Plan Disaster Recovery

Design AWS disaster recovery plans by defining per-service RTOs and RPOs, selecting a strategy like pilot light or warm standby, and generating automated runbooks for cross-region failover. This ensures reliable recovery for multi-region enterprise deployments.

Automate AWS failover by implementing cross-region backups, replication, and automated failover mechanisms. You can validate failover readiness by running regular DR testing and tabletop exercises to document incident response and verify runbook execution.

Choose an AWS DR strategy by matching your defined RTO and RPO targets to appropriate approaches: backup/restore, pilot light, warm standby, or multi-site. The skill enforces explicit target definitions to align strategy choices with your downtime and data loss limits.

Yes, you can generate automated runbooks to enable regular AWS disaster recovery testing. The skill supports running DR tests and tabletop exercises to validate readiness, document incident response, and verify that your cross-region replication meets defined targets.

Backup and restore has the highest RTO and RPO compared to pilot light, warm standby, or multi-site strategies. While suitable for less critical workloads, it may not meet strict enterprise downtime and data loss targets without cross-region replication and automated failover.

Yes, defining explicit RTO and RPO targets is required before implementing an AWS DR plan. The skill enforces these target definitions to ensure your chosen DR strategy, automation, and documentation requirements reliably achieve your desired recovery outcomes.