Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
Engineering Unbreakable Operations
In an era of unprecedented digital disruption, your ability to recover and maintain operations is not just an IT concern—it’s a business imperative. Actin’s Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity services deliver enterprise-grade resilience through engineered solutions that ensure your critical systems remain available, protected, and recoverable under any circumstances. We architect fault-tolerant environments with automated failover, intelligent replication, and tailored recovery strategies that transform your DR plan from a document into a guaranteed capability.
Our Core DR & BC Services
Eliminate manual processes and human error through intelligent, policy-driven backup automation that guarantees data durability and rapid restoration.
Technical Capabilities
• Policy-Based Backup Automation: Implementing automated backup schedules using Veeam, Commvault, and Azure Backup with retention policies aligned to compliance requirements (GDPR, HIPAA, SOX)
• Application-Consistent Snapshots: Ensuring database and application consistency through Oracle RMAN, SQL Server Always On, and VMware snapshots with transaction log management
• Immutable Backup Storage: Leveraging AWS S3 Object Lock, Azure Blob Storage Immutability, and Oracle Cloud Archive Storage to protect against ransomware and malicious deletion
• Automated Recovery Testing: Implementing automated DR drills using Veeam SureBackup and Azure Site Recovery testing capabilities to validate recoverability without production impact
ROI & Benefits
• 99.9% Backup Success Rate through automated validation and monitoring
• 85% Reduction in Backup Administration overhead through policy-driven automation
• Minutes vs. Hours RTO for critical systems through orchestrated recovery
• Zero Data Loss for transactional systems through application-consistent protection
Ensure data availability and consistency across geographically dispersed locations with synchronous and asynchronous replication strategies tailored to your RPO requirements.
Technical Capabilities
• Storage-Level Replication: Implementing EMC SRDF, NetApp SnapMirror, and Azure Storage Replication for block-level data synchronization
• Database Replication: Configuring Oracle Data Guard, SQL Server Always On Availability Groups, and PostgreSQL Streaming Replication for database-level high availability
• Cross-Cloud Replication: Establishing AWS Cross-Region Replication, Azure Geo-Redundant Storage, and Oracle Cloud Cross-Region replication for multi-cloud resilience
• Real-Time Replication Monitoring: Deploying Prometheus + Grafana dashboards with custom alerts for replication lag and health status
ROI & Benefits
• Near-Zero RPO (Recovery Point Objective) through synchronous replication for critical databases
• Geographic Diversity protecting against regional outages and natural disasters
• Automated Failover/Failback reducing manual intervention and human error
• Cost-Optimized Replication through tiered strategies based on data criticality
Move beyond one-size-fits-all approaches with granular failover strategies engineered for specific application criticality and dependencies.
Technical Capabilities
• Application Dependency Mapping: Using VMware vCenter Operations Manager and Azure Migrate to identify and map application dependencies for sequenced recovery
• Automated Failover Orchestration: Implementing Azure Site Recovery, VMware SRM, and custom Ansible playbooks for coordinated application recovery
• DNS Failover Automation: Configuring Azure Traffic Manager, AWS Route53, and Oracle Cloud DNS with health checks for automatic traffic redirection
• Multi-Tier Failover Strategies: Designing hot, warm, and cold standby solutions based on application RTO requirements and cost constraints
ROI & Benefits
• Granular RTO Achievement from minutes for critical apps to hours for non-essential systems
• 85% Reduction in Manual Recovery Steps through automated orchestration
• Application-Consistent Failover maintaining data integrity and service functionality
• Cost-Optimized DR by matching solution complexity to business impact
Design and implement highly available systems with redundant components, automated failure detection, and self-healing capabilities for your most critical workloads.
Technical Capabilities
• Active-Active Data Centers: Implementing Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB) with F5 BIG-IP and Citrix ADC for continuous availability across multiple sites
• Database High Availability: Configuring Oracle RAC, SQL Server Failover Cluster Instances, and Cassandra multi-datacenter replication
• Kubernetes Cluster Resilience: Designing multi-zone and multi-region Kubernetes clusters (AKS, EKS, OKE) with pod anti-affinity and horizontal pod autoscaling
• Chaos Engineering Implementation: Building automated failure injection tests using Gremlin and Azure Chaos Studio to validate resilience under real-world conditions
ROI & Benefits
• 99.99% Uptime SLA for mission-critical applications
• Sub-Second Failover for user sessions and database connections
• Automated Capacity Scaling during regional failover events
• Proactive Failure Detection through synthetic transactions and health monitoring
Our DR & BC Methodology
The Resilience Framework: Predict, Protect, Recover
Our structured approach ensures your disaster recovery capabilities evolve with your business and technology landscape.
1.
Assessment & Discovery
Conduct comprehensive Business Impact Analysis (BIA), identify critical systems, and establish RTO/RPO requirements through workshops with business stakeholders
2.
Architecture & Design
Develop multi-tiered DR strategies, select appropriate technologies, and design failover orchestration workflows with dependency mapping
3.
Implementation & Automation
Deploy replication technologies, configure backup policies, build orchestration runbooks, and establish monitoring and alerting
4.
Testing & Validation
Execute scheduled DR drills, measure RTO/RPO achievement, document gaps, and refine procedures based on test results
5.
Management & Optimization
Provide ongoing DR-as-a-Service with continuous monitoring, periodic testing, and technology refresh planning
We maintain expertise across the leading DR and resilience technologies:
Backup & Recovery
Veeam, Commvault, Azure Backup, AWS Backup, Oracle Cloud Backup
Replication & HA
Oracle Data Guard, SQL Server Always On, VMware SRM, Azure Site Recovery
Infrastructure
VMware vSphere, Azure Stack HCI, Oracle Exadata, AWS Outposts
Orchestration
Ansible, Azure Automation, VMware vRealize Orchestrator
Monitoring
Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor, Oracle Enterprise Manager
Quantifiable Outcomes
Our DR and BC implementations deliver proven business value and risk reduction:
For Business Continuity Managers
o 85% Faster Recovery compared to manual processes
o 50% Reduction in DR Testing Time through automated orchestration
o 100% Audit Compliance for business continuity requirements
For CIOs & IT Directors
o 40-60% Lower DR TCO through cloud-native solutions and automation
o 99.9% Backup Success Rate with automated verification
o Zero Unplanned Downtime for mission-critical applications
For Security & Risk Officers
o Immutable Backups protecting against ransomware and data destruction
o Geographic Diversity mitigating regional disruption risks
o Automated Compliance Reporting for regulatory requirements
Client Success Story
Challenge
A Fortune 500 manufacturer faced 48-hour RTO for their global Oracle EBS environment with manual, error-prone recovery procedures causing significant business risk.
Our Solution
• Implemented Oracle Data Guard with FSFO (Fast-Start Failover) for automated database failover
• Deployed Azure Site Recovery for application tier replication and orchestration
• Established automated DR testing with Veeam SureBackup validation
• Created multi-region resilience across US and European Azure regions
Impact
• Achieved 15-minute RTO for critical Oracle EBS modules
• Reduced DR administration overhead by 70%
• Eliminated data loss risk through synchronous replication
• Passed SOX audit with zero compliance findings
FAQs
Your DR & BC Questions, Answered
Q: How do you determine the right RTO and RPO for our business?
We conduct structured Business Impact Analysis workshops with your stakeholders to quantify the financial and operational impact of downtime, then map technical solutions to these business requirements.
Q: Can we implement effective DR without doubling our infrastructure costs?
Absolutely. We leverage cloud-native DR solutions, tiered storage, and warm/cold standby options to optimize costs while meeting your recovery objectives.
Q: How often should we test our DR plan?
We recommend quarterly tests for critical systems and semi-annual comprehensive drills. Our automated testing frameworks make this process efficient and non-disruptive.
Q: What's the difference between high availability and disaster recovery?
High availability handles localized component failures within a data center, while disaster recovery addresses site-level failures. We architect solutions that address both scenarios appropriately.
The Actin Advantage in DR & BC
Manufacturing-Grade Resilience
We understand the critical nature of production systems and supply chain operations
Multi-Cloud Expertise
We design solutions that work across AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud, and on-premises environments
Automation-First Approach
We eliminate manual processes through infrastructure-as-code and orchestrated recovery
Proven Methodologies
Our Resilience Framework is battle-tested across global enterprises
End-to-End Ownership
From strategy and implementation to testing and ongoing management
Stop treating disaster recovery as an insurance policy and start engineering it as a competitive advantage. Partner with Actin to build resilient, recoverable operations that protect your business against disruption.
