Data Protection & Continuity
Direct-to-Cloud Backup
Backup that runs straight from each device to secure cloud storage, with no local appliance to buy, patch or replace. Built for remote teams and distributed offices.
Protection without on-site hardware
The traditional backup design assumes an office: a local appliance that machines back up to quickly, which then replicates to the cloud overnight. That model works well when everyone is in the building and stops working well when they are not.
Direct-to-Cloud removes the appliance. Each laptop, workstation or server protects itself straight to cloud storage over whatever internet connection it has, wherever it happens to be. A laptop that has not been in the office for six months is still protected.
It also removes a category of cost and risk that organisations tend to underestimate: hardware that has to be bought, racked, patched, monitored, and replaced every few years, and which is itself sitting in the building that a fire or flood would destroy.
What is included
- Agent-based protection for Windows, macOS and Linux
- Bandwidth throttling and scheduling so work is not disrupted
- Incremental-forever transfers to minimise data sent after the first run
- Encryption before data leaves the device
- Protection that follows the device on any network
- Central console covering every endpoint regardless of location
- No local appliance to purchase, maintain or replace
What you get out of it
- Remote and travelling staff protected as well as office staff
- No capital spend or refresh cycle on backup hardware
- One less on-site system to patch and monitor
- Protection unaffected by loss of the office itself
Where this fits
A remote-first or hybrid workforce
Devices that rarely touch the corporate network cannot rely on a local appliance. This protects them wherever they are.
Many small sites without IT staff
Retail branches, clinics and satellite offices get enterprise-grade protection without hardware anyone on site has to look after.
Frequently asked questions
- Will this saturate our internet connection?
- The first full backup is the heaviest and can be scheduled or seeded. After that, only changed blocks transfer, which is typically a small daily volume. Bandwidth caps and schedules are configurable per device group.
- How fast is recovery without a local copy?
- Single-file recovery is quick. Full-machine recovery over the internet is slower than from local storage, which is why we often pair this with a local cache for servers while using pure direct-to-cloud for laptops.
Ready to move on Direct-to-Cloud Backup?
We will scope it against your actual environment, not a generic package, and give you a fixed price before any work starts.