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Backup, disaster recovery and business continuity for IT teams

A ready-made course, live deck and three surveys for system engineers. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 40 minutes, 5 lessons, 10-question final check. Last reviewed 13 November 2026; not legal advice.

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Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 2 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's result on the 10-question final check, against the 80% pass mark.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away and what to change next time.

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5 lessons, about 40 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why recovery is the real test · 9 min

    Before you begin · Backup, disaster recovery, business continuity · RTO and RPO

  • Lesson 2: Backups that survive · 11 min

    Separate copies · Offline and immutable copies against ransomware · Good backup design or risky? · Check your understanding

  • Lesson 3: Testing restores · 6 min

    Restore test schedule and evidence · Practise

  • Lesson 4: When disaster hits · 8 min

    The disaster recovery runbook · Practise · Talking to the client

  • Lesson 5: Final assessment · 6 min

    Final assessment · Course complete

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  • Technology & telecoms
  • IT services & MSPs
  • Operations
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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and all three surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

At onboarding or as continuing professional development, with a yearly refresher (best practice).

System engineers, technicians and service delivery managers who run backups and recoveries for clients; run by the infrastructure or continuity lead.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Link to your live session deck
  • Link your restore test checklist
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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