Cyber-first disaster recovery for Active Directory
The requirements for Active Directory recovery have changed. When a ransomware or wiper attack takes out the domain controllers, traditional recovery processes can drag on for days or even weeks. Semperis orchestrates a fully automated forest recovery process—avoiding human errors, reducing downtime by 90%, and eliminating the risk of malware reinfection.
Semperis Active Directory Forest Recovery
Shorten recovery time of the entire Active Directory forest by 90%.
Cyber-first Disaster Recovery
Recover AD even if domain controllers are infected or wiped
Anywhere Recovery
Restore AD to Alternate Hardware (virtual or physical)
Clean Restore
Eliminate reinfection of malware from system state backups
Advanced Automation
Automate the entire recovery process and reduce downtime
Evaluating your Options
Traditional backup tools only address recovery from IT operational issues, where Active Directory is affected but host servers are not. And legacy methods like bare-metal recovery carry severe underlying issues, particularly when restoring AD after a cyberattack. Considering that cyber disasters now inflict more business damage than natural disasters and strike more frequently, it’s time to think “cyber-first”.
Cyber-first Requirements for Active Directory Recovery
Prevent malware re-infection during restore
Semperis AD Forest Recovery
YES
Quest Recovery Manager AD Forest Edition
PARTIAL
General-purpose backup
NO
Restore to alternate hardware (infrastructure-agnostic)
YES
PARTIAL
NO
Restore to intact domain controllers
YES
YES
YES
Restore directly to the cloud
YES
PARTIAL
NO
Automate recovery
YES
PARTIAL
NO
Recover without AD (shared-nothing design)
YES
PARTIAL
NO
Post attack forensics
YES
NO
NO
Clone production AD to lab environment
YES
PARTIAL
NO
Regain control of a compromised AD
YES
NO
NO
Simplify deployment and ongoing maintenance
YES
PARTIAL
NO
Get in Touch
As a complete out-of-the-box solution, Semperis AD Forest Recovery can easily be installed in your environment for evaluation purposes. Get in touch to dive deeper into the cyber-first requirements for AD recovery.