REL13-BP02: Use defined recovery strategies to meet the recovery objectives

Implement disaster recovery strategies that align with your defined RTO and RPO objectives. Choose from backup and restore, pilot light, warm standby, or multi-site active/active approaches based on business requirements, cost considerations, and technical constraints.

Implementation Steps

1. Select Appropriate DR Strategy

Choose the disaster recovery strategy that best meets your RTO/RPO requirements within budget constraints.

2. Design DR Architecture

Create detailed architecture designs for your chosen disaster recovery approach.

3. Implement Cross-Region Infrastructure

Deploy the necessary infrastructure components in your disaster recovery region.

4. Configure Data Replication

Set up appropriate data replication mechanisms to meet RPO requirements.

5. Establish Recovery Procedures

Document and implement detailed recovery procedures for each DR strategy.

AWS Services

Primary Services

AWS Site Recovery: Automated disaster recovery orchestration
AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery: Application-level disaster recovery
Amazon Route 53: DNS failover and traffic routing
AWS Global Accelerator: Global traffic management

Supporting Services

Amazon S3: Cross-region replication for backup and restore
Amazon RDS: Multi-AZ and cross-region read replicas
Amazon DynamoDB: Global Tables for multi-region replication
AWS CloudFormation: Infrastructure as code for DR environments

Benefits

RTO/RPO Compliance: Strategies designed to meet specific recovery objectives
Cost Optimization: Choose the most cost-effective strategy for your requirements
Scalable Recovery: Strategies that can scale with business growth
Technology Alignment: Leverage appropriate AWS services for each strategy
Business Continuity: Maintain operations during disasters and outages