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Data Backup & Disaster Recovery for Minnesota Businesses
Automated, tested backups and a real recovery plan — so ransomware, fire, flood, or plain bad luck never takes your business down with it.
Local Minnesota technicians
One flat monthly fee
HIPAA & compliance ready
24/7 monitoring & response
A Backup You've Never Tested Is Just a Hope
Every business says they have backups. Far fewer can say when a restore was last tested, how many days of work they'd lose, or how long they'd be down. Those three answers are the difference between an inconvenience and a catastrophe.
We design backup and recovery around your reality: what data you can't lose, how fast you need it back, and what your budget supports. Then we automate it, monitor it daily, and actually test restores — on a schedule, not once at setup.
Backup and disaster recovery is delivered as part of our Managed IT program, working hand-in-hand with our Cybersecurity program.
20+
Years serving
rural Minnesota
16
Communities
across the region
Benefits of Managed Backup & Recovery
What a tested recovery plan does for the business that depends on its data.
Ransomware Loses Its Leverage
Immutable backups mean an attacker's encryption is an inconvenience, not a ransom negotiation.
Known Recovery Times
You'll know — in writing — how fast systems come back and how little work you'd lose. No guessing on the worst day.
Protected Everywhere
Servers, workstations, and Microsoft 365 — email, OneDrive, SharePoint — all covered, because deleted cloud data is still deleted data.
Tested, Not Assumed
Scheduled restore tests prove your backups work while it's still a drill — not during the real thing.
What Backup & Recovery Covers
Layered protection for every place your data lives.
Automated Daily Backups
Servers and critical systems backed up automatically, with monitoring that flags any failed job the same day.
Offsite & Immutable Copies
Copies stored offsite and locked against tampering — safe from fire, flood, theft, and ransomware alike.
Microsoft 365 Backup
Email, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams data protected beyond Microsoft's short retention windows.
Scheduled Restore Testing
Regular test restores verify the whole chain works — and document it for auditors and insurers.
Disaster Recovery Planning
A written, prioritized plan for getting your business running again — who does what, in what order, how fast.
Business Continuity Options
For operations that can't wait, standby systems keep critical work moving while primary systems recover.
Compliance Documentation
Retention policies and recovery evidence mapped to HIPAA and cyber-insurance requirements.
You Might Need Better Backups If…
Nobody has ever actually restored a file from your backup — let alone a whole server.
Your backup is an external drive that lives right next to the thing it's backing up.
You assume Microsoft keeps your deleted email forever. (It doesn't.)
You couldn't say how many days of work you'd lose if the server died right now.
Your cyber insurance application asked about immutable backups and you guessed.
Local Backup & Recovery Support That Shows Up
From Marshall to Hutchinson, Willmar to Redwood Falls and beyond — when data has to come back fast, having your IT partner down the road beats a metro call center. We know your systems, and we're on site when it counts.
Assess
We evaluate your current setup and uncover the risks, gaps and opportunities.
Align
We build a roadmap that fits your size, your goals and your industry's rules.
Implement
We put the right solutions in place, then back them with responsive support.
Support & evolve
As you grow we meet, review and refine the strategy — proactively, not reactively.
What This Means for Your Bottom Line
Every IT decision, framed in the terms that matter to the person signing the check.
Lower Total Cost
Data loss kills small businesses — recovery costs, downtime, and lost customers stack fast. Tested backups cap your worst-case at a bad afternoon.
Predictable & Budget-able
Backup and recovery live inside the flat monthly fee — no crisis-priced data-recovery specialists, no five-figure emergency engagements.
Protected & Compliant
Retention, immutability, and restore evidence satisfy HIPAA, auditors, and insurers — and keep claims from being denied.
The Small-Town Difference You Can Measure
Local Techs Who Show Up
We drive to Willmar, Marshall, Redwood Falls, and everywhere between. No metro call centers, no scripts — people who know your name and your network.
One Partner, No Finger-Pointing
IT, phones, print, cameras — and we deal directly with every outside vendor, so you never get bounced between companies while nothing gets fixed.
Flat, Honest Pricing
One predictable monthly fee — no surprise invoices, no nickel-and-diming, and no metro rates for small-town businesses.
What Clients Say
“Leap Forward Technologies has been our IT provider for several years. They are always very courteous and helpful with suggestions. The knowledge of computers and software are far superior to our previous provider. They are always prompt to respond to all of our needs.”
Dan · Office Manager
“Leap Forward Technologies ensures our systems are always running and up to date. I feel confident that our IT systems will stay running and secure with Leap Forward being our virtual IT department.”
Chad · Shop Owner
“I have worked with Andrew for over 20 years with regards to all my firm's IT needs. Everything from hardware, to software, to system security. Andrew has taken the time to understand my business and how we work. He has been my number one resource for everything IT. I confidently refer Andrew to all that I meet; no matter the business needs they are looking for, he is the one to call.”
Kelly Nokleby · Owner, Books by Kelly LLC
“We recently worked with Leap Forward Technologies to transition AP Design & Send It from a traditional phone system to VOIP, and the experience has been fantastic! Andrew was thorough in analyzing our needs, walking me through all available options, and patiently answering my questions along the way. He provided a detailed quote upfront, which made budgeting for the install simple and straightforward. Beyond the setup, his training and ongoing support have been top-notch. If you're considering a VOIP system, I highly recommend Leap Forward Technologies!”
Nick Schwarz · AP Design & Send It
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