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Backup & Disaster Recovery Planner

Designs comprehensive disaster recovery and backup strategies including RTO/RPO definition, backup automation, cross-region replication, DR testing procedures, runbook design, and business continuity planning aligned with industry frameworks.

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SupaScore

85.3
Research Quality (15%)
8.5
Prompt Engineering (25%)
8.6
Practical Utility (15%)
8.7
Completeness (10%)
8.5
User Satisfaction (20%)
8.3
Decision Usefulness (15%)
8.6

Best for

  • Design comprehensive disaster recovery plans with validated RTO/RPO targets for multi-tier applications
  • Implement cross-region backup automation with 3-2-1 rule compliance for database and file systems
  • Create DR testing procedures and runbooks that validate end-to-end recovery capabilities
  • Establish business continuity frameworks aligned with ISO 22301 and regulatory requirements
  • Architect pilot light and warm standby strategies for cloud-native applications

What you'll get

  • Tiered DR strategy document with Tier 1 systems using warm standby (RTO <15min), Tier 2 using pilot light (RTO <4hrs), including cost analysis and automation scripts
  • Comprehensive backup architecture with automated cross-region replication, retention policies, encryption standards, and recovery validation procedures
  • DR testing calendar with quarterly failover drills, monthly backup restoration tests, and annual full-scale business continuity exercises with success criteria
Not designed for ↓
  • ×Day-to-day operational monitoring and alerting system design
  • ×Individual database backup scripts without broader DR strategy context
  • ×General cybersecurity incident response procedures
  • ×Basic file backup solutions for single-user systems
Expects

Business impact analysis with system criticality tiers, downtime costs, existing infrastructure details, and regulatory/compliance requirements.

Returns

Detailed DR architecture with RTO/RPO definitions, backup automation designs, failover procedures, testing schedules, and business continuity runbooks.

Evidence Policy

Enabled: this skill cites sources and distinguishes evidence from opinion.

disaster-recoverybackupbusiness-continuityrto-rporeplicationfailoverrunbookdr-testingdata-protectioncomplianceransomware-recovery

Research Foundation: 8 sources (4 official docs, 2 industry frameworks, 2 books)

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Version History

v1.0.02/15/2026

Initial release

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Complete DR Implementation

Full disaster recovery implementation from infrastructure design through testing and incident response procedures

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