Disaster Recovery Drills That Actually Work

Short summary

A practical framework for running disaster recovery drills that actually validate recovery capability rather than just talking through scenarios. Defines three drill levels: tabletop, partial failure in staging, and full production failure. Includes specific metrics to capture (detection, engagement, diagnosis, mitigation, recovery times), common failure patterns, and a recommended cadence. Emphasizes psychological safety: no blame, focus on process gaps.

• •Three-level DR drill framework: tabletop, partial staging failure, full production failure
• •Key metrics: detection under 2 min, engagement under 5 min, diagnosis under 15 min, mitigation under 30 min
• •Common findings include stale runbooks, expired credentials, corrupted backups, and stale escalation paths

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