Alfa, creator of Alfa Systems, a leading SaaS solution for equipment and auto finance, has announced its unparalleled 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.

Alfa has recently published Alfa Cloud: Architecting Value, a technical deep dive into the platform’s architecture, its five core values, and various optional features. Setting new standards in cloud data resilience, an insights piece by Alex Barnes, further discusses ensuring availability in a worst-case scenario.

 To read more, visit alfasystems.com/cloud.

About Alfa

Alfa has been delivering leading-edge technology to the global equipment finance and leasing industry since 1990. Our specialized expertise enables us to deliver the most challenging systems transformation projects successfully.

Alfa Systems, our class-leading SaaS platform, is at the heart of the world's largest and most progressive equipment finance operations. Supporting all types of equipment, wholesale and automotive finance, Alfa Systems is proven at volume and across borders, and trusted by leading brands to manage complex portfolios, drive efficiency and sustainability, and enhance the customer experience.

With full functionality for originations, servicing and collections, Alfa Systems is live in 37 countries, representing an integrated point solution, a rapid off-the-shelf implementation, or an end-to-end platform for the complex global enterprise.

Alfa maintains exceptional customer satisfaction through an impeccable track record, with our experience and performance unrivaled in the industry. Our customers stick with us for the long term, because we deliver value that lasts for decades.

 Alfa has offices all over the Americas, Europe and Australasia. For more information, visit us at alfasystems.com or on LinkedIn.

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