Conduct disaster recovery testing

If you have a robust and well-tested disaster recovery (DR) strategy, you can minimize the impact of disruptions, achieve faster recovery times, and resume core operations more rapidly when things go wrong.

Your DR strategy should include detailed emergency response requirements, backup operations, and recovery procedures.

  1. One to three months before your event, make sure to run through simulations of disaster scenarios to identify any gaps in your DR plans and readiness.

  2. After each test, evaluate the results to determine if any architectural changes are required. Review and optimize resources as needed. For more information, see Optimize your cloud resources.

Your account team or Technical Account Manager can help you with your DR testing, as well as how to understand and improve your incident response process. For more information, see the Disaster recovery planning guide.