Disaster Recovery Planning and Testing
Disaster recovery (DR) planning and testing are critical components of an organization’s resilience strategy. DR planning involves the development of a comprehensive plan to restore critical business operations and IT systems in the event of a disaster or major disruption. In this chapter, we outline the procedures for an effective disaster recovery plan (DRP) and steps to incorporate an effective testing strategy to validate your DRP.
In this chapter, we’re going to cover the following main topics:
- Disaster recovery and its significance in cloud computing
- Different disaster recovery strategies in AWS
- Defining and planning your disaster recovery objectives
- Testing disaster recovery plans
- Avoiding disaster recovery pitfalls and misconceptions