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Backups

One backup policy for all your data, locked and kept in Canada.

Set backup schedules, retention and locks once for every database, file store and virtual machine. Copies stay in Canada, and regular restore tests produce reports you can hand to auditors.

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Opens to early-access customers in later waves. Not yet generally available.

Features

One policy for all your data

Set a schedule and retention once, and new resources with the right label are covered automatically.

Locked and encrypted

Locked backups can't be deleted or shortened early, even by one stolen admin account, and use your keys.

A second copy in Canada

Backups are copied to a second Canadian site where your region allows, so losing one site doesn't lose them.

Safe restores

Restores always create a new copy and never overwrite the original, so you can compare before switching.

Automatic restore tests

Backups are restored and checked on a schedule, with a report, and an alert if anything fails.

Legal holds and audit evidence

Freeze data for legal matters, and export a full record of backups and tests for auditors.

How it works

  1. 1

    Define a policy: schedule, retention, lock, encryption key and test frequency.

  2. 2

    Apply it to databases, storage and servers by name or label.

  3. 3

    Backups run, restore tests check them, and reports build audit evidence.

ata backup-policy create tier1 --schedule "0 */6 * * *" --time-zone America/Toronto --retention 35d --lock 35d --key backup-kek \
  --copy secondSite --restore-test-schedule "0 4 1 * *" --recovery-time-target 1h --selector backup=tier1 --add-target bucket/invoices
ata backup-policy update tier1 --add-target db/billing-db --verify-sql "select count(*) from billing.invoices"
ata backup-policy update tier1 --add-target vm/legacy-erp --allow-single-site   # BC has one site
ata legal-hold create matter-2026-118 --matter 2026-118 --reason "Litigation hold" --target db/billing-db --target bucket/invoices
Interface preview. Subject to change.

Sovereignty

Backups, copies and audit evidence stay in Canada, in the region you choose, encrypted with keys you control.

Frequently asked questions