Backup and Disaster Recovery
Build the recovery capability that determines how quickly your organization gets back to normal after an incident.
The Buyer Challenge
How do I build backup and DR infrastructure that can actually meet the RTO and RPO commitments my business requires — and how do I verify that capability before I need it?
What You Need to Understand Before Making a Decision
RTO and RPO
Recovery Time Objective and Recovery Point Objective — the two metrics that define what recovery capability the business actually requires.
Backup Architecture
3-2-1 backup strategy, immutable backups, air-gapped copies, and the architecture that protects against ransomware and accidental deletion.
DR Site Design
Hot, warm, and cold DR sites — the tradeoffs between recovery speed, cost, and operational complexity.
DR Testing
Tabletop exercises, failover tests, and full DR rehearsals — the testing program that validates recovery capability before an incident occurs.
About This Category
Backup and disaster recovery is the infrastructure capability that most organizations underinvest in until they need it. The gap between the recovery time objective (RTO) and recovery point objective (RPO) that the business requires and what the current infrastructure can actually deliver is the most common — and most expensive — discovery organizations make during an actual incident. This category covers backup architecture, DR site design, testing methodology, and the procurement decisions that close the gap between stated and actual recovery capability.
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