Disaster recovery that's actually tested
A medical supplies distributor had backups nobody had ever restored. We implemented point-in-time recovery, offsite replication, and quarterly restore drills with a documented 15-minute RTO.
The challenge
Nightly backups had run for years — and had never once been restored. When we tested them, two of the last thirty were unusable. For a company whose deliveries hospitals depend on, that was an unacceptable silent risk.
Our approach
We implemented WAL-based point-in-time recovery, continuous offsite replication, and — most importantly — a quarterly restore drill with a stopwatch and a signed report. Recovery objectives (15-minute RTO, 5-minute RPO) were agreed with management and are now verified, not assumed.
The result
The company can prove, four times a year, that it can be back online in fifteen minutes. That evidence has since become part of their own certifications and customer contracts.
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