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Cyber Resiliency and Disaster Recovery Without the Heavy Lift

Learn how managed cyber resiliency and disaster recovery services help you recover faster, control costs and keep your business running when disruption hits.

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Downtime doesn’t wait for a convenient moment. Ransomware, natural disasters and physical outages can bring operations to a halt when you least expect it. A backup alone won’t get you back online if you can’t restore clean data fast or fail over to a second site.

That’s where managed cyber resiliency and disaster recovery services change the conversation. Instead of building and maintaining everything yourself, you can rely on a managed model designed to help you recover quickly and confidently when it matters most.

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A Managed Approach to Cyber Resiliency and Disaster Recovery

Assured delivers cyber resiliency and disaster recovery as a managed service built around business continuity. The service uses proven technologies like Rubrik, Nutanix, Zerto and BackBox to support recovery across on‑premises, cloud and hybrid environments.

You get a second location for failover plus support from a team that can act as an extension of your IT staff. The service can be fully managed or co-managed, so you decide how hands-on you want to be. That flexibility makes it practical for organizations ranging from small businesses to large enterprises.

Solving the Recovery Challenges IT Teams Face

Testing disaster recovery plans takes time and staff you may not have. Many teams test once a year if that, and successful recoveries aren’t guaranteed. When an incident hits, pressure is high and mistakes are costly.

With a managed service, you have help ready during a crisis. That support can guide failover, restore clean data after a ransomware attack and reduce recovery time. You’re not figuring it out alone while the clock is ticking.

Who Benefits Most and Why

Every industry needs reliable recovery, but some feel the pressure more acutely. School districts, universities, healthcare organizations, financial services firms and enterprises with tight budgets all face growing data volumes and limited staff.

Outsourcing operational tasks like backup and recovery frees your team to focus on innovation and core priorities. A predictable operating expense model can also ease budget strain compared to large capital investments.

Flexible Deployment Based on Your Environment

There’s no one-size-fits-all architecture. Deployment depends on your existing infrastructure, whether you prefer on‑premises, cloud or hybrid and which alliance technology fits your needs.

A rackable communications unit connects networks, and the appropriate hardware and software follow. The result is a solution tailored to your environment rather than forcing you into a rigid model.

Measurable Results Over Time

When you compare total cost of ownership, managed services often cost less than building and maintaining your own recovery environment. That includes technology, hosting and secondary site expenses.

Customers also see long-term value as data grows and services scale with demand. High retention and steady year-over-year growth reflect satisfaction with outcomes and support.

Why Work With CDW

CDW vets and manages partners like Assured through our managed services portfolio. That means you get a solution aligned to CDW service standards, supported by your account team and designed to fit your broader IT strategy.

Talk with your CDW account manager to see if managed cyber resiliency and disaster recovery fit your recovery goals.