The backup ran. Nobody proved the app starts.
We validate restore mechanics, application launch, data sanity, credentials, DNS, and dependent services.
Backup and disaster recovery
Restore is the proof.
The dashboard can say backup succeeded and still leave the business stranded. 3PS tests the recovery path, maps dependencies, validates clean restore points, and shows leadership how long recovery will actually take.
Core questionCan the business come back?
RiskClean data, credentials, dependencies
OutputRestore order and proof packet
A green backup check is not a recovery plan.
Validate. Restore. Prove.Failure points
Where recovery gets ugly.
Backup failure usually shows up late, when executives already expect systems back. 3PS finds the bad assumptions before they become a five-day outage.
Systems came back in an order that broke the workflow.
3PS maps domain, database, file share, app, network, vendor, and user dependencies before recovery starts.
The restore point brought the problem back with it.
We pressure-test restore points against ransomware, identity compromise, corruption, and suspicious change windows.
IT restored servers. The business still could not work.
3PS ties recovery to the actual workflows that bill, ship, treat, report, or keep doors open.
First moves
Prove the recovery path.
Disaster recovery is not a binder. It is a tested sequence. 3PS turns backup data into a usable recovery decision tree.
Rank systems
Identify which systems bring revenue, clinical work, operations, compliance, and executive visibility back first.
Find restore points
Confirm last known-good backups, retention, immutability, replication, and suspicious change windows.
Map dependencies
Document domain, DNS, databases, storage, network, VPN, SaaS, vendor, and application dependencies.
Test restore
Run controlled restore checks that prove more than file existence: the service has to work.
Set the order
Build a recovery sequence with owners, credentials, expected timing, and rollback points.
Brief leadership
Show what can be restored, what cannot, what it costs, and what must change monthly.
Proof packet
Backup with receipts.
The useful DR report tells leadership what will happen under pressure, not just which product is installed.
Critical systemsBusiness workflows, owners, dependencies, and recovery priority.
Restore evidenceWhat was tested, what worked, what failed, and what was assumed.
Risk registerUnprotected systems, weak retention, single points of failure, and credential gaps.
Recovery clockEstimated RTO/RPO reality by system, not marketing promise.
Monthly planRestore testing cadence, stack ownership, and emergency response expectations.
Prevention path
Do not discover recovery during the outage.
3PS monthly ownership turns backup from a checkbox into a practiced business function. Retainers are annual agreements billed monthly.
Recovery planning before the clock starts.
Priority escalation, monthly review, vendor coordination, and restore-readiness proof.
Backup and security tools under one owner.
Endpoint, server, identity, firewall, backup, and monitoring controls managed as a recovery system.
When restore already failed.
Remote critical recovery starts fast, with retained clients from $400/hr and non-retained emergency response from $500/hr.
Recovery truth
Show me the restore.
If your backup report cannot prove the business comes back, 3PS will find the gap, test the path, and give leadership the record.