Co-Managed Disaster Recovery Services (DRaaS)
Recover Critical Systems in Minutes, Not Days.
When ransomware, a site failure or a major outage takes your servers offline, your team shouldn't be rebuilding from backups under pressure. KMTech's co-managed DRaaS keeps a ready-to-run copy of your critical servers in a secure cloud, so you can fail over fast and keep the business running.
You keep control of priorities and sign-off. We bring the runbooks, the testing and the specialists who stand beside your team when it counts.
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What Is Co-Managed DRaaS?
Co-managed Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) is a cloud disaster recovery model where your internal IT team, KMTech and a specialist recovery platform share responsibility for getting critical systems back online after an incident. KMTech is an Australian cyber-first managed IT and cybersecurity provider, ISO 27001 certified and aligned to the ACSC Essential Eight. Our disaster recovery services replicate production servers as standby virtual machines in a secure cloud, ready to fail over when disaster strikes and fail back once the incident is resolved.
Having backups isn't the same as being able to recover. Attackers now target backup and recovery systems deliberately, and restoring a full server estate from backup can take days your business doesn't have.
- Standby failover servers in a secure cloud
- Test failover without touching production
- Immutable copies stored off your network
- Runbooks and testing managed by KMTech
- Flat monthly price per protected server
Backup vs DRaaS: What's the Difference?
Backup keeps copies of your data. Disaster recovery keeps your business running. Most organisations need both, with DRaaS reserved for the servers the business can't operate without.
| Managed Backup | Co-Managed DRaaS | |
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| What it protects | Copies of files, systems and data | Your ability to run critical servers |
| After an outage | Restore data to repaired or new hardware | Fail over to standby servers in a secure cloud |
| Typical recovery time | Hours to days for a full server estate | Minutes for protected servers |
| Recovery testing | Restore verification | Automated testing plus full test failovers |
| Secondary site needed | For fast recovery, yes | No, the recovery environment is hosted |
| Best for | All business data | Business-critical servers and applications |
Managed backup is included in Managed Cloud & Infrastructure.
A Clear Shared Responsibility Model
DRaaS only works when ownership is clear before an incident. Here's how responsibility is shared.
| Your IT Team Retains | KMTech Delivers | The DRaaS Platform Provides |
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Platform delivered in partnership with N-able Cove Data Protection.
From Assessment to Tested Recovery
Assess and Define
We map critical servers and applications with your team, agree RTOs and RPOs, and choose exactly which devices need DR protection.
Enrol and Protect
Critical servers are enrolled and replicated as standby failover VMs, and we set up and test the site-to-site VPN before it's ever needed.
Test Failover
Prove readiness without risk. Test failovers run isolated from production, and automated recovery testing verifies recoverability on a schedule.
Production Failover
When an incident hits, your team makes the call and our specialists execute the runbook alongside you. Servers keep their IP addressing.
Failback
Once your infrastructure is recovered, we move workloads back on-premises on your terms and confirm everything works before closing out.
What You Get With KMTech Co-Managed DRaaS
Cloud Recovery Environment
A securely hosted DR site with no hardware to buy, host or maintain.
Test and Production Modes
Rehearse recovery safely, then fail over for real using the same plan.
Immutable, Off-Network Copies
Protection copies held in SOC 2 secure data centres, isolated from your network and out of ransomware's reach.
Recovery Reporting
Visibility of recovery success, how recently each server was verified and recovery times, ready for auditors and insurers.
Guided Networking
Best-practice VPN and network defaults, so servers come up without re-addressing and users reconnect fast.
Predictable Pricing
A flat monthly rate per protected server. Protect only what's business-critical and pay only for what you protect.
DRaaS protects critical physical, virtual and cloud-native servers. Everything else stays on managed backup through Managed Cloud & Infrastructure.
Recovery You Can Prove
Cyber Insurance
Insurers increasingly want proof that backups are secure, tested and recoverable. Tested failovers and reporting give you that evidence before a claim, not after.
Compliance and Audit
Show auditors where data lives, how quickly it can be recovered and what controls protect it, without pulling evidence together manually.
Replacing DIY DR
Retire secondary-site hardware and self-built cloud DR that's costly to maintain and rarely tested.
Incident Response Ready
Technology alone doesn't recover a business. Pair DRaaS with KMTech Incident Response so everyone knows their role.
Built for Internal IT Teams Where Downtime Isn't an Option
For IT and infrastructure managers who own recovery but don't have the capacity to build and test it properly, and for CIOs and CTOs who need to show the board a tested recovery capability.
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Why Choose Kaine Mathrick Tech?
ISO 27001, 9001, 14001 & 45001 Certified
Essential Eight Maturity Level 2+ Aligned
24/7 SOC with SLA-Backed Response
Co-Managed, Not Outsourced
Trusted by 200+ Australian Organisations
What Our Clients Say
"Their commitment to personalised service while still offering the benefits of a larger team has been a game changer."
Cohealth
"Even for transitioning to remote working, we did not skip a beat."
Jeremy Swan, Cygnet
"KMT did not disappoint, delivering a strategy and solution that increased productivity and enabled Secon to expand nationally."
Secon
Kaine Mathrick Tech Partners
We partner with the world's leading technology companies to deliver secure, resilient recovery outcomes.
Frequently Asked Questions About DRaaS
What is the difference between backup and DRaaS?
Backup protects copies of your data. DRaaS protects your ability to run the business, by keeping ready-to-run copies of critical servers in a secure cloud so you can fail over quickly instead of restoring from scratch.
Is KMTech's DRaaS fully managed or co-managed?
Co-managed. Your team keeps ownership of priorities and failover decisions, KMTech manages configuration, runbooks, testing and recovery support, and the platform hosts and secures the recovery infrastructure.
How quickly can we recover?
Recovery time depends on your environment and agreed RTO. Because servers are pre-staged in the cloud, failover is measured in minutes rather than the hours or days a full restore can take. We confirm realistic targets during the assessment.
How is DRaaS priced?
A flat monthly rate per protected server. You choose which servers need DR protection, so you only pay for what's critical.
Where is our recovery data hosted?
Protection copies are held in SOC 2 secure data centres, separate from your network, with Australian storage available.
Do we need to buy hardware or run a secondary site?
No. The recovery environment is hosted and maintained for you, with no upfront hardware investment.
Can we add a server after an incident starts?
Servers need to be enrolled in DRaaS before they're needed. That's why the assessment identifies critical systems up front and we test them regularly.
Recovery Starts Before Disaster Strikes
The worst time to find a gap in your recovery plan is during an outage. Whether you're defining recovery objectives for the first time, replacing an existing DR platform, or need evidence for the board that recovery has been tested, we'll help you build it with your team, not around it.
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