What is Disaster Recovery (and Why It Matters)
Disaster Recovery (DR) is the capability to restore IT systems and data after outages caused by ransomware, hardware failure, cloud/provider incidents, natural disasters, or human error. Unlike simple backups, DR focuses on time to resume service (RTO) and acceptable data loss (RPO), ensuring your business stays operational.
The maximum acceptable data loss measured in time (e.g., last 15 minutes). We align replication and backup policies to meet your RPO targets.
The maximum acceptable time to restore service (e.g., within 60 minutes). We design automated runbooks to meet your RTO requirements.
Documented, step-by-step recovery procedures with scheduled DR drills to ensure real-world readiness and reliability.
Plans & Pricing
Basic
Throughput cap: 100 Mbps
- 4GB RAM
- Up to 3 VPN tunnels
- Firewall & NAT
Standard
Throughput cap: 500 Mbps
- 8GB RAM
- Up to 10 VPN tunnels
- Advanced firewall + logging
Pro
Throughput cap: 1 Gbps
- 12GB RAM
- Unlimited VPN tunnels
- Full routing (BGP/OSPF/ECMP)
Prices exclude taxes. Public egress billed as per your plan. Internally, gateways run on CHR Unlimited; customer-facing plans are capped at the SpectraCloud network layer for predictability.
Our DR Services & Options
Choose the service tier that matches your risk tolerance, compliance needs, and budget. We can mix approaches across workloads.
Managed Backup
- Retention policies with WORM support
- Application‑aware backups (SQL, Exchange, etc.)
- 3‑2‑1‑1‑0 strategy (3 copies, 2 media, 1 offsite, 1 immutable, 0 errors)
Continuous Replication
- Hypervisor‑level or storage‑level replication
- Cross‑site, cross‑cluster replication
- Network optimisation & seeding
High Availability (HA)
- Load balancers & health probes
- Quorum/cluster aware services
- Runbook‑driven failback
Full DRaaS
- 24×7 monitoring & incident response
- Compliance reporting & audit packs
- Change management & version control
App‑Aware DR
- ERP/CRM, Core Banking, EMR/EHR
- Message queues & caches
- Microservices runbooks
Cold/Warm/Hot Standby
- Pilot‑light architectures
- Auto‑scale during failover
- Cost controls in peacetime
Reference DR Architectures
| Pattern | RPO/RTO | Cost | Use When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Standby | RPO: hours • RTO: hours | Low | Non‑critical apps; cost‑sensitive environments |
| Pilot Light | RPO: minutes‑hours • RTO: 1‑2 hours | Medium | Critical apps with lower steady‑state cost |
| Warm Standby | RPO: minutes • RTO: <1 hour | Medium‑High | Tier‑1 apps requiring faster recovery |
| Hot Active‑Passive | RPO: near‑zero • RTO: minutes | High | Mission‑critical, compliance‑bound workloads |
| Active‑Active | RPO: zero • RTO: zero | Highest | Ultra‑critical systems needing continuous availability |
Platforms & Environments We Support
Virtualization
VMware vSphere, Hyper‑V, KVM/Proxmox, Xen.
Operating Systems
Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, RHEL/Alma/Rocky), Windows Server.
Databases
MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle (BYOL), MongoDB.
Applications
ERP/CRM, e‑commerce, web stacks, messaging, microservices.
Storage
Block (iSCSI/FC), NAS (NFS/SMB), Object (S3‑compatible).
Networks
Site‑to‑site VPNs, private interconnects, anycast/public LB.
Security, Ransomware Readiness & Compliance
Data Protection
- Immutable backups & object-lock (WORM)
- Encryption in transit & at rest
- Air-gapped / offline copies
- Signed backups & malware scanning
Compliance
- ISO 27001 DCs & processes
- Audit artefacts & reporting packs
- Role-based access, least privilege
- Change control & approvals
How We Deliver DR: Our Methodology
Inventory systems, classify criticality, define RPO/RTO per workload.
Select DR pattern (cold/warm/hot), networks, storage, replication paths.
Implement backup/replication, runbooks, monitoring, alerting.
Tabletop + live DR drills; fix gaps; sign-off.
24×7 monitoring, change management, periodic drills, reporting.
Optimise costs/performance; update for new apps & risks.
SLAs, Testing & Reporting
Service Availability
Service availability targets aligned to your DR tier.
Custom RPO/RTO
Custom RPO/RTO objectives per application.
DR Drills
Quarterly/Annual DR drills with documented results.
Health & Compliance
Monthly health checks & compliance reports.
Industries We Serve
Low RPO/RTO, regulatory reporting, secure failover.
Patient data protection and availability for EMR/EHR.
Plant systems continuity, MES/SCADA resilience.
Mission-critical apps with strict governance.
Always-on web & POS systems during peaks.
Multi-tenant app DR and customer SLAs.
Disaster Recovery FAQs
DRaaS replicates and orchestrates entire systems for rapid recovery (RTO/RPO), while backups focus on data copies. DRaaS includes runbooks, testing, and managed failover—minimising downtime versus plain restores.
Typical targets range from near-zero to hours, depending on your architecture (hot/warm/cold), bandwidth, and app design. We tailor solutions per workload.
Yes. We use immutable storage, air-gapped copies, and malware-aware backups to ensure clean recovery points.
VMware, Hyper-V, KVM/Proxmox, Linux/Windows servers, and common databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL, MongoDB, Oracle BYOL).
No. DR is highly variable by workload count, data volume, and RPO/RTO targets. We provide tailored quotes after a quick assessment.
At least annually; quarterly for regulated or tier-1 workloads. We schedule and run the drills for you.
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