Controls disaster recovery audit
If a PLC, HMI or industrial PC failed tomorrow, could your team restore the machine quickly? We review the backups, software, firmware, access information and replacement options you have today — and identify what is missing before it becomes a downtime emergency.
Questions the audit answers
Do you have a usable project?
Check whether PLC, HMI and configuration backups exist, whether their source/version is understood and whether critical files are missing.
Can you actually get online?
Record software requirements, versions, licences, communications hardware, firmware and known access constraints.
What if hardware has failed?
Identify whether compatible replacement hardware is realistic, whether a spare is held and where an obsolete component creates recovery risk.
Your recovery register
The report is designed to be useful when a line is down, not disappear into a filing cabinet.
System record
PLC/HMI/controller type, firmware, engineering software, project/archive status and relevant communications information.
Recovery risk
Red/amber/green assessment showing missing backups, inaccessible systems, unsupported hardware and spare shortfalls.
Action plan
Prioritised actions such as create/verify backups, record software versions, acquire a spare, repair existing hardware or plan migration.
Ideal for older machinery
Obsolete PLC platforms
Machines still earning money on older Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Omron, Mitsubishi and other platforms.
Engineer knowledge risk
Sites where the person who originally commissioned the equipment has left and the recovery process lives in someone's head.
Poor documentation
Machines with unknown software versions, scattered project files, missing drawings or unclear spare compatibility.
Find the gaps before the machine finds them for you
Send us details of the machine and control platform. We'll confirm what information to gather and agree the fixed scope before starting.
This is a remote readiness review based on supplied information. It does not replace verified backups, live recovery testing or site-specific IT/OT cybersecurity procedures.