Ops Disaster Recovery Manager

About

The ops-disaster-recovery skill provides a comprehensive framework for managing the entire disaster recovery lifecycle, from initial Business Impact Analysis (BIA) to the creation of actionable failover runbooks. It guides teams through defining RTO and RPO requirements, selecting appropriate strategies like Pilot Light or Hot Standby, and designing resilient cross-region architectures. By enforcing structured testing protocols and maintenance schedules, it ensures that recovery plans are not just documented, but validated and ready for real-world incidents.

Key Features

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• Structured DR test reporting for validating RTO and RPO metrics
• Standardized DR strategy selection and cost-benefit analysis
• Automated runbook templates with explicit verification steps
• Business Impact Analysis (BIA) for service and data tiering
• Cloud-native architecture patterns for cross-region failover

Use Cases

• Designing high-availability architectures for critical Tier 1 services
• Conducting and documenting quarterly disaster recovery drills and tabletop exercises
• Developing step-by-step failover runbooks for SRE and on-call teams