Disaster Recovery Step By Step

Create a complete disaster recovery plan with BIA, RTO/RPO, risk matrix, recovery strategies, and testing procedures.

What you'll learn

Develop a complete, audit-ready disaster recovery plan using professional templates.

Conduct a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) to define RTO and RPO for systems.

Identify, assess, and prioritize IT and operational risks using a structured matrix.

Plan, execute, and evaluate disaster recovery tests including tabletop simulations.

Requirements

No prior disaster recovery experience required. Basic familiarity with IT or business operations is helpful.

Description

This course contains the use of artificial intelligence. Led by Dr. Amar Massoud, a seasoned expert with decades of academic and professional experience, it combines cutting-edge AI support with human insight to deliver content that is precise, practical, and easy to follow. You’ll gain the clarity of structured learning and the confidence of being guided by a recognized authority.Disruptions happen. Cyberattacks, system failures, power outages, and even natural disasters can halt operations and cost your business time, trust, and money. This course provides a complete, step-by-step guide to implementing a disaster recovery (DR) plan that is not only effective but also compliant, practical, and audit-ready.Designed for IT professionals, system admins, business continuity planners, and compliance officers, this course walks you through every stage of disaster recovery planning. You will start by understanding the core principles of DR and then move into hands-on application using downloadable templates. Our model company, CloudCore Technologies Inc., will serve as your example throughout the course so you can see exactly how to apply every tool in context.Key topics include Business Impact Analysis (BIA), Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO) calculations, identifying risks and mapping them in a Risk Assessment Matrix, designing recovery strategies based on system tiers, and documenting procedures in a Disaster Recovery Plan Template. You will also learn how to run tabletop simulations, test scenarios, and post-incident reviews using professional-grade checklists.By the end of the course, you will have your own fully functional DR plan, complete with recovery strategy worksheets, testing protocols, communication plans, and real-world examples. Whether you’re building from scratch or enhancing an existing plan, this course gives you the structure, tools, and confidence to lead disaster recovery with clarity and control.Get ready to reduce downtime, protect critical assets, and ensure business continuity—step by step.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Introducing Your Use Case and Tools

Lecture 3 Understanding the Big Picture

Lecture 4 Tools and Templates Provided

Section 2: Laying the Groundwork for DR Planning

Lecture 5 Laying the Planning Foundation

Lecture 6 Formalizing the DR Planning Team

Section 3: Analyzing Business Impact

Lecture 7 Recovery Requirements and Business Impact

Section 4: Risk Assessment and Threat Modeling

Lecture 8 Identifying and Understanding Risk

Lecture 9 Advanced Risk Modeling and Planning

Section 5: Designing the Recovery Strategy

Lecture 10 Choosing Recovery Strategies

Section 6: Assembling the Disaster Recovery Plan

Lecture 11 Structuring Your DR Plan

Lecture 12 Assembling the Complete DR Plan

Section 7: Communication and Coordination Planning

Lecture 13 Operationalizing the Communication Plan

Section 8: Validating the Plan through Testing

Lecture 14 Validating the DR Plan Through Testing

Lecture 15 Executing and Evaluating DR Tests

Section 9: Activating and Managing DR Events

Lecture 16 Managing the First 24 Hours

Lecture 17 Documenting and Learning from Incidents

Section 10: Final Submission and Sustainability

Lecture 18 Submitting Your Final DR Plan

Lecture 19 Building a Resilient Organization

IT managers, system administrators, business continuity planners, and compliance officers who want to implement a step-by-step disaster recovery plan with ready-to-use tools and templates.