Backup and Disaster Recovery: DataWATCH
Put the Best Eyes on Your Data
There’s no shortage of bad actors—now powered by AI—who want to access your data. That’s why data protection and recovery have never been more important. But there’s a complication: you and your team can be consumed by the daily demands of data protection even though you have other critical IT initiatives to focus on. The solution? Our comprehensive DataWATCH service.
“Working with the Emerge team has been a seamless experience from day one. Their private cloud hosting has provided us with unmatched reliability, security, and peace of mind. We always know we’re in good hands—their team is responsive, knowledgeable, and truly committed to our success.”
Bill Scott, Ahresty Corporation
The Core Elements of DataWATCH
Secure Offsite
Data Center
SOC-audited Data Center offering carrier-neutrality with full power redundancy and environmental protections, delivering 99.999% uptime.
Seamless
Integration
Easily copy virtual and physical backups to the cloud with no VPN or network configuration required. Extend to Microsoft 365 for added protection.
24/7 Expertly
Managed
Rely on Emerge’s proactive management and on-call support for any testing, maintenance, or recovery of your backup data.
Value-Added
Pricing
Reduce your capital expenses and enjoy competitive monthly rates with no extra licensing fees.
Wherever Your Data, We’ve Got You Covered
Public Cloud
Private Cloud
On-Site Storage
The Benefits of DataWATCH
DataWATCH at Work
A manufacturing organization asked Emerge to help recover from a targeted ransomware attack that encrypted 500+ endpoints. DataWATCH played a critical role in recovering the data in days, rather than the standard weeks.
3
days to restore 80% of the encrypted files
11–18
days faster recovery compared to similar attacks
$12m
saved in downtime costs
No $
ransom paid
We’re Resolved to Make You as Resilient as Possible
Resiliency matters. According to McKinsey & Co., resilient organizations not only perform better when an incident occurs, but they also enjoy better business outcomes.
Top Resilient Organization Incident Performance
7x
faster recover
speed (MTTR)
4x
less data loss (RPO)
3x
less downtime (RTO)
Leading Resilient Organization Business Outcomes
~2x
lower avg cost
of outages
~2x
fewer data outages
10%
higher avg revenue
growth rate
Continuous Data Protection as a Service
In addition to DataWATCH, Emerge offers Data Recovery as a Service, allowing you to swiftly recover your vital data in the event of an outage, disaster, or cyberattack. We’ll work with you to devise a data recovery plan that supports your RTO (Recovery Time Objective) and RPO (Recovery Point Objective) goals.
Data Resiliency Assessment
FAQs About Backup and Disaster Recovery: DataWATCH
A: Backup is the process of making copies of your data so you can restore individual files, databases, or systems if something goes wrong. Disaster recovery is the broader plan and capability to restore complete business operations after a major event such as a ransomware attack, fire, flood, or extended outage. Disaster recovery uses backups, but adds infrastructure, procedures, and tested workflows for full operational restoration.
A: DataWATCH protects data across public cloud, private cloud, and on-site storage environments. The service includes a SOC-audited offsite data center with 99.999% uptime, seamless cloud integration for virtual and physical backups, 24/7 expert management, regular recovery testing, and value-added pricing with no surprise licensing fees. Microsoft 365 protection is included.
A: DataWATCH uses immutable backups, which means once data is written, it cannot be altered or deleted for a set period. Combined with encryption, access controls, and geographically separate storage, this approach gives you a clean copy to restore from even if your production environment is encrypted by attackers. We also test recovery regularly so you know the restore will work when it matters.
A: The 3-2-2 rule is a modern interpretation of the NIST data governance standard. It calls for three copies of your data, stored on two different types of media, with two copies kept offsite. Today’s connectivity and public storage options make it practical to keep one offsite copy in the cloud and another in a different physical location, providing strong redundancy at a reasonable cost.
A: RTO (Recovery Time Objective) is how quickly you need systems and data back online after an incident. RPO (Recovery Point Objective) is how much data, measured in time, you can afford to lose between the last backup and the moment of disruption. Tighter RTOs and RPOs cost more, so DataWATCH is configurable to match your organization’s specific data situation.
A: Backups are written to Emerge’s secure, SOC-audited data center, with carrier-neutral connectivity, full power redundancy, and environmental protections. We can also extend protection to public cloud locations for additional geographic separation. For business-critical data, multiple copies live in different physical locations.
A: Recovery testing is a built-in part of DataWATCH, not an afterthought. We monitor systems continuously and conduct scheduled restoration tests to confirm backups are healthy and recoverable within your RTO and RPO targets. A backup that has never been tested is an assumption, and assumptions fail at the worst possible time.
A: Yes. Many organizations assume Microsoft 365 backs up their data automatically. It does not, at least not in the way most businesses need. If a bad actor or a careless user deletes important data, Microsoft does not necessarily have a way to restore it. DataWATCH extends backup coverage to your Microsoft 365 environment, including email, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams.
