Disaster Recovery
Disaster recovery as a capability: RTO/RPO, drills, and evidence.
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Disaster Recovery
Disaster recovery defines how you restore service after major failures.
Enterprise DR is defined by RTO/RPO targets, drills, and evidence packs.
See also
Backup & Restore Drills Backup & Recovery (Playbook) Incident Response RunbookFAQ
What are RTO and RPO?
RTO is time to restore service; RPO is acceptable data loss window.
How do we know DR works?
Run drills, verify restore, and keep evidence of outcomes.
What’s a common anti-pattern?
DR plans exist, but no one drills them or validates assumptions.
How often should we drill?
Based on criticality—more frequent for critical services.
What’s the first improvement?
Run one restore drill and document RTO/RPO reality.