Declare disaster with criteria
Apply declaration criteria that trigger disaster recovery at the right time.
The clock The primary region is unstable and the team is debating labels while the RTO burns. DR decisions need activation criteria before the emergency. The rule Remaining RTO minus failover time Declare when impact and uncertainty make primary repair less likely to meet the target than the recovery path. Weak shortcut Wait for a perfect root cause. A decision point before the RTO is already lost. Declaration criteria protect time, authority, and accountability. 01 Impact 02 Forecast 03 Try First decision Tier 1 checkout has been unavailable for 35 minutes. The failover procedure takes about 90 minutes when clean.
Sign up free — one personalized lesson every day, matched to your role and goals.
Already have an account? Sign in