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Data Storage Consultancy

Stop ransomware and storage failure before they stop your business.

Independent, onsite assessment of your servers, NAS and backup strategy — from the specialists who recover failed and ransomware-infected systems every week. Diagnosis-first advice, not a sales pitch for new hardware.

I.

The problem

Ransomware and storage failure rarely give warning.

A single infected laptop can encrypt a server, a NAS, and every backup it can reach — before anyone in the building notices.

Most businesses discover the gap in their storage setup at the worst possible moment: mid-failure, mid-attack, with staff unable to work.

  • The cloud is not bulletproof. It is someone else's computer — and ransomware is increasingly built to spread into cloud storage and connected backup systems, not just the device that let it in.
  • It is rarely a budget problem. In our experience recovering failed and infected systems for Northern Ireland businesses, the cause is almost always awareness and process — legacy servers, untested backups, gaps an in-house or outsourced IT team can easily miss.
  • Downtime costs more than prevention. By the time a business calls us to recover a ransomware-hit server, the bill — and the disruption — is already many times higher than an assessment would have cost.

We built this consultancy from the other side of the problem: we see the servers, NAS units and backups that failed, and exactly why. When storage does fail, we recover it under the same roof — see our server recovery and NAS recovery services.

II.

Data storage consultancy

An independent second opinion on your setup.

i

Storage & Hardware Review

Onsite inspection of servers, NAS, VM storage and any specialist hardware, with a clear written recommendation — not a pitch for new equipment.

ii

Ransomware Protection

Practical advice on defence-in-depth: layered anti-virus using different vendors and engines, effective web and email filtering, and the patching discipline that stops most attacks before they start.

iii

Backup Strategy & Testing

Real restore testing in a controlled environment — not just confirming a backup job "completed" — plus honest advice on the risks of relying on cloud storage alone.

iv

Disaster Recovery Planning

Documented recovery plans and realistic cost predictions for ransomware infection or server failure, agreed before you need them.

v

Migration & Legacy Systems

Guidance on retiring legacy servers and planning migrations, based on the drive lifespans and failure patterns we see daily in the lab.

vi

Staff Training & Workflow

Practical workflow changes and staff training aimed at the data corruption and accidental deletion that cause real, avoidable losses.

vii

Security & Data Destruction

Advice on internal IT disputes, data theft and malware exposure, plus certified end-of-life destruction when hardware reaches retirement.

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NI
Belfast-based specialists
01
In-house recovery lab · no outsourcing
10+
Years handling storage failures & ransomware cases
5.0
Google rating · 75 reviews
IV.

Process

From assessment to a documented plan.

  1. 01

    Onsite inspection

    We inspect the hardware your business actually stores data on — servers, NAS, workstations and any specialist equipment — and how it is currently configured.

  2. 02

    Independent recommendations

    Findings are set out in a clear, non-technical report: what is at risk, what to fix first, and what it will cost to put right.

  3. 03

    Backup & restore testing

    We test your backups by actually restoring from them in a controlled environment, not by trusting a "job completed" message.

  4. 04

    Disaster recovery plan

    A documented recovery plan and realistic cost predictions for ransomware infection or hardware failure — agreed before you need them, not during a crisis.

V.

Questions

Asked by business owners and IT managers.

We already have an IT provider — why do we need this?

A second opinion. We see the servers, NAS units and backups that failed, and most of those failures were preventable. An independent assessment checks your existing setup against faults we see every week — it does not replace your IT provider, it strengthens their work.

Is our cloud backup enough on its own?

Often not on its own. Ransomware increasingly targets cloud storage and connected backups, not just the infected device. We assess whether your backup strategy has a genuinely isolated, tested copy — and prove it by restoring from it.

What does the assessment actually involve?

An onsite inspection of your storage hardware and processes, followed by a written report in plain language covering risks, recommendations and — where relevant — a disaster recovery plan with realistic cost predictions.

We think a ransomware attack is already active, or want to know how one got in. Can you help?

Contain it first, then investigate. Establishing how an attack entered and what it touched is forensic work — part of our wider digital forensics and eDiscovery service. If systems are already down, our server recovery team can also recover encrypted or corrupted data.

What will it cost?

It depends on the size and complexity of your storage setup. Diagnosis first, then a fixed quote for any recommended work — agreed with you before anything begins.

Data storage consultancy
Get an honest assessment of your storage setup.

Speak to a specialist about an onsite inspection, backup review or ransomware protection plan for your business.