Slide-powered backup and recovery
Recover a protected server in minutes, not precious hours.
With our Slide backup appliance in place, we can start a protected server as a virtual machine and keep essential work moving while failed hardware is repaired.
Recovery in minutes requires a properly configured appliance and a usable recovery point. Actual timing depends on the system, backup health, network, and incident.
Keep work moving while hardware is repaired
Slide gives ETS a local recovery path and, where configured, an off-site option. We pair the appliance with recovery priorities, verification, testing, and clear decisions about what your team needs first.
For eligible server environments, the current offering includes a 1 TB backup appliance. Capacity and eligibility depend on the systems, data, and service design; review managed IT support to discuss fit.
Local recovery while repair proceeds
For eligible server environments, a current recovery point can be started as a virtual machine on the local Slide appliance while failed hardware is repaired or replaced.
Off-site recovery where configured
Slide can replicate protected copies to its cloud. If the appliance or site is lost, a cloud virtual machine may provide a recovery path when replication, access, networking, and the service design support it.
Encrypted copies and snapshots
Slide encrypts backups in transit and at rest. That helps protect sensitive business information as it moves off-site and while it is stored. We review access, retention, and recovery needs around your business.
Recovery work that holds up under pressure
Technology is one part of recovery. People need to know what is protected, what comes first, and how the organization will communicate while systems are being restored.
Verification before an incident
Slide can verify backup integrity and boot a protected system for verification. ETS reviews the results and follows up on gaps that could affect recovery.
Restore a deleted file
Recover accidentally deleted or overwritten files from available recovery points when a file restore is the right recovery action.
Testing the real path
A test virtual machine can help validate representative files, services, network needs, and configurations. Verification is useful evidence, but it is not a complete copy of production.
Business continuity around IT
Document recovery priorities, dependencies, contacts, alternate communication steps, and the transition from a disaster virtual machine back to repaired or replacement hardware.
Questions about backup and recovery
Clear answers help teams choose the right next step before an outage makes the decision for them.
Can a server really be running in minutes?
A configured Slide appliance can start a protected server as a virtual machine from a usable recovery point. The time depends on the system, snapshot, appliance resources, network, and incident. Starting the server is one step; applications, connectivity, and other dependencies can take longer to restore.
What if the appliance or site is lost?
Where cloud replication and access are configured, a protected system may be virtualized from Slide Cloud. The available recovery path depends on the replicated snapshot, network, cloud service design, and the systems involved.
Does backup verification replace a recovery test?
No. Verification can check boot, file-system, and service conditions in an isolated environment. A planned test VM helps examine application and network dependencies that an automated check may not represent.
What is the difference between backup and recovery?
Backup creates and keeps copies. Recovery uses a suitable copy to bring back files, systems, or services, then coordinates people and dependencies so work can continue.
How does this fit a continuity plan?
A disaster virtual machine can keep a protected system operating while hardware work continues. A continuity plan adds priorities, responsibilities, communications, and a tested return to normal operations.
Review the recovery path before you need it
Tell us which systems your team cannot work without and what you use for backup today. We will discuss the recovery options, priorities, and tests that make sense for your business. You do not need a complete technical inventory to start.