In a world where downtime kills productivity and data loss ruins reputations, the real question isn’t if you’ll face disruption but how ready you are when it hits.

That’s where Veeam’s Data Resilience Maturity Model becomes critical. It’s more than an IT concept. It’s a practical, structured way to assess how prepared your business is and what you can do to improve, no matter where you are on the spectrum.

As a Veeam Silver Partner, we don’t just talk about continuity, we design it. The DRMM helps us guide South African businesses through resilience planning that is realistic, strategic, and ready for tomorrow.

The DRMM maps business readiness across five stages. It looks at how your people respond to incidents, how well your processes handle recovery, and how your technology supports both. The idea is to move from a basic, reactive stance to an integrated, automated, and intelligent environment where data recovery happens quickly and with minimal disruption.

Most businesses we speak to are operating in the lower stages of the model, often without even knowing it. They might have backup solutions in place but no testing, no formal recovery plans, and no visibility across systems. The result is exposure to data loss, extended downtime, and enormous risk.

We recently helped a well-known logistics company that suffered a ransomware attack. Their systems were taken offline, and all operational data was encrypted. Despite having backups, they weren’t tested or properly configured. What followed were days of disruption, lost revenue, and a massive impact on operations. This wasn’t just an IT issue. It was a continuity and recovery performance crisis.

If you’re not actively testing, assessing, and evolving your recovery capabilities, you’re not resilient. You’re vulnerable and you need to improve your data resilience strategies and when it comes to business data, vulnerability is not a risk worth taking.

We offer a guided resilience assessment aligned to the DRMM framework. This helps you understand where your biggest risks lie, and which improvements will make the biggest impact. It’s not about jumping from stage one to five overnight. It’s about knowing where you are and taking the right steps in the right order.

For some businesses, the next step might be documenting procedures or training staff. For others, it could mean integrating AI-driven recovery tools or automating backup verification. The point is that there is always a path forward – and it’s clearer when you use the DRMM to guide your way.

The DRMM is more than a benchmark. It’s a way to create operational confidence and competitive advantage. Businesses that recover faster, that avoid data loss, that keep operating while others scramble to restore, win in the long run. Downtime is expensive. Resilience is valuable. And when you’re backed by a partner that knows how to align the right tools to your business priorities, resilience becomes achievable.

Let’s map your path to resilience

The DRMM framework is your GPS for recovery readiness. It shows you where you are and helps you plan how to get where you want to be. Whether you’re just getting started or already working with advanced solutions, we’re here to help you move further, faster, and with confidence.

Talk to SevenC about your current recovery capabilities and let’s take the next step together. Contact Us | SevenC