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Backup and Disaster
Recovery Canada —
Seconds RPO. Minutes RTO. Canadian Data.
Zerto DRaaS and Veeam backup across 9 Canadian data centres. Ransomware resilience with the Cyber Resilience Vault. Your backup data under Canadian law — not subject to the US CLOUD Act. Available now.
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Why Backup and DR at Qu
Three questions every IT leader needs answered
Ransomware doesn't negotiate. Regulators don't accept "we were working on it." And a US-owned DR provider means your backup data has the same CLOUD Act exposure as your primary workloads. Here is where all three problems get solved.
74% of organizations plan to use DRaaS for ransomware recovery by 2026
The Veeam 2025 Ransomware Trends Report found that ransomware is now the primary driver of DRaaS adoption — not natural disasters. Organizations that have paid ransoms report average downtime of 24+ days. Organizations with tested DRaaS recover in hours. The gap is not technical — it's a planning decision.
See our ransomware recovery architectureYour backup data has the same sovereignty exposure as your primary data
Most organizations solve the sovereignty question for their primary workloads and forget to ask it for their DR environment. If your DR provider is incorporated in the US, your replicated data — your backup of everything — is subject to US legal process under the CLOUD Act. Qu is 100% Canadian-owned. Your backup data is protected by the same structural fact as your primary infrastructure.
DR sovereignty explainedBuilding your own DR environment costs more than most budgets allow
A secondary data centre with N+1 redundancy, managed replication, and tested failover procedures requires significant capital and dedicated staff. DRaaS converts that capital expense to a predictable monthly operating cost — with Qu's Canadian infrastructure, certified environments, and 24/7 support included. No secondary facility to build, staff, or maintain.
See DR options and productsBackup vs Disaster Recovery — Explained
Same goal. Very different tools. Both matter.
The most searched question in this space — and the one most Canadian data centre providers never directly answer. Here is the plain-language explanation, and where Qu's four products fit.
Cloud Backup
Hours
RPO and RTO
Scheduled backups of data. Restored file-by-file or full system. Best for: data loss from deletion, corruption, or hardware failure. Not designed for rapid system recovery.
Data protectionVeeam Cloud Connect
Minutes–Hours
RPO and RTO
Full VM backup and replication to Qu's Canadian infrastructure. Restore entire systems rapidly. Best for: planned failover, VM recovery, migration. Bridges backup and full DRaaS.
Backup and replicationZerto DRaaS
Seconds / Minutes
RPO / RTO
Continuous hypervisor-level replication. Systems in a ready state — failover in minutes, data loss measured in seconds. Includes Cyber Resilience Vault for ransomware recovery.
Mission-critical DRProducts and Options
Four products. One Canadian provider.
Every Qu backup and DR product is hosted in Canadian data centres, operates under Canadian law, and integrates with the others. Mix and match to match your RTO, RPO, and compliance requirements.
Disaster Recovery as a Service
Zerto DRaaS
Continuous data protection via hypervisor-level replication. Zerto copies changes to your VMs in real time — not snapshots, not scheduled jobs — so the recovery point is always seconds behind your live environment. When a failure or ransomware event occurs, failover to Qu's Canadian DR environment completes in minutes.
Qu delivers Zerto's technology through Canadian data centres, ensuring your replicated workloads — the exact copy of your production environment — remain under Canadian jurisdiction and cannot be compelled by the US CLOUD Act.
Get a DRaaS assessmentBackup and Replication
Veeam Cloud Connect
Use your existing Veeam installation to back up and replicate workloads directly to Qu's Canadian data centres. No additional agents, no complex configuration — Qu acts as the cloud repository target, storing encrypted backups in certified Canadian facilities.
Supports VMware, Hyper-V, and physical servers. Microsoft 365 protection available. No egress fees for data retrieval — a meaningful cost difference when you need to restore at scale. Geo-diverse retention available across Qu's five Canadian markets.
Connect your Veeam environmentManaged Backup Service
Cloud Backup
A managed backup service for customers colocated in Qu's data centres or hosted on Qu's Private Cloud or VPC. Resilient, encrypted data transfer and storage within Qu facilities — no external cloud providers, no data leaving Canadian infrastructure.
Flexible package tiers based on storage requirements. Virtual snapshot and file system backup options. Daily and monthly usage reporting. Backed by a backup SLA. The foundational data protection layer for Qu cloud and colocation customers.
See backup packagesLong-Term Storage
Object Store
S3-compatible cloud storage for backups, archives, media files, and application data at scale. Object Store uses an object-based architecture designed for large amounts of unstructured data that needs to be retained reliably over the long term — without the cost structure of block or file storage.
Integrates directly with Veeam as an offsite backup target. Built-in redundancy and encryption. Hosted in Canadian data centres, subject exclusively to Canadian law. Scalable without major infrastructure investment — pay for what you use.
Discuss storage requirementsHow Zerto DRaaS Works
Three stages. Seconds to minutes. Tested and proven.
Zerto DRaaS follows three stages — replicate, failover, failback. Understanding the sequence is what lets you sign off on an RTO with confidence.
Replicate
Zerto continuously copies changes at the hypervisor level from your production environment to Qu's Canadian DR infrastructure. No snapshots, no scheduled jobs — changes replicate in real time.
RPO: SecondsFailover
In a failure, ransomware event, or planned DR test, Zerto's orchestration engine activates your DR environment. Your workloads come online in Qu's Canadian infrastructure — operations continue without waiting for primary site recovery.
RTO: MinutesFailback
Once your primary site is restored, Zerto synchronizes changes made during the failover period and returns operations. The process is automated and tested — not a manual recovery exercise managed under pressure.
Automated syncRansomware Resilience
The Cyber Resilience Vault — the feature no Canadian competitor mentions
Zerto's Cyber Resilience Vault creates an isolated, air-gapped copy of your data that ransomware cannot reach. When your primary environment is encrypted by an attack, you recover from the vault to a clean pre-attack state — in minutes, without paying a ransom.
The vault is not a backup. It is a continuously maintained, isolated copy of your production state that remains inaccessible to the encrypted primary environment. The same ransomware that locks your systems cannot reach the vault.
Hosted in Qu's Canadian data centres. Under Canadian law. No foreign legal authority can compel access to it.
Cyber Resilience Vault — by the numbers
Zerto's 2025 Ransomware Trends Report quantifies the gap between organizations with and without vault-protected DR.
Sovereignty
Your DR data deserves the same sovereignty protection as your primary data
Most organizations ask the sovereignty question for their primary workloads and forget to ask it for their backup and DR environment. The answer needs to be the same. If your DR provider is incorporated in the US, your replicated data — your backup of everything — carries the same CLOUD Act exposure as your primary systems.
Certifications
Every Qu DR facility is independently certified
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS across all facilities. Four Uptime Institute Tier III certified sites. Your DR environment carries the same compliance posture as your primary infrastructure — the documentation your compliance team needs to sign off.
Industries Served
DR requirements differ by industry — we know the difference
Each regulated sector has specific RTO, RPO, and compliance requirements for backup and DR. Qu's certified infrastructure and Canadian ownership satisfy all of them.
OSFI-Regulated Financial Institutions
OSFI's technology and cyber risk guidelines require financial institutions to maintain tested, documented DR plans with defined RTOs and RPOs. Zerto's continuous data protection satisfies the most aggressive RTO requirements regulators impose. Qu's SOC 2, CSAE 3416, and Canadian ownership ensure your DR environment meets the same compliance posture as your primary infrastructure. No foreign-law exposure on your replicated data.
Federal Government and Crown Corporations
Government of Canada data residency mandates apply to backup and DR data just as they apply to primary workloads. Qu's Canadian ownership and Ottawa facilities provide the sovereign DR environment that federal departments and crown corporations require. CSAE 3416, ISAE 3402, SOC 1, and SOC 2 certifications support Shared Services Canada requirements. DR replication stays within Canada — within the National Capital Region if required.
Healthcare and PHIPA-Compliant Organizations
Ontario's PHIPA and federal health data standards require that patient data under recovery and backup remain under Canadian jurisdiction. Qu holds HIPAA certification alongside ISO 27001 and SOC 2 at every facility. Your backup data, your replicated patient records, and your DR vault all remain in Canadian data centres under Canadian law. The compliance posture your procurement team needs to approve a vendor is fully documented.
Energy and Operations Technology
Oil, gas, and utilities operators require DR for SCADA systems and operational technology where downtime has immediate physical consequences. Zerto's seconds RPO and minutes RTO meets the always-on requirements of OT environments. Qu's Alberta facilities — CGY3 in Airdrie and EDM2 in Edmonton — provide geodiverse DR entirely within Alberta, supporting active-active architectures for energy operators who cannot tolerate cross-provincial data movement.
DR-Capable Locations
9 Canadian sites. Geographic diversity without leaving Canada.
Every Qu facility is a potential DR target site. Pair markets for geographic separation — Calgary with Edmonton, Ottawa dual-site, Toronto with London Ontario — all within Canada, all under a single commercial agreement.
FAQ
Backup and DR questions — answered
The questions compliance teams, IT directors, and procurement officers ask before approving a backup and DR vendor in Canada.
Seconds RPO. Your data.
Under Canadian law.
Our solutions architects will assess your current RTO and RPO targets, recommend the right product mix, and match you to the right Canadian DR markets. Conversations move to proposal within a week.
Build on Your Foundation
DR works better when everything is with Qu
Every Qu service integrates with backup and DR. Colocation customers get Cloud Backup. VPC customers get Zerto. All under one Canadian commercial agreement.
Colocation
Deploy your primary infrastructure in Qu's certified Canadian facilities and use a second Qu market as your DR target. One provider, one agreement, completely within Canada.
See ColocationVirtual and Private Cloud
Zerto DRaaS and Cloud Backup integrate directly with Qu's VPC and Private Cloud IaaS. Your cloud workloads and your DR environment from the same Canadian-owned provider.
See Virtual and Private CloudManaged Services
Let Qu's team manage your DR environment — monitoring, patching, testing, and failover coordination. Remote Hands and Managed Server complement your backup and DR architecture.
See Managed Services