Episode 48 — Execute Recovery Correctly: RTO, RPO, Point-in-Time, and Runbook Discipline
This episode teaches recovery as a disciplined workflow driven by RTO and RPO, which DS0-001 tests through disaster scenarios, corruption events, and questions about the “best next step” under time pressure. You’ll learn how to translate RTO into operational choices like pre-staged restores, standby systems, and automation, and how to translate RPO into choices like log backup frequency, replication, or snapshot schedules. We’ll cover point-in-time recovery as both a technical capability and an investigative decision, because choosing the wrong recovery point can reintroduce bad data or lose critical transactions. Runbooks will be treated as a reliability tool, including what must be documented, what must be rehearsed, and how to keep procedures current as architectures change. Scenario examples will include restoring after accidental deletes, recovering from ransomware by choosing a clean recovery point, and handling a failover that succeeds but leaves applications pointing at the wrong endpoint. By the end, you should be able to prioritize steps that protect data integrity first, then restore service in a way that aligns with the stated objectives and reduces the chance of a second outage during recovery. Produced by BareMetalCyber.com, where you’ll find more cyber audio courses, books, and information to strengthen your educational path. Also, if you want to stay up to date with the latest news, visit DailyCyber.News for a newsletter you can use, and a daily podcast you can commute with.
