Alfa, creator of Alfa Systems, an SaaS solution for equipment and auto finance, has announced its approach to data resilience and continuous business operations.

Data Guardian is 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, it represents a best-in-class approach to single-tenant SaaS resilience, setting new standards for data resilience and compliance with existing and emerging resilience legislation.

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: Immediate, immutable 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: Complete diversification of vendor and platform to mitigate even the most catastrophic cloud-specific events

Alex Barnes, Alfa’s Director of Cloud Hosting, said: “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. 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.”

For auto and equipment finance operators, every minute of downtime means lost deals, frustrated customers and reputational damage. The Data Guardian strategy delivers minimal RTO and RPO, ensuring quick restoration of critical operations.

Many of Alfa’s clients are existing Alfa Cloud customers and already operate under Data Guardian’s extensive protection. 

Matthew Colville-Foley, Head of Change Delivery, Novuna Business Finance, said: “Since migrating to Alfa Cloud, we've experienced a remarkable transformation in how we operate. 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.”

Alfa Cloud delivers Alfa Systems as a service, providing all the benefits of secure, flexible and highly available single-tenant SaaS environments, powered by the AWS public cloud.