Control-gap review
A review of backup architecture, retention, access controls, and restore dependencies against real business exposure.
Backup and disaster recovery
Know whether you can actually recover before a real outage or ransomware event forces the answer.
Compute helps teams assess backup posture, validate recovery objectives, design practical runbooks, and test the assumptions that matter most when systems fail.
Best for teams facing
- Backup tooling that exists but has never been validated end to end
- Unclear recovery objectives or dependencies between identity, apps, and data
- Board or customer questions about ransomware preparedness
- Runbooks that are outdated, generic, or not owned by real operators
What the recovery readiness review delivers
Recovery objectives
RTO and RPO guidance tied to service criticality so priorities are explicit before testing begins.
Testing plan
Tabletop and technical validation recommendations that turn recovery into an operating capability instead of a checkbox.
Typical scope
Review
Assess backup scope, retention, immutability, privileged access, and restore pathways.
Prioritize
Define critical services, acceptable downtime, and the dependencies that will determine real recovery performance.
Codify
Create or tighten runbooks, escalation flows, and decision paths for incidents, outages, and ransomware scenarios.
Test
Build an exercise plan that validates identity, infrastructure, application, and communication assumptions.
Representative DR outcome
A manufacturing client needed both better day-to-day operational support and a DR plan that protected tier 1 systems with business-aligned objectives.
Outcome: Average unplanned outages fell from 10 to 2 over six months, with tier 1 systems protected at a 2-hour RPO and 4-hour RTO.
Disaster Recovery Testing Checklist
Use the checklist to validate recovery objectives, dependency coverage, runbooks, communication paths, and remediation follow-through.
Open the checklistFAQ
Can you help if we already have backup software?
Yes. Many teams already have tooling but lack confidence in coverage, restore pathways, objectives, or testing discipline.
Do you handle ransomware readiness as part of DR work?
Yes. Compute includes ransomware-oriented scenarios, control gaps, and recovery assumptions as part of recovery readiness planning where relevant.
What if we have never run a real DR exercise?
That is common. Compute can help define a practical first exercise that is useful to operators and leadership rather than overly theatrical.
Why buyers choose this path
Lower uncertainty
Leaders get a clearer view of whether existing controls are credible and where the largest recovery gaps sit.
Faster remediation
The team can prioritize runbook, platform, and architecture fixes based on business exposure rather than guesswork.
Better stakeholder confidence
Customers, executives, and internal champions get a stronger story about preparedness and next steps.