Backup copies stored genuinely away from your primary network and premises, so a fire, flood, ransomware attack or theft on-site doesn't take your recovery option with it.
Backup copies stored in separate cloud data centres away from your office, so a local incident can't affect your primary systems and your recovery point at the same time.
Data is encrypted before it leaves your network and remains encrypted in storage, so an offsite copy doesn't become a new security risk.
Backup jobs are checked every day, not just configured and forgotten, so a failed transfer to your offsite copy is caught and fixed quickly.
A backup copy stored on a second drive in the same office, or on the same network as your live systems, isn't really offsite protection — it's the same risk with an extra step. If a fire, flood, theft or ransomware attack affects your premises or network, that "backup" is affected too. Genuine offsite backup means your data is copied to a separate location entirely, typically secure cloud data centres, so whatever happens on-site, your recovery point survives it.
Cloud backup is included as standard in our managed IT support plans, and offsite storage is built into that by default — we don't treat "offsite" as a paid extra bolted onto a local backup. We design offsite backup services UK-wide for everyday business data such as mailboxes and files, and extend the same principle to servers and virtual machines through our Veeam cloud backup service where more demanding recovery is needed.
Cost is usually the first question when businesses consider moving from a local backup drive to genuine offsite protection. Offsite backup is typically priced against the volume of data protected, not a flat licence fee, so a small business isn't paying for enterprise-scale storage capacity it doesn't need. As data volumes grow, offsite storage scales alongside them without requiring new hardware to be purchased, installed or maintained on-site — capacity simply expands in the cloud data centre, with monitoring and retention settings adjusted rather than a fresh device sourced each time.
We regularly see businesses whose only backup is an external hard drive plugged into the same server it's meant to be protecting, or a copy stored on a NAS device on the same office network. Both approaches fail in exactly the scenario they're meant to protect against — a break-in, a fire, or ransomware that spreads across the network and encrypts the backup along with everything else. Offsite backup services remove that single point of failure by keeping your recovery copy physically and logically separate.
Three copies of your data, on two different types of media, with one copy offsite — it's a well-known principle that's easy to say and surprisingly easy to get wrong. We design offsite backup arrangements that genuinely follow it, with the offsite copy stored somewhere a local incident simply can't reach.
Modern ransomware actively searches for and targets backup files and backup servers before encrypting live data, because attackers know a business with a working backup has no reason to pay. We store offsite backup copies in immutable storage that can't be altered, encrypted or deleted for a set retention period, even by a compromised administrator account.
For businesses with data residency requirements or client contracts that specify UK data storage, we can configure offsite backup copies to remain within UK data centres throughout.
A common concern is that offsite backup means a slower restore than a local copy. In practice, modern cloud backup platforms restore individual files and folders quickly over a standard business connection, and for larger restores we can prioritise the most business-critical data first, so you're not waiting on everything at once.
The core protection built into every offsite backup deployment.
We design backup arrangements so your offsite copy genuinely can't be affected by whatever happens to your local network, premises or primary backup device.
A completed transfer to offsite storage doesn't prove a restore will work. We periodically test actual restores so recovery is proven, not assumed.
From assessing your current setup to a monitored offsite backup arrangement — our process is straightforward.
We review what you currently back up, where those copies are stored, and identify any single points of failure.
We design an offsite backup arrangement around the 3-2-1 rule, with immutable storage and appropriate retention.
Backups are configured, initial transfers complete, and we test a real restore before we consider the deployment finished.
Backup jobs are monitored daily, with failures investigated and fixed by our team.
We treat offsite as a genuine architectural requirement, not a marketing label attached to a backup that's still reachable from your primary network. Every offsite deployment we manage includes immutable, encrypted storage as standard.
We design around the 3-2-1 rule properly, so your offsite copy is truly separate from whatever incident might affect your premises or local devices.
Offsite backup sits alongside our wider managed IT support, so the same team monitoring your network and security is also watching your backup jobs, rather than a separate supplier with no visibility of the rest of your systems.
If you run servers or virtual machines needing more demanding recovery, our Veeam cloud backup service extends the same offsite, immutable approach to that infrastructure specifically.
We price transparently, with a clear quote based on data volume, before any work begins — not an open-ended "per gigabyte" bill that grows without warning.
We build offsite backup that stays offsite in practice, not just on paper.
Your offsite copy is held somewhere a local incident simply cannot reach.
Every deployment includes immutable storage — not sold as a costly upgrade afterwards.
We periodically test real restores, so you know your backup works before the day you're relying on it.
Backup jobs are checked every day by a person, not left to an unwatched dashboard.
The same engineers who set up your backup manage it, not a rotating support queue.
Offsite backup, security and IT support are managed together, so nothing falls between suppliers.
Backup copies can be kept within UK data centres for businesses with contractual or regulatory requirements.
Growing data volumes extend cleanly without additional hardware to manage.
A clear quote based on data volume — no vague ongoing costs.
Offsite backup is one layer of protection, not the whole strategy. It works best alongside EDR endpoint protection, a properly configured network and staff who know how to spot a phishing email — because preventing an incident is always better than recovering from one. We look at offsite backup services as one part of your wider IT support, sitting alongside monitoring, security and managed backup services, so protection is joined up rather than a single tool covering one risk in isolation.
Ransomware attacks increasingly target backup infrastructure specifically, which has pushed genuinely offsite, immutable backup from a nice-to-have into something insurers, auditors and Cyber Essentials assessments now expect to see evidence of. A backup copy on the same network as everything else no longer meets that bar.
What to check before choosing a provider: whether "offsite" genuinely means a separate location and network, whether storage is immutable, and whether backup jobs are actively monitored rather than configured once and left alone.
Who this suits: businesses whose only backup is a local drive or NAS device, businesses handling sensitive client or financial data, and any business that's been asked by an insurer or auditor to demonstrate genuine offsite backup arrangements.
Common mistakes we see: businesses that assume a second local drive counts as offsite, businesses that have never tested whether their offsite copy would actually restore, and businesses storing their only backup on the same network as the systems it's meant to protect. Each of these turns a backup that looks fine on paper into one that fails exactly when it's needed most.
How we deliver it: remote-first for businesses across the UK, with London on-site coverage for hardware work that genuinely needs a person on-site.
Delivery model
Offsite backup design, deployment and monitoring wherever you're based, with London on-site visits where hardware is involved.
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Immutable, encrypted backup stored genuinely away from your premises and network, monitored daily by Cloudswitched.
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Offsite, immutable backup extended to servers and virtual machines specifically, covered in detail on our Veeam cloud backup page.
Got questions about offsite backup services? We've answered the most common ones below. If you need more detail, get in touch.
Storage in a separate location and network from your primary systems — typically a secure cloud data centre — so an incident affecting your premises or network doesn't also affect your backup copy.
Not if it's kept in the same office. A genuine offsite copy needs to be somewhere a fire, flood, theft or ransomware attack on your premises or network couldn't reach.
Pricing is typically based on the volume of data protected, so a small business isn't paying for capacity it doesn't need. We provide a clear, itemised quote once we understand your data volumes.
We can configure offsite backup copies to remain within UK data centres for businesses with data residency requirements or client contracts that specify it.
Individual files and folders typically restore quickly over a standard business connection. For larger restores, we prioritise your most business-critical data first.
Yes, documented, immutable, genuinely offsite backup arrangements are exactly what Cyber Essentials assessments and cyber insurers typically want to see evidence of.
Most deployments, including initial testing, are configured and monitored within one to two weeks, depending on data volume.
It doesn't have to — many businesses keep a fast local copy for quick recovery of small issues, with the offsite copy as protection against anything that affects the premises or network itself.
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