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Backup and Disaster Recovery Review

Assess backup automation, cross-region replication, snapshot lifecycles, and tested restore capability across business-critical AWS data.

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Identify recovery gaps and untested restore assumptions before incidents happen.

Engagement Guardrails

  • Delivered directly by Shaun Estcourt (AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate)
  • Strictly read-only access for assessments; zero root credential handling
  • Plain-English findings report with evidence referenced to AWS resource IDs

Overview & Operational Context

Having backup mechanisms enabled is only the first step; knowing whether critical data can actually be recovered within acceptable business timeframes is what prevents outages from becoming fatal. This review examines your recovery targets, automation coverage, and restore procedures against realistic failure scenarios.

Technical Scope

What we inspect and evaluate

Every review is tailored to your architecture while maintaining systematic rigor across primary risk vectors.

1

Backup Configuration & Coverage

Audit of AWS Backup plans, Amazon RDS automated snapshots, DynamoDB point-in-time recovery, and EBS volume snapshot schedules.

2

RPO & RTO Alignment

Comparison of observed backup frequencies and recovery mechanisms against agreed Recovery Point and Recovery Time Objectives.

3

Snapshot Retention & Vault Lock

Evaluation of lifecycle transitions, deletion protection, retention schedules, and backup immutability against ransomware.

4

Cross-Region & Cross-Account Isolation

Assessment of geographic separation and isolated backup account architecture to protect against account-level compromise.

5

Restore Evidence & Testing Readiness

Review of historical restore verification routines and identification of untested recovery paths.

6

Recovery Runbooks & Dependencies

Inspection of operational documentation, DNS failover procedures, and service dependency mapping for disaster scenarios.

What you will understand afterwards

Whether any critical databases, volumes, or file systems lack automated backup protection
How your realistic recovery timeline compares with your operational expectations
Vulnerabilities in backup storage that could be exposed during account compromise
Clear technical steps to validate and harden your recovery procedures

Typical Deliverables

Backup & Recovery Posture Report comparing current state to recovery goals
Data Protection & Coverage Matrix covering all production data stores
Prioritised recommendations for backup automation and immutability controls
Technical discussion on failover dependencies and test restore procedures

Start a discussion about your environment

Discuss your AWS setup directly with Shaun Estcourt to determine whether this service is the right fit.

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