Backup as a Service is a cloud based backup service that automatically copies your data to a secure offsite repository, so you can restore quickly after deletion, failure or incident.
Business Continuity that Keeps You Moving
When systems go down, work stops — and costs rise fast. Chess helps you prepare for the worst with backup as a service, disaster recovery as a service, and Microsoft 365 cloud backup that make recovery simpler, faster and more predictable.
The Cost of Unreliable Business Continuity
Hoping a plan works is not the same as knowing it works. If backups aren’t tested or recovery is slow, a single incident can cause lost revenue, stalled operations, reputational damage and long nights for your IT team.
Pain points:
- Backups complete — but you’re not sure you can restore.
- Recovery takes hours (or days) when you need minutes.
- Key apps have no clear RTO or RPO targets.
- Data sits in one place, leaving you exposed to ransomware or site issues.
- Manual processes drain time and increase human error.
- Costs spike during incidents because nothing is predictable.
Not sure where your gaps are? We’ll help you map your risk and priorities — without the sales fluff.
61% of IT leaders believe employees have put sensitive company data at risk maliciously in the last 12 months.
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Business Continuity Services — Built Around How You Work
Every organisation has a mix of mission-critical, business-critical and non-critical systems. We’ll help you set the right recovery targets (RTO and RPO) and choose the right mix of services — from cloud based backup services to full disaster recovery as a service.
Which Business Continuity Service is Right for You?
Most organisations use a mix. Start with the outcomes you need — recovery speed, data protection, and coverage — then choose the service that fits.
Backup as a Service (BaaS)
- Focus: Offsite cloud backup and restore
- Typical outcome: Faster recovery than tape/manual processes
- Good when: You need reliable, automated data backup
Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)
- Focus: Keep systems running with failover and rapid recovery
- Typical outcome: Reduced downtime for critical apps
- Good when: You need defined RTO/RPO and tested recovery
Data Protect for Microsoft 365
- Focus: Dedicated backup for Microsoft 365 apps
- Typical outcome: Recover mail/files/Teams plus control inactive data
- Good when: You need Office 365 cloud backup Europe and cost control
Still unsure? We’ll recommend the simplest setup that meets your recovery needs.
Making IT Work For You
Chess is one of the UK’s leading independent and trusted technology service providers, employing more than 240 skilled people across the UK, supporting over 18,000 organisations.
We believe IT should work for you, reduce costs, deliver efficiency, keep you secure, enhance your work-life balance, improving performance. At Chess, we’re passionate about our unique culture and our continuous investment in our people to be industry experts.
We’re extremely proud that our people voted us No.1 in ‘The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work for’ list 2018, and we continue to celebrate more than 17 years in the top 100.
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