Backup Infrastructure
Reliable, ransomware-resilient backup so your data is always recoverable.
We help you choose, configure, and deliver the right system. No obligation.
Configuration at a Glance
Tailored per engagement. Full technical overview below.
Overview
Backup Infrastructure ensures that whatever happens to your primary systems, your data can be recovered. Nexus Compute designs and sources complete backup solutions (hardware, immutable storage, and the strategy behind them) so your organization can recover quickly from deletion, corruption, ransomware, or failure. The design is driven by the restore rather than the backup. Almost any system can be made to write a copy somewhere; what separates a working backup platform from an expensive one is whether the copy can be read back fast enough, completely enough, and from a copy the attacker could not reach. So we start from the recovery side: which systems have to be back first, how much data you can afford to lose, how long a full restore of your largest system would take across the link it has to cross, and what you would do if the backup console itself were compromised. Capacity follows from retention rather than from the size of the source, and the backup window has to fit the hours the systems are quiet enough to read. For teams running AI infrastructure the same discipline applies to training checkpoints and curated datasets, which are frequently harder to reproduce than the models and are the thing worth protecting.
Who This Solution Is For
Business Benefits
Always recoverable
A well-designed backup strategy means data loss events become recoverable incidents, not disasters.
Ransomware resilience
Immutable and air-gapped backups cannot be encrypted by attackers, ensuring a clean recovery point.
Meets retention requirements
We design retention to satisfy your compliance and governance obligations.
Tested, not assumed
We design for recoverability and advise on testing, because backups only matter if they restore.
Typical Business Use Cases
Server, VM, and endpoint backup
Immutable, ransomware-resilient backup copies
Long-term compliance retention
Backup modernization and consolidation
Protecting curated datasets and training checkpoints
Replacing a backup estate that no longer finishes inside its window
Industry Applications
Technical Overview
Complete backup solutions combining backup target hardware (high-capacity storage), immutability and air-gap capabilities, and integration with backup software (such as Veeam). Designed around recovery-point and recovery-time objectives. Sizing the target is a function of four inputs: the size of the protected estate, how much of it changes between backups, how long each copy is kept, and how much the platform can deduplicate and compress, which varies widely by data type, so we work from measured change rates where they exist rather than from a vendor ratio. Read performance matters as much as write performance, because that is what a restore uses and it is the number nobody checks until they need it. The design also covers the paths: the network the backups traverse and whether they fit in the window, the second copy off-site and how it gets there, and the immutability mechanism together with the credentials that govern it. That last point is where modern ransomware attacks concentrate, since deleting the backups first is the standard playbook, so administrative access to the backup platform is kept separate from ordinary domain administration.
| Backup Targets | High-capacity backup storage appliances |
| Immutability | Immutable / air-gapped copies |
| Software Integration | Veeam and other backup platforms |
| Retention | Designed to compliance requirements |
| Recovery | Designed to RPO / RTO targets |
| Topology | On-site + off-site copies (3-2-1) |
| Engagement | Design, sourcing, and delivery |
Specifications are indicative and configured to each engagement. Request a quote for a configuration tailored to your requirements.
Warranty, Support & Fulfillment
Every system ships from an authorized channel, configured and tested, with the documentation enterprise buyers need: genuine product, backed by the full manufacturer warranty.
Enterprise Warranty
Full manufacturer warranty with optional on-site, next-business-day support and extended coverage.
Authorized Channel
Sourced through Tier-1 distribution and OEM partners (never grey market). Asset & warranty records included.
Lead Time & Deployment
48-hour quotes, then configured, burn-in tested, and delivered on a committed schedule.
Nationwide Fulfillment
Coordinated logistics, rack-and-stack, and delivery wherever your infrastructure lives.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the 3-2-1 backup rule?
Three copies of data, on two different media, with one copy off-site. We design backup infrastructure that satisfies this proven principle, including immutable copies for ransomware resilience. The reason it has survived as a rule of thumb is that each clause removes a different single point of failure: the third copy covers a bad backup, the second medium covers a technology-wide fault, and the off-site copy covers the loss of the building. Immutability is the modern addition, because an attacker with your credentials can otherwise reach all three.
How is this different from a NAS?
A NAS can be a backup target, but true backup infrastructure adds immutability, off-site copies, retention policy, and software integration designed for guaranteed recovery. We design the complete solution. The practical difference shows up during an incident: a NAS holding copies is reachable by whoever holds administrative credentials, whereas a backup platform is designed so that a copy cannot be altered or deleted inside its retention period even by an administrator.
Do you help define RPO and RTO?
Yes. We help you set realistic recovery-point and recovery-time objectives, then design infrastructure to meet them. The conversation is worth having per system rather than for the estate as a whole, because the tolerance for a finance system and for a file share are rarely the same, and pricing every workload to the strictest objective is how backup budgets become unreasonable.
How long does a restore actually take?
Longer than most teams assume, and it is the number worth measuring before you need it. A restore is limited by the read speed of the backup target, the link between it and the system being restored, and how many systems you are restoring at once: recovering a single file is quick, while recovering an entire estate after a site event is a sustained transfer that can run for a long time. We size the target for read performance for that reason, and we recommend timing a full restore of your largest system as a routine exercise.
What makes a backup ransomware-resilient?
That the attacker cannot reach it with the credentials they have taken. In practice that means immutable copies which cannot be altered or deleted for a defined period, an off-site or air-gapped copy, administrative access to the backup platform kept separate from ordinary domain accounts, and multi-factor authentication on that access. It also means retention long enough to reach back past the intrusion, since attackers frequently sit in an environment for a while before acting.
How do we know the backups work?
By restoring from them on a schedule rather than by watching the jobs report success. A backup job can complete cleanly and still be unusable: an agent that missed a database, a snapshot taken mid-write, an application that needs its components restored in a particular order. We design for testability, recommend a regular restore test with a written result, and treat a backup that has never been restored as an assumption rather than a protection.
Hardware Assistance
Configure the Backup Infrastructure with Nexus Compute
Tell us your requirements and a hardware specialist will help you specify, configure, and quote the right system, typically within two business days. No obligation.