Immutability, evidence and recovery you can actually stand behind
Regulators, auditors and insurers are asking tougher questions about recovery. For many organisations, the challenge is no longer whether backups exist, but whether recovery can be proven end to end when it matters.
If you missed the live session, you can now watch Surviving the Audit on demand. In this webinar, Covenco and Veeam explore what good looks like when recovery capability is under real scrutiny, from immutability and audit evidence through to the practical steps that help teams move from assumption to proof.
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Fill in your details below to get instant access to the recording of ‘Surviving the Audit’, including practical insight on immutability, recovery evidence and what auditors, insurers and regulators are really looking for.
Why watch this session?
A lot of recovery strategies still look stronger on paper than they do under pressure. This webinar is designed to close that gap.
Across the session, we focus on what regulators, auditors and insurers are really looking for now, how immutability needs to work when backup infrastructure is targeted, and what sort of evidence gives you something solid to stand behind in front of the board.
This is not a generic backup discussion. It is a practical session for teams that need to show recovery can be trusted, tested and defended.
What the webinar covers
| Topic | What we’ll cover |
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| The new regulatory reality and ‘secure by design’
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What is changing under CSRB, DORA and NIS2, and why the era of defence-only strategies is over. We will look at who is now in scope, including MSPs, data centres and any digital component supporting an essential function. We will also cover ‘supply chain pressure’, because even if you are not directly regulated, your customers may be, and they will increasingly expect evidence. |
| The audit reality check: insurance and accountability
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Why insurance is not a recovery plan, and why ‘proof of recoverability’ is replacing ‘proof of backup’ in renewal conversations. We will discuss how evidence is influencing premiums, renewals and claims, and why accountability still sits with the board even when delivery is handled by third parties. Expect a candid reality check on common myths, including the limits of relying on insurance. |
| Technical foundations: engineering-led resilience
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What it takes to build resilience into the recovery layer without turning this into a configuration deep dive. We will cover ‘data maturity’ and why it drives audit outcomes, the reporting gap boards care about (SLA and RTO evidence), and why manual restore tests are no longer sufficient on their own. We will also discuss how Zero Trust principles are being applied to backup infrastructure, including hardened and immutable foundations. |
| Operationalising resilience and the ‘clean room’
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How to meet tighter notification and reporting expectations with evidence that is current and measurable. We will discuss the direction of travel towards NCSC CAF 4.0 and an assumed breach mindset, the need for a compliance evidence repository, and why clean recovery environments and automated verification matter to prevent contaminated restores back into production. |
| Bridging the gap with the managed resilience model
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How a managed resilience approach helps close the expertise and capacity gap without creating permanent operational drag. We will introduce the ‘Guardian’ concept, the 40/90/75 baseline metrics, and the practical realities that often get missed in audit conversations, including the physical layer of recovery and response. |
| Live Q&A
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Bring your real questions. We will cover live and pre-submitted questions and close with clear next steps to move from ‘checkbox compliance’ to genuine operational resilience. |
Speakers
Gurdip Sohal, Sales Director, Data Management at Covenco
Gurdip is an expert in the fields of data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, and cybersecurity. He has over 26 years of experience in the IT industry, with a deep understanding of the evolving challenges businesses face in safeguarding their critical data assets.
Paul Szelesi, Senior Director of Solutions Architecture EMEA
Paul is an expert in IT infrastructure, data protection and resilience, with over two decades of industry experience. From PC configuration engineer to Senior Director for Solutions Architecture at Veeam, he brings practical insight into designing solutions that protect critical data and support continuity.
Ben Westlake, Head of Managed Services at Covenco
Ben Westlake is an experienced Cloud Solutions & Application Delivery specialist with a demonstrated history of working with multiple Cloud Architectures, Topologies and Data Resilience Solutions. As the Head of Managed Services at Covenco, he leverages his expertise to empower organisations with cutting-edge IT infrastructure solutions.
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