01
Complete business impact analysis and service tiering
Apply this point to a real Azure DevOps Academy design, delivery or operational scenario and record the evidence used to validate the outcome.
Azure DevOps Academy · Architecture Explorer
Disaster Recovery Architecture
Design recovery capabilities around business impact, dependency mapping, data protection and tested orchestration.
Objective: Create achievable RTO and RPO commitments supported by evidence rather than assumptions.
Practical guidance
Business context and requirements
02
Define RTO, RPO, minimum service and data-loss tolerance
Apply this point to a real Azure DevOps Academy design, delivery or operational scenario and record the evidence used to validate the outcome.
03
Map application, identity, network, data and supplier dependencies
Apply this point to a real Azure DevOps Academy design, delivery or operational scenario and record the evidence used to validate the outcome.
Practical guidance
Architecture and design decisions
01
Choose backup, replication, standby and multi-region patterns
Apply this point to a real Azure DevOps Academy design, delivery or operational scenario and record the evidence used to validate the outcome.
02
Design recovery sequencing, orchestration and DNS transition
Apply this point to a real Azure DevOps Academy design, delivery or operational scenario and record the evidence used to validate the outcome.
03
Protect recovery credentials, keys and management access
Apply this point to a real Azure DevOps Academy design, delivery or operational scenario and record the evidence used to validate the outcome.
Practical guidance
Security, cost and operating model
01
Separate backup security from production administrative control
Apply this point to a real Azure DevOps Academy design, delivery or operational scenario and record the evidence used to validate the outcome.
02
Model capacity, storage, transfer and test-environment costs
Apply this point to a real Azure DevOps Academy design, delivery or operational scenario and record the evidence used to validate the outcome.
03
Define crisis roles, communications and recovery governance
Apply this point to a real Azure DevOps Academy design, delivery or operational scenario and record the evidence used to validate the outcome.
Practical guidance
Validation, resilience and evolution
01
Run component, application and regional recovery exercises
Apply this point to a real Azure DevOps Academy design, delivery or operational scenario and record the evidence used to validate the outcome.
02
Validate restored data, security controls and business transactions
Apply this point to a real Azure DevOps Academy design, delivery or operational scenario and record the evidence used to validate the outcome.
03
Record recovery evidence and remediate timing or dependency gaps
Apply this point to a real Azure DevOps Academy design, delivery or operational scenario and record the evidence used to validate the outcome.