#business-continuity

Develop business continuity plan. Components: 1. Risk assessment (identify threats). 2. Business impact analysis. 3. Critical business functions prioritization. 4. Recovery strategies for each function. 5. Emergency response procedures. 6. Communication plan. 7. Backup systems and data. 8. Regular testing and updates. Include DR for IT systems. Define RPO and RTO. Document contact information. Train team. Hope for best, plan for worst.

Implement comprehensive backup and disaster recovery automation for business continuity and data protection. Backup strategies: 1. 3-2-1 rule: 3 copies of data, 2 different media types, 1 offsite location. 2. Recovery objectives: RTO (Recovery Time Objective) <4 hours, RPO (Recovery Point Objective) <1 hour. 3. Backup types: full (weekly), incremental (daily), differential options based on data change rate. Automated backup systems: 1. Database backups: automated SQL dumps, point-in-time recovery, transaction log backups. 2. File system backups: rsync, duplicity for encrypted backups, snapshot-based backups. 3. Application data: configuration backups, state snapshots, user data preservation. Cloud backup solutions: 1. AWS Backup: cross-service backup management, automated backup policies, compliance reporting. 2. Azure Backup: VM backups, SQL Server backup, file/folder level recovery. 3. Google Cloud Backup: automated VM snapshots, database backup scheduling. Disaster recovery planning: 1. Failover automation: DNS switching, load balancer reconfiguration, database promotion. 2. Recovery testing: monthly DR drills, automated failover testing, recovery time validation. 3. Documentation: runbooks, contact lists, escalation procedures, vendor contacts. Data validation: 1. Backup verification: restore testing, data integrity checks, backup completion monitoring. 2. Compliance: retention policies (7 years for financial data), encryption requirements. Monitoring and alerting: backup success/failure notifications, storage capacity monitoring, restore time tracking, compliance dashboard with audit trails.