// SRE· Specialty
Recovery plans that have actually been tested.
For teams whose disaster recovery plan is a document nobody has rehearsed against.
The problem
Why this keeps biting teams
Backups exist almost everywhere. Tested, timed, documented recovery procedures are much rarer. Most teams find out their RTO assumptions were wrong during the actual incident, not before.
What we do
[01]
Define RPO/RTO targets per system based on actual business impact, not guesswork.
[02]
Build and automate backup procedures across databases, object storage, and configuration.
[03]
Run scheduled recovery drills and time them against your stated targets.
[04]
Document the recovery runbook well enough that it doesn't depend on one specific engineer.
Typical Outcomes
tested
recovery times, not assumed ones
documented
runbooks that don't depend on one engineer
Deliverables
[01]
RPO/RTO targets defined per critical system
[02]
Automated backup procedures across data stores
[03]
Tested recovery runbooks with timed drill results
[04]
Cross-region or cross-provider failover plan where warranted
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