In a world increasingly dependent on cloud infrastructure, many organizations assume their data is safe just because it’s hosted by major providers. However, the recent Amazon AWS outage on October 20, 2025, and today’s Microsoft Azure outage serve as stark reminders: even the largest providers can go down. When they do, businesses that rely solely on those platforms for both operations and backups can face catastrophic downtime.
The Cloud Isn’t Bulletproof
Both Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure suffered outages in October 2025, causing widespread disruptions to thousands of businesses and critical systems. If your organization hosts not only its applications but also its backups in the same ecosystem, a single outage can leave you completely locked out — unable to restore, recover, or even access critical files.
Why Redundant Backup Strategies Matter
A true backup strategy is more than just storage — it’s about accessibility, independence, and resilience. At VerCom Systems, we emphasize a layered approach that combines both cloud and local backups, ensuring your business data remains available even when major networks fail.
Relying on a single provider for both production and backup creates a dangerous single point of failure. If your primary environment goes down and your backups are stored there too, you’re stuck waiting — sometimes for hours or days — before you can even begin recovery.
The Hybrid Approach: Cloud + Local
VerCom Systems helps clients design backup solutions that leverage the advantages of the cloud while maintaining local access to data. This hybrid approach ensures that even during a large-scale cloud outage, your business continues running.
Our best-practice strategy includes:
- Cloud storage for remote accessibility and off-site resilience
- Local backups for instant access during outages
- Scheduled replication between both environments
- Routine restoration testing and verification
What Would You Do in an Extended Outage?
If your business applications and backups were hosted on the same cloud and that provider went dark — would you still be able to operate? For many companies, the answer is no. A robust backup plan should include the ability to restore operations independently of the affected vendor.
Partner with VerCom Systems
VerCom Systems designs and manages backup strategies that go beyond simple cloud replication. We help you build resilience through layered protection, tested restoration, and intelligent automation that keeps your operations online — even when the cloud isn’t.
Learn more about how VerCom Systems can secure your data and protect your business continuity:
- Managed IT Services — https://www.vercomsystems.com/service/managed-it-services/managing-secure-networks/
- Unified Threat Management — https://www.vercomsystems.com/service/managed-it-services/unified-threat-management/
- Reputation Management — https://www.vercomsystems.com/service/managed-it-services/reputation-management/
- Services & Support — https://www.vercomsystems.com/service/services-support/
Because when the cloud backs off… your backup plan can’t afford to.