Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity cloud migration 10 Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity cloud migration 10 Step 1 of 4 25% 1. Disaster Recovery and Business ContinuityCompany Name Industry Name Company Business Model and Project Contextwrite Few lines on company products and services and current IT Infrastructure pain points1.1 Risk Assessment1.1.1 What potential risks and threats could disrupt business operations?1.1.2 How will you assess the impact and likelihood of different disaster scenarios?1.2 RTO and RPO1.2.1 What are acceptable downtime and data loss thresholds for critical systems?1.2.2 How will these objectives align with cloud capabilities?1.3 Data Replication and Backup1.3.1 How will you replicate and back up data for availability and integrity?1.3.2 What methods/technologies will be used for data replication between environments?1.4 Failover and Failback1.4.1 How will applications fail over to the cloud in a disaster?1.4.2 What's the plan for failing back to onpremises once the disaster is resolved?1.5 Testing and Validation1.5.1 How often will disaster recovery plans be tested to ensure they work as expected?1.5.2 What mechanisms will validate the success of recovery testing? 2. Business Continuity Planning2.1 Critical Application Identification2.1.1 Which applications/services are critical for business operations?2.1.2 How will you prioritize these applications in continuity planning?2.2 Alternate Workflows2.2.1 How will you design and document alternate workflows for operations during disruptions?2.2.2 Are procedures in place for smooth operation with modified resources?2.3 Personnel and Communication2.3.1 Who will execute business continuity plans during a disaster?2.3.2 How will effective communication be ensured among teams and stakeholders?2.4 Resource Allocation2.4.1 How will resources be allocated to support critical functions during disruptions?2.4.2 What mechanisms will prioritize resource allocation dynamically?2.5 Geographical Redundancy2.5.1 Will you deploy resources across multiple regions for redundancy?2.5.2 How will you manage data synchronization and failover between locations? 3. Testing and Validation:3.1 ScenarioBased Testing3.1.1 How will you conduct scenariobased testing of recovery and continuity plans?3.1.2 What disaster scenarios will be simulated during testing?3.2 User Acceptance Testing (UAT)3.2.1 How will endusers participate in testing to validate recovery and continuity plans?3.2.2 How will feedback be collected during testing?3.3 Documentation and Runbooks3.3.1 How will recovery and continuity plans be documented?3.3.2 Are there detailed runbooks with stepbystep procedures for execution?3.4 Automation and Orchestration3.4.1 Will automation tools or orchestration frameworks streamline recovery processes?3.4.2 How will you ensure consistency and speed during recovery?3.5 Regular Plan Review and Update3.5.1 How often will recovery and continuity plans be reviewed and updated?3.5.2 What mechanisms will maintain plan relevance as the cloud environment evolves? 4.Communication and Reporting4.1 Communication Plan4.1.1 How will you communicate with employees, stakeholders, and customers during a disaster?4.1.2 What communication channels/platforms will be used?4.2 Incident Response Team4.2.1 Who will be part of the incident response team managing disasters?4.2.2 How will roles/responsibilities be defined within the team?4.3 External Communication4.3.1 How will you communicate with external partners, vendors, and authorities during a disruption?4.3.2 Are protocols for sharing information securely in place?4.4 Status Updates and Notifications4.4.1 How frequently will you provide status updates on recovery progress to stakeholders?4.4.2 What notification mechanisms will inform stakeholders about significant developments?4.5 Lessons Learned and Improvement4.5.1 How will you gather feedback and lessons learned after a disaster?4.5.2 How will insights be used to enhance plans and processes for the future?HiddenAssessment Summary HiddenRecommendation Summary