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Your DR strategy should survive contact with an actual disaster.

Most organizations have a disaster recovery document. Few have a disaster recovery program — one that's been stress-tested, validated, and integrated into how IT actually operates. Curago One designs DR programs that close that gap.

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This page: DR Advisory Consulting

Strategy, architecture design, runbook development, and testing programs — we advise and build. You own and operate.

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Why It Matters

Most DR programs fail the first time they're needed.

Ransomware, infrastructure failures, natural disasters, and cloud outages are the most common DR activation triggers — and the ones organizations are least prepared for in practice. The plan exists. The runbooks haven't been updated in two years. No one has run a real failover test.

A working DR program is more than architecture. It requires documented recovery procedures at the system level, clearly validated RTO and RPO commitments, a tested failover path, and the people and governance to operate it when the pressure is on.

Curago One builds DR programs from the strategy down — aligned to NIST SP 800-34, integrated with your BC program, and designed to hold up during an actual event, not just an internal review.

What a tested DR program delivers

  • Recovery time and recovery point objectives grounded in infrastructure reality, not wishful thinking
  • System-level runbooks IT staff can execute under pressure without relying on institutional memory
  • A tested, documented failover path — not a theorized one
  • Clear integration between IT recovery and business continuity activation
  • Audit-ready documentation for NIST SP 800-34, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and regulatory frameworks

Typical entry point: Many engagements begin with a DR assessment — reviewing what exists, validating RTO/RPO assumptions against actual infrastructure, and identifying the highest-priority gaps. The assessment output directly informs scope for a full program build or targeted remediation.

What We Do

Full-lifecycle DR program advisory

From program scoping and architecture through runbook development, testing, and ongoing governance — we cover the complete IT DR advisory lifecycle.

DR Program Design & Governance

Establish a program charter, stakeholder roles, system tiering criteria, and governance aligned to NIST SP 800-34. Define how the DR program integrates with your BC strategy and IT service management framework.

Infrastructure & Dependency Assessment

Inventory critical systems, applications, and infrastructure. Map dependencies across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments. Identify single points of failure, validate existing RTO/RPO assumptions, and assess cloud readiness.

Recovery Strategy & Architecture

Design recovery configurations — hot/warm/cold site, cloud DR on Azure, DRaaS adoption, and hybrid approaches. Architecture is vendor-informed but strategy-first: the right model for each system tier based on cost, RTO, and operational complexity.

Runbook & Playbook Development

Develop system-level recovery runbooks your team can execute step-by-step under pressure. Application-specific failover sequences, infrastructure rebuild procedures, communication trees, and decision authorities — built for real operations, not documentation compliance.

Testing Program Design & Execution

Design a DR testing program — tabletops, component tests, and structured full failover exercises. Run after-action reviews, document test findings, validate RTO/RPO results against targets, and generate corrective action plans. Turn testing from a checkbox into a capability builder.

Program Maintenance & Change Integration

DR programs degrade as environments change. Establish change-triggered review processes, annual program assessments, updated system inventories, and maturity benchmarks that keep recovery capability current alongside your infrastructure and application landscape.

Our Approach

A four-phase model aligned to NIST SP 800-34

Each phase builds directly on the last. Each produces operational outputs — not just documentation that gets filed and forgotten.

01

Discovery & Assessment

Inventory critical systems and applications. Validate existing RTO/RPO commitments against infrastructure reality. Map dependencies and identify single points of failure. Document what exists versus what's assumed.

02

Architecture & Strategy

Tier systems by criticality and recovery requirements. Design recovery architecture options — cloud, hybrid, DRaaS, or on-premise — with cost and complexity tradeoffs made explicit. Select and document the strategy per tier.

03

Runbook & Plan Development

Build system-level runbooks, failover sequences, and recovery playbooks. Establish governance documentation, communication protocols, and escalation paths. Prepare test scenarios aligned to real threat scenarios.

04

Testing & Operationalization

Execute DR tests, document results, validate RTO/RPO performance, and produce after-action reports. Integrate findings into updated runbooks and a continuous improvement roadmap. Embed DR into IT operational processes.

Deliverables

Operational outputs, not report-ware

Every engagement produces documentation your IT team can run from and your auditors can review — not recommendations that require a second engagement to implement.

DR Program Charter & Policy

  • DR policy aligned to NIST SP 800-34
  • System tier register with RTO/RPO targets
  • DR governance model and stakeholder roles
  • Review cadence and audit evidence framework

Architecture & Dependency Documentation

  • Recovery architecture diagrams per system tier
  • Application and infrastructure dependency maps
  • Validated RTO/RPO register vs. current state
  • Single-point-of-failure and gap analysis

Runbooks, Test Plans & After-Action Reports

  • System-level recovery runbooks with step sequences
  • DR test scenarios and exercise scripts
  • Post-test after-action report with RTO/RPO results
  • Corrective action plan and improvement roadmap
Engagement Options

Scoped to your current DR maturity

We assess your starting point during a free discovery call and scope work accordingly — whether you're starting from scratch, rebuilding a stale program, or maintaining a mature one.

Assessment

DR Assessment & Gap Analysis

For organizations that need to understand where their DR program stands before committing to a full build. Produces a clear picture of gaps and priorities.

  • System inventory and RTO/RPO validation
  • Gap assessment against NIST SP 800-34
  • Single-point-of-failure identification
  • Prioritized remediation roadmap
Full Program

Full DR Program Build

For organizations ready to build or rebuild end-to-end — from assessment through architecture, runbooks, governance, and a tested failover path.

  • Full infrastructure and dependency assessment
  • Recovery strategy design per system tier
  • System-level runbooks and playbooks
  • DR test execution and after-action report
  • Program charter and governance documentation
Ongoing

Ongoing Program Support

For organizations with an existing DR program that needs structured testing, change management integration, and periodic review to stay current and audit-ready.

  • Annual program review and runbook refresh
  • Structured testing cadence and facilitation
  • Change-triggered system inventory updates
  • Maturity benchmarking and audit preparation
Also Available

Need the infrastructure, not just the strategy?

DR advisory designs what you need and how it should work. If you also want Curago One to deploy and operate the recovery infrastructure — replication, failover orchestration, and managed recovery environments — that's what our DRaaS solution delivers, powered by the Infrascale platform.

Advisory and DRaaS work well together: the advisory engagement defines your recovery architecture and validates that DRaaS is the right model for your Tier-1 systems. The DRaaS solution then implements and manages it.

Disaster Recovery as a Service
Managed failover via Infrascale
  • Automated replication and failover orchestration
  • Managed recovery environments — cloud or hybrid
  • Curago One-managed platform via Infrascale
  • RTO/RPO-backed SLA with tested failover
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Related Consulting Services

IT disaster recovery sits at the intersection of several disciplines. These services are natural complements.

BC & Resilience Program Design

IT DR is the technical backbone of business continuity. We design both to integrate and activate together.

Cyber Resilience Consulting

Ransomware is the leading DR activation trigger. Cyber resilience and DR planning must be aligned — not siloed.

Continuity Testing & Exercises

Structured DR test design, facilitation, and after-action review to validate recovery capability before an actual event.

Risk & Impact Assessments

BIA and threat analysis define which systems need what level of DR protection — the foundation of a tiered recovery strategy.

Free 30-Minute Discovery Call

Ready to build real recovery capability?

Schedule a free 30-minute discovery call. We'll review your current DR program, validate your RTO/RPO assumptions against your infrastructure, and identify the highest-priority gaps — no commitment required.

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