be recovered.
Cloud backup UK sits alongside our network admin, connectivity and cloud email services, so if a restore is needed because of a network issue or a compromised mailbox, the same team already has the wider context rather than starting from zero.
Cloud backup UK, combining a local copy and an encrypted cloud copy, 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. 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 want local and cloud backup 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 actually need.
We treat local and cloud backup as one system, not two products to manage separately. Here's what sets us apart.
We design, configure and monitor both copies together, so nothing falls into the gap between a local appliance and a cloud service.
Three copies, two media types, one off-site — configured by default, not as a premium upsell.
Everyday file recovery uses the local copy first, so you're not waiting on a cloud download for a single deleted document.
We periodically prove that both the local and the cloud copy restore properly, 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 configuration clearly, so if you ever move providers, your data and knowledge of how it's protected move with you.
For businesses that want backup strategy 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 UK works the same way wherever your team is based — a local copy and a cloud copy are configured and monitored centrally, regardless of which office, home or site a device sits in. Our team monitors both backup layers 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 a local-only backup box in one office used to mean every other location was left unprotected. It also means a new starter working from home on day one is covered by exactly the same local-and-cloud backup policy as someone sitting in a head office.
We provide cloud backup UK for professional services, retail, manufacturing and public-sector clients — from five-person teams with a single local NAS box to growing businesses running multiple servers and hundreds of endpoints. Some clients come to us with local-only backup and no off-site copy at all; others have cloud backup already but no local copy for a fast, everyday restore. A growing number come to us after a near-miss — a slow, painful cloud restore, or a ransomware scare at a supplier — that made them take the combination seriously for the first time. Others simply inherited an ad hoc setup from a previous IT arrangement — a local drive here, a cloud folder there — and want it consolidated into one properly managed, properly tested strategy rather than several overlapping half-measures nobody fully understands.
Bundled or standalone: for clients on a Cloudswitched managed IT plan, cloud backup UK is simply included; for businesses with IT support elsewhere, we scope and deliver it as its own service.
Getting started: most engagements begin with a quick review of what's currently backed up locally, what's protected off-site, and what genuinely isn't covered by either, so we can flag urgent gaps before anything else.
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City of London based, with remote-first cloud backup UK delivery across the country and on-site engineers available in London when needed.
cloud backup uk
A local backup copy for fast restores paired with an encrypted off-site cloud copy for disaster protection, managed as a single strategy.
3-2-1 backup rule
Three copies of your data, on two types of media, with one held off-site — the industry-standard pattern behind every plan we build.
Got questions about cloud backup UK? We've answered the most common ones below. If you need more detail, get in touch.
A local copy gives you fast, same-day restores for everyday incidents like a deleted file or a failed drive. A cloud copy protects you when the local copy can't — fire, flood, theft, or a ransomware attack that spreads across the office network. Together they cover both the everyday and the genuine disaster.
Three copies of your data, held on two different types of storage media, with at least one copy kept off-site. A local backup appliance plus an encrypted cloud copy satisfies this in a single managed configuration.
Cloud backup UK is included as standard in our Essentials, Assurance and Ultimate managed IT plans, from £20 per user per month. Standalone backup for businesses with IT support elsewhere is scoped and quoted based on data volumes and retention needs.
A local-only backup protects against everyday incidents like accidental deletion, but offers no protection if the office itself is affected by fire, flood, theft, or ransomware that reaches the local network. An off-site cloud copy is what actually saves the business in that scenario.
Cloud-only backup can be slow to restore from when you've lost a whole server, since you're downloading everything back over an internet connection. A local copy gives you a fast option for everyday restores, with the cloud copy held in reserve for genuine disasters.
The off-site cloud copy is kept separate from your live network, so a ransomware incident on your main systems shouldn't reach it — we can restore clean copies once the threat is contained, using the local appliance for speed where it wasn't affected.
Yes, we periodically run test restores from both the local and the cloud copy, rather than relying on a completed backup job as proof that recovery will work.
Yes, a properly configured local and cloud backup strategy covers many of the technical controls Cyber Essentials certification requires, and our certification support can guide you through the rest.
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