Disaster Recovery in Dunwoody, Georgia

Disaster Recovery Services for Dunwoody, GA Businesses

When a ransomware payload encrypts your file servers at 2 a.m., or a severe storm knocks out power to your Dunwoody office and corrupts your SQL database, the only thing that stands between you and a catastrophic loss is a tested, documented disaster recovery plan. COMNEXIA has delivered managed IT and data protection services to metro Atlanta businesses since 1991, operating out of our Roswell, GA headquarters. We design disaster recovery programs built around specific recovery point objectives (RPO) and recovery time objectives (RTO), not vague promises about getting you "back online fast."

What Disaster Recovery Actually Covers for a Dunwoody Business

Disaster recovery is not simply a nightly backup. It is the complete chain from image-based backup creation through offsite replication, through documented failover runbooks, through a verified restore that proves your applications actually launch. For a Dunwoody accounting firm or a DeKalb County auto dealership, that chain must account for every critical system: Active Directory, line-of-business applications, email, and any dealer management system such as CDK Global or Reynolds and Reynolds.

COMNEXIA implements the 3-2-1 backup rule for every protected client: three copies of data, on two different media types, with one copy stored offsite or in an air-gapped cloud vault. We use Veeam Backup and Replication for on-premises and hybrid VMware or Hyper-V environments, and Datto BCDR appliances where clients require an all-in-one image backup and business continuity device that can spin up a local virtual machine within minutes of a failure. Both platforms support immutable backup repositories, meaning backup files cannot be altered or deleted by ransomware even if an attacker gains domain-admin credentials.

Documented RPO and RTO Targets, Not Guesses

Every COMNEXIA disaster recovery engagement begins with a formal business impact analysis. We identify which systems are Tier 1 (must recover within one to four hours), Tier 2 (recover within eight hours), and Tier 3 (recover within 24 hours). Those tiers drive the backup frequency we configure. A Datto appliance protecting a dealership's Dealertrack finance platform, for example, may be set to snapshot every 15 minutes, giving a documented RPO of 15 minutes for that system. Those targets are written into a runbook that any member of our team, or yours, can execute step by step without improvisation.

Failover Runbooks and Tested Restores

A backup that has never been tested is a hypothesis. COMNEXIA schedules quarterly restore tests for covered systems, documents the results, and delivers a written test report. The runbook for each client identifies the exact restore sequence: which server or virtual machine boots first, which DNS records change, which application services need a manual start, and who gets notified at each milestone. We also configure Veeam SureBackup automated verification jobs, which boot a recovered VM in an isolated sandbox and confirm that the operating system and key services respond correctly, without touching the production environment.

Disaster Recovery for Dunwoody Auto Dealerships

Auto dealerships in the Dunwoody and Perimeter Center corridor face a specific compliance pressure on top of operational risk. The FTC Safeguards Rule, updated and fully enforced as of June 2023, requires dealerships to maintain an incident response plan and a written information security program that includes data backup and recovery procedures. A CDK Global or Reynolds and Reynolds DMS outage is not just a productivity problem; it is a potential compliance event if customer financial data becomes inaccessible or unrecoverable. COMNEXIA configures isolated, air-gapped backup copies of DMS data exports and documents the recovery procedures in language that satisfies a Safeguards Rule audit, including the identification of a qualified individual responsible for the program.

How Disaster Recovery Integrates with COMNEXIA's Managed IT Stack

Disaster recovery does not operate in isolation. COMNEXIA monitors backup job status through NinjaOne RMM, which flags any failed or missed backup job as a ticket in our help desk within minutes. SentinelOne EDR on every endpoint provides early detection of ransomware behavior before encryption spreads to backup targets. Microsoft Entra ID conditional access policies restrict which accounts can reach backup management consoles, reducing the risk that a compromised credential can disable or delete your backups. Monthly reporting delivered to Dunwoody clients includes backup success rates, last verified restore date, and any open risks against your documented RPO and RTO targets.

Get a Disaster Recovery Assessment for Your Dunwoody Business

• Formal business impact analysis to identify your Tier 1, 2, and 3 systems
• Documented RPO and RTO targets written into a tested failover runbook
• Image-based backup via Veeam or Datto with immutable, air-gapped copies
• Quarterly restore tests with written results delivered to you
• FTC Safeguards Rule alignment for dealerships using CDK Global, Reynolds and Reynolds, or Dealertrack
• Continuous backup monitoring through NinjaOne RMM with immediate help-desk ticketing on failures

COMNEXIA has protected Atlanta-area businesses from data loss for 35 years. If your current backup vendor cannot show you a signed restore test report from the last 90 days, call us at (877) 600-6550 to schedule a no-cost disaster recovery gap assessment for your Dunwoody location.