Alfa, creator of Alfa Systems, a SaaS solution for equipment and auto finance, unveiled Data Guardian, an advanced feature of Alfa Cloud, the platform that delivers Alfa Systems as a service on the AWS public cloud. By combining dedicated isolated networking with multi-region and multi-provider data backups, Data Guardian represents a best-in-class approach to single-tenant SaaS resilience.
Unique to Alfa, Data Guardian offers a ‘triple shield’ for data protection in the form of nightly backups to the following destinations:
- Primary region isolated vault: Backups stored in a dedicated vault in the primary region
- Secondary region isolated vault: Geo-redundancy for regional disasters, ensuring recovery even if the entire primary region is affected
- Isolated second cloud platform: Diversification of vendor and platform to mitigate cloud-specific events
“Data security is increasingly vital, and Data Guardian positions Alfa as a leader in data governance and regulatory compliance, supporting stringent industry regulations and simplifying audit processes,” Alex Barnes, director of cloud hosting at Alfa, said. “While Alfa’s competitors do prioritise data security and disaster recovery, there’s often a shared responsibility model for data security and backup. Alfa is the only provider that offers such a service and, for our customers, it represents not just ultimate peace of mind but significant cost savings too. Data Guardian isn’t just about ‘backup’; it’s about eliminating downtime and ensuring data availability, in even the most extreme scenarios.”
“Since migrating to Alfa Cloud, we’ve experienced a remarkable transformation in how we operate,” Matthew Colville-Foley, head of change delivery at Novuna Business Finance, said. “Data security and access control are standout features, giving us complete confidence in the integrity and confidentiality of our information. The strong security posture and robust governance model align seamlessly with FCA requirements, demonstrating our commitment to running supported and well managed systems.”
