Choose hosting by data, recovery and ownership
Silent video.

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Map the website’s data • Start with what the site stores and sends. • Website • Data inventory • Form enquiries
An illustrative company website holds form enquiries as well as public pages; identify the data before choosing a hosting region.

[6–12]
Check each destination • The server is only one part of the data map. • Website region • Backup location? • Form service? • Analytics location?
Trace the website to backup storage, form delivery and analytics separately; do not assume all copies stay in the server region.

[12–18]
Name the recovery owner • Agree who can restore the site. • Who can restore? • Named owner • Recovery task
The person responsible for recovery receives the task. A hosting plan alone is not a substitute for a named operational owner.

[18–24]
Restore, then check • Test a restored copy of the site. • Saved backup • Separate test site • Backup copy • Inspect restored site
Move a saved backup into a separate test site and inspect the restored copy. The live site remains distinct; no success is presumed.

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Keep the test evidence • Record what happened and what still needs work. • Observed result • Recovery record • Result + open work
Store the result of the restore test for the owner to review; no invented time, data-loss threshold or guaranteed availability.