Automated Disaster Recovery System

Automated disaster recovery and backup system for a manufacturing company, achieving 15-minute RTO and 5-minute RPO with cross-region replication.

Date: April 8, 2024
Category: Disaster Recovery
Client: Manufacturing Company

The Challenge

A manufacturing company with critical production systems had no automated disaster recovery plan, creating significant business continuity risks and potential for extended downtime.

They needed a comprehensive disaster recovery solution that could ensure minimal data loss and rapid recovery times to maintain continuous manufacturing operations.

Key Challenges:

  • No automated disaster recovery procedures
  • Critical manufacturing systems with zero tolerance for extended downtime
  • Manual backup processes prone to failure
  • Lack of cross-region redundancy
  • No testing of recovery procedures
15min
Recovery Time
5min
Data Loss Window
99.99%
Data Integrity

Our Solution

Automated Backups

Implemented automated, incremental backups with AWS RDS snapshots and EBS volume snapshots for comprehensive data protection.

Cross-Region Replication

Configured real-time cross-region replication to ensure data availability and enable rapid failover to secondary regions.

Automated Failover

Developed automated failover procedures with health monitoring and automatic DNS switching for seamless disaster recovery.

Recovery Testing

Implemented automated disaster recovery testing with monthly validation of recovery procedures and RTO/RPO metrics.

Results & Impact

Rapid Recovery

Achieved 15-minute Recovery Time Objective (RTO) through automated failover procedures and pre-configured disaster recovery infrastructure.

Minimal Data Loss

Implemented 5-minute Recovery Point Objective (RPO) with real-time replication, ensuring minimal data loss during disaster scenarios.

Business Continuity

Ensured 99.99% business continuity with comprehensive disaster recovery procedures and automated failover capabilities.

Compliance Achievement

Met industry compliance requirements for manufacturing with documented disaster recovery procedures and regular testing validation.