Disaster Recovery Drills
A disaster recovery plan describes how we would restore your service after a serious failure, such as the loss of a data centre. A drill is a rehearsal of that plan to prove it actually works.
An untested recovery plan is little more than a hopeful document; drills turn it into genuine confidence.
What a Drill Involves
- We simulate a serious failure in a controlled way.
- We follow the recovery plan exactly as written.
- We measure how long full recovery actually takes.
- We note anything that did not go to plan and fix it.
Why Drills Are Worth the Effort
Drills reveal gaps before a real disaster does — a missing backup, an unclear step, a recovery that takes far longer than expected. They also build the team's familiarity so that, under real pressure, recovery is calm and practised rather than improvised.
Frequently Asked Questions
How often should recovery be tested?
It depends on how critical your service is, but a periodic drill — at least annually for important systems — is sensible.
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