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Pearson-Kelly Technology delivers backup solutions that protect your business data from ransomware, hardware failure, and natural disasters. We serve businesses across Springfield, Joplin, and Rogers with a triple-redundancy approach: your production system, a local backup appliance, and encrypted cloud storage.
When something goes wrong, your data is recoverable. Your operations keep running. And your team gets back to work fast.
Backup and disaster recovery is a two-part strategy that protects your business data and keeps your operations running after a disruptive event.
Data backup creates secure, recoverable copies of your files, databases, and system configurations on a regular schedule. It protects against ransomware, accidental deletion, and hardware failure.
Disaster recovery is the plan and process that gets your systems back online after a major incident, whether that's a cyberattack, a power outage, or a natural disaster. It's defined by two metrics:
RPO (Recovery Point Objective): How far back in time your data can be restored
RTO (Recovery Time Objective): How quickly your systems must be operational again
Together, backup and disaster recovery form your business continuity plan. Pearson-Kelly Technology designs and manages both for businesses across Missouri and Arkansas.
Every business runs on data. Lose it, and you lose time, revenue, and client trust.
Here's what puts your data at risk right now:
Ransomware attacks encrypt your files and demand payment to restore access
Hardware failure can wipe out local data with no warning
Natural disasters (floods, fires, tornadoes) can destroy onsite servers and backups at the same time
Human error, including accidental deletion and misconfiguration, causes a significant share of data loss incidents
Compliance gaps in regulated industries like healthcare and finance can result in fines when data is lost or unrecoverable
The right backup solutions address all five threats. Pearson-Kelly Technology combines automated cloud backup, local appliances, and offsite storage so your data has multiple recovery paths, not just one.
For businesses in Missouri and Arkansas, that means faster recovery, lower risk, and a documented plan your team can actually follow.
When you work with Pearson-Kelly Technology, you get more than a vendor. You get a local IT team that knows your business, knows your region, and has the tools to keep your data safe.
Our backup solutions use triple-redundancy architecture: your production system, a local backup appliance, and encrypted cloud storage. That means your data has three separate recovery paths. If one fails, two more are ready.
We serve businesses in Springfield, Joplin, and Rogers with flat-fee pricing based on your actual number of workstations, servers, and users, so your costs are predictable as you grow.
Backup and disaster recovery expertise, not generalists.
PKT's team includes IT specialists who focus specifically on data protection, cloud backup platforms, and disaster recovery planning. Whether you need to fill gaps in your internal IT team or hand off backup management entirely, we fit into your existing structure.
Reduce your exposure to data loss, downtime, and compliance risk.
PKT's backup solutions are built with regulatory requirements in mind. We support businesses in industries where data protection compliance matters, including healthcare (HIPAA), finance (PCI-DSS), and government contracting (CMMC). Our team identifies your specific risk profile and designs a backup plan that keeps you protected and audit-ready.
Flat-fee pricing that grows with your business.
PKT's backup solutions use a transparent pricing model based on the number of workstations, servers, and users in your organization. As you add staff or expand to new locations, your backup coverage scales with you automatically. No surprise invoices. No renegotiating contracts every time you hire.
Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) from Pearson-Kelly Technology uses cloud computing to keep your business running during a crisis, not just after one.
When a ransomware attack, hardware failure, or natural disaster hits, DRaaS spins up a cloud-based replica of your environment so your team can keep working while your primary systems are restored. No waiting days for a technician to rebuild servers from scratch.
Key features of PKT's DRaaS:
• Cloud-based failover for critical applications and data
• Defined recovery time objectives (RTO) aligned to your business requirements
• Regular failover testing to confirm your plan actually works
• Coverage for ransomware, hardware failure, and site-level disasters
Cloud Data Backup from Pearson-Kelly Technology automatically copies your data and system configurations to a secure, encrypted cloud environment on a regular schedule.
If you lose data to ransomware, accidental deletion, or hardware failure, we restore from the most recent clean snapshot. Your team gets back to work quickly without rebuilding from scratch.
What's included:
• Automated, scheduled backups of your files, databases, and system configurations
• Encrypted data transfer and storage
• Fast restoration from the most recent clean recovery point
• Scalable storage that grows as your data grows
Offsite Storage protects your data from site-level disasters by keeping encrypted copies in a secure, cloud-based data center, physically separate from your office.
PKT's offsite storage uses triple-redundancy architecture:
1. Your production system (primary data)
2. Our local backup appliance (fast onsite restore)
3. Encrypted cloud storage (offsite copy, safe from physical disasters)
This three-layer approach follows the 3-2-1 backup rule, the industry standard for business data protection. Even if your office is destroyed, your data is recoverable.
Preparedness Evaluation is a structured review of your current backup and disaster recovery setup, conducted by PKT's IT specialists.
We examine:
• Whether your backups are actually running and completing successfully
• How long it would take to restore your critical systems (your real RTO)
• Whether your current plan meets your industry's compliance requirements
• Where single points of failure exist in your backup architecture
At the end of the evaluation, you receive a clear report with specific recommendations, not a generic checklist. You'll know exactly what's working, what's missing, and what to fix first.
Disaster Planning gives your team a clear, documented procedure to follow when a crisis hits, so decisions don't have to be made under pressure.
PKT builds disaster plans that cover:
• Communication procedures: Who contacts whom, and how, when systems go down
• Recovery priorities: Which systems must be restored first, and in what order
• Vendor and contact lists: Key phone numbers and escalation paths ready when you need them
• Data restoration steps: Step-by-step procedures for each critical system
• Testing schedule: How often the plan is reviewed and tested to stay current
A disaster plan is only useful if your team can actually follow it under stress. PKT writes plans in plain language, tests them with your team, and updates them as your IT environment changes.
Impact Analysis identifies which parts of your business are most vulnerable to a data loss or system outage, so your recovery plan focuses on the right priorities.
PKT's impact analysis process examines:
Which systems and applications are most critical to daily operations
The financial and operational cost of downtime for each critical function
How long each system can be down before it causes serious harm (your real RTO targets)
Which departments and processes depend on the same systems (failure cascade risks)
The output is a prioritized recovery roadmap: a clear list of what gets restored first, second, and third, and why. This feeds directly into your disaster recovery plan and DRaaS configuration.
We have answers to all the common questions we encounter when a business is
looking into Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions
Business backup solutions include cloud data backup, local backup appliances, offsite storage, and Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS). Most businesses benefit from a layered approach that combines two or more of these methods. Pearson-Kelly Technology offers all six under one managed plan for businesses in Missouri and Arkansas.
The best backup solution depends on your recovery time requirements, compliance needs, and budget. Most businesses need at least cloud backup for daily files and a disaster recovery plan for major incidents. A layered approach following the 3-2-1 rule (three copies, two media types, one offsite) is the industry standard for reliable data protection.
The 3-2-1 backup rule means keeping three copies of your data, stored on two different media types, with one copy stored offsite. This approach ensures that no single failure, whether a ransomware attack, hardware failure, or natural disaster, can destroy all your data. Pearson-Kelly Technology's Offsite Storage service is built on this principle.
Backup creates and stores copies of your data to protect against data loss. Disaster recovery is the plan and process that restores your full business operations after a major incident. Backup answers 'where is my data?' Disaster recovery answers 'how fast can my business be running again?' Both are necessary for complete business continuity.
RPO (Recovery Point Objective) defines how much data loss your business can tolerate, measured in time. For example, a 4-hour RPO means you could lose up to 4 hours of data. RTO (Recovery Time Objective) defines how quickly your systems must be back online after a disaster. Both metrics drive the design of your backup and disaster recovery plan.
Most businesses should back up critical data at least once daily. Systems with frequent transactions, such as databases, point-of-sale systems, or ERP platforms, may require hourly or continuous backups. The right frequency depends on your RPO: how much data you can afford to lose if a failure occurs right now.
DRaaS pricing varies based on the amount of data protected, the number of systems covered, and your required recovery time objectives. Pearson-Kelly Technology uses flat-fee pricing based on your number of workstations, servers, and users, so costs are predictable.
Most organizations don't find out their backup solution has gaps until they need it most. PKT's IT specialists will review your current setup, identify your risks, and recommend the right combination of backup and disaster recovery services for your team.
