Disaster Recovery Implementation

Project Overview

Designed and implemented a robust disaster recovery solution for a financial services company, ensuring business continuity for critical applications. The project included establishing a secondary site, implementing real-time data replication, and creating automated failover procedures.

Challenges

Strict recovery time objectives (RTO) of less than 4 hours
Recovery point objectives (RPO) of less than 15 minutes
Complex application dependencies requiring coordinated recovery
Limited budget for redundant infrastructure

Solutions

Established a secondary site with essential infrastructure components
Implemented real-time data replication for critical databases
Created automated failover procedures for key applications
Developed comprehensive disaster recovery documentation and runbooks

Key Features

Active-passive infrastructure with automated failover
Real-time database replication with minimal latency
Regular automated disaster recovery testing
Detailed recovery runbooks for all critical systems
Monitoring and alerting for replication health
Secure site-to-site VPN connectivity

Technologies Used

VMware Site Recovery Manager

Dell EMC RecoverPoint

Oracle Data Guard

Microsoft SQL Server AlwaysOn

Zerto Virtual Replication

Veeam Backup & Replication

Cisco ASA VPN

Outcomes

Achieved RTO of 2 hours (50% better than target)
Achieved RPO of 5 minutes (67% better than target)
Successfully passed multiple disaster recovery tests
Improved regulatory compliance posture
Enhanced business confidence in recovery capabilities

"The disaster recovery implementation has given us confidence that we can quickly recover from any disruption. The automated testing ensures our recovery capabilities are always ready when needed."

— David Wilson

CTO, Financial Services Group