CASE STUDIES

Engagements that made a difference.

The following case studies are illustrative of the work we do and the outcomes we deliver. Client names and identifying details are withheld by default — we discuss specifics under NDA.

INSPECT + ARCHITECTFinancial Services·Mid-market, 800 employees

DR maturity assessment and recovery architecture for a UK payments processor

The challenge

The client had a DR policy in place but had never conducted a structured maturity assessment. Following an internal audit, the board requested an independent review of their recovery capability ahead of a PCI DSS recertification.

Our approach

We conducted a full Inspect engagement — reviewing infrastructure dependencies, data retention practices, and the existing DR documentation against actual system configurations. We identified 14 gaps, six of which were rated critical. We then moved into an Architect engagement to redesign their recovery architecture, aligning it to ISO 27001 and their 4-hour RTO commitment.

The assessment was uncomfortable reading — which is exactly what we needed. The architecture they designed gave us a credible path to certification.

Head of IT Infrastructure

Outcomes

gaps identified in initial assessment

4 hr

RTO commitment met by new architecture

ISO 27001

alignment achieved at design stage

VALIDATECritical Infrastructure·Large enterprise, 2,400 employees

Tabletop exercise programme for a regulated utilities operator

The challenge

The client's DR plan had been updated following a cloud migration but had never been tested with the current leadership team. A regulatory review was scheduled for the following quarter.

Our approach

We designed and facilitated a two-day tabletop exercise programme covering three realistic incident scenarios: a ransomware event affecting operational technology, a primary data centre failure, and a third-party supplier outage. Participants included the CIO, IT Director, and operational leads across six business units.

We had assumed the plan was solid. The tabletop showed us where the real weaknesses were — in communication and decision-making, not the technology.

IT Director

Outcomes

Incident scenarios tested across 2 days

Process gaps surfaced and documented

Passed

Regulatory review the following quarter

ASSURESaaS / Technology·Scale-up, 120 employees

Ongoing DR assurance retainer for a Series B SaaS business

The challenge

Following a Series B raise, the client's enterprise sales team was encountering DR and business continuity questions in procurement processes that they could not answer with confidence. They needed a credible, maintained DR posture — not a one-time document.

Our approach

We established an Assure retainer covering quarterly DR posture reviews, continuous ISO 27001 alignment monitoring, and on-demand advisory access for their engineering and security teams. We also produced a DR summary document suitable for sharing with enterprise procurement teams.

Having AssureDR on retainer means we can answer any DR question in a sales process with confidence. It has directly contributed to closing enterprise deals.

VP of Engineering

Outcomes

Quarterly

DR posture reviews on retainer

Enterprise deals unblocked by DR documentation

Zero

Compliance drift incidents in 12 months

A note on confidentiality

We do not publish client names without explicit permission. All case studies on this page are based on real engagements; identifying details have been generalised. If you would like to speak with a reference client in your sector, we can arrange that as part of an introductory conversation.

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