Test Your DR Plans with Realistic Recovery Scenarios

Disaster Recovery Tabletop Exercise

Practice disaster recovery procedures with comprehensive DR tabletop exercises. Test backup restoration, validate RTO/RPO targets, and train teams on system recovery. Build confidence in your disaster recovery capabilities through realistic simulations.

Don't Wait for a Real Disaster to Test Your DR Plan

73% of organizations fail their first disaster recovery test. Without regular DR drills, teams lack the experience needed when disasters strike. Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) are frequently missed due to untested procedures, undocumented dependencies, and unfamiliar recovery tools.

73%

Fail first DR test

$8,600

Cost per minute of downtime

43%

Never reopen after major disaster

What You'll Practice in DR Tabletop Exercises

Comprehensive disaster recovery training covering all aspects of system restoration

Disaster Declaration & Activation

Determining when to declare a disaster
Activating disaster recovery procedures
Notifying recovery teams and stakeholders
Establishing recovery command center

Backup Verification & Restoration

Validating backup integrity and completeness
Prioritizing systems for recovery
Executing backup restoration procedures
Verifying data consistency after recovery

System Recovery & Rebuild

Rebuilding servers and infrastructure
Restoring operating systems and configurations
Reinstalling and configuring applications
Testing system functionality post-recovery

RTO/RPO Management

Tracking recovery time against RTO targets
Assessing data loss against RPO limits
Making trade-off decisions under time pressure
Escalating when targets cannot be met

Failover & Alternate Sites

Failing over to DR site or cloud
Activating alternate processing facilities
Redirecting network traffic and users
Managing hybrid production/DR environments

Service Restoration & Testing

Phased service restoration approach
User acceptance testing in DR environment
Production cutover procedures
Failback to primary site planning

Disaster Scenarios We Simulate

Practice with comprehensive disaster recovery scenarios covering all disaster types

Ransomware Encryption

Complete system encryption requiring full restore from backups. Test backup integrity and recovery speed.

Data Center Outage

Primary data center failure requiring failover to DR site. Practice site switching procedures.

Database Corruption

Critical database corruption requiring point-in-time recovery. Test backup restoration accuracy.

Natural Disaster

Fire, flood, or natural disaster destroying primary facility. Validate alternate site capabilities.

Cloud Provider Outage

Major cloud service disruption affecting multiple services. Test multi-cloud or hybrid recovery.

Cyber Attack Destruction

Malicious wiper attack destroying systems and data. Practice complete infrastructure rebuild.

DR Exercise Objectives to Test

Use tabletop exercises to validate specific aspects of your disaster recovery capability

Backup Integrity & Completeness

Are backups complete and accessible?

Can backups be restored successfully?

Is backup data consistent and uncorrupted?

Are all dependencies and configurations backed up?

Recovery Time Objectives (RTO)

Can systems be restored within RTO targets?

Are recovery procedures documented and accurate?

Do teams know their roles in recovery?

What bottlenecks slow down recovery?

Recovery Point Objectives (RPO)

How much data loss occurs in disaster?

Are RPO targets achievable with current backups?

Can transaction logs be applied for point-in-time recovery?

Is data loss acceptable to business?

DR Site Capabilities

Does DR site have sufficient capacity?

Can DR site support production workloads?

Are network connectivity and bandwidth adequate?

Is DR site configuration current and tested?

Team Readiness & Skills

Do team members know recovery procedures?

Can team perform recovery without documentation?

Are there single points of failure in knowledge?

Can team handle recovery under stress?

Types of DR Exercises

Progressive testing approach from tabletop to full failover

Tabletop Exercise

Discussion-based scenario walk-through

2-4 hoursQuarterly

Low cost and low risk

Tests procedures and decision-making

Identifies gaps in plans

Builds team familiarity

Simulation Exercise

Simulated recovery in non-production environment

4-8 hoursSemi-annually

Tests actual recovery procedures

Validates backup restoration

Measures recovery times

Hands-on team training

Parallel Test

DR systems running alongside production

8-24 hoursAnnually

Tests DR site capabilities

Validates performance at scale

Identifies configuration issues

Partial production validation

Full Failover

Complete production switch to DR site

24-48 hoursAnnually or as required

Complete DR validation

Tests all systems and dependencies

Proves RTO/RPO capabilities

Maximum confidence building

Start Testing Your DR Capabilities

Build disaster recovery confidence through regular tabletop exercises. Identify gaps before they become problems.

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Don't Wait for a Real Disaster to Test Your DR Plan

73%

Fail first DR test

$8,600

Cost per minute of downtime

43%

Never reopen after major disaster