LedgerGuard: Continuous File Integrity, Safe Snapshots & Corruption Early-Warning
9/10
Demand Score
Corruption or ransomware can halt books for days and jeopardize compliance and cash flow.
7/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$249-1k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
14 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
Data Integrity and Corruption Risks
Competitor Landscape
- Datto
- Acronis
- Veeam
- Rewind Backups
- Intuit Auto Data Recovery (ADR)
Must-Have Features for MVP
Frequent VSS snapshots with quiesce coordination
Clean-point scoring and corruption drift detection
TLG growth anomaly alerts and ND/TLG health checks
Automated sandbox test-restores with validation reports
Immutable offsite retention with object lock
Guided recovery workflow minimizing data loss
Compliance-grade audit logs and drill tracking
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Coordinating safe snapshots with active multi-user sessions
- Licensing/SDK constraints for deep validations
- Storage and egress costs for frequent snapshots
- Ensuring rapid test-restore on large (>50GB) files
Risk Level: High
🎯 Keys to Success
- RPO targets of 5–15 minutes achieved consistently
- RTO under 30 minutes for typical 50GB datasets
- Zero failed restores during quarterly drills
- Auditor-approved evidence and retention policies
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