Creating a Disaster Recovery Plan for a Global Logistics Firm reducing recovery time by 70%

Developed a robust disaster recovery strategy for a global logistics firm, ensuring business continuity and enhancing resilience against unexpected outages.

Company card

A Singapore-based logistics and supply chain company with over 500 employees, managing complex global transportation networks. Known for its efficient and reliable service, the firm relies heavily on its IT infrastructure to support real-time logistics operations and meet client demands worldwide.

Industry : Logistics and Supply Chain

Location : Singapore

Employees : 500+ employees

Project timeframe : Engaged in a successful partnership for over 6 months

Business Challenge

This global logistics company needed a disaster recovery plan to protect against unexpected disruptions. They lacked a structured approach for recovering critical systems, which posed risks to their global operations.

Solutions

We built a comprehensive disaster recovery solution using AWS Backup and Azure Site Recovery. Through rigorous testing, including failover simulations, we ensured system integrity and rapid recovery. To maintain readiness, we established a process of running disaster recovery fire-drills every six months and one month before peak market activity, covering critical systems, applications, and databases to minimize downtime.

Outcomes

Recovery times reduced by 70%, ensuring the company could handle disruptions like a pro. Business continuity? Check. Peace of mind? Double-check.

Concluding Statement

This project illustrates the importance of a well-designed disaster recovery plan, highlighting DevOps’ role in safeguarding mission-critical operations.

Step-by-Step Process

Audit & Analysis

We started by conducting a comprehensive audit of their existing IT systems and infrastructure. Turns out, there were more single points of failure than anyone would care to admit.

Critical System Identification

We identified critical systems and databases requiring immediate recovery capabilities. Prioritizing them was like deciding who gets the lifeboat first—but everyone made it onboard!

Legacy System Migration

We migrated their legacy systems to AWS and Azure, leveraging built-in compliance and redundancy features. Goodbye outdated tech, hello reliability!

Automation & Monitoring

Automated backups with incremental snapshots and deployed serverless monitoring tools. Now, they’ve got eyes everywhere (but in a good way).

Failover Planning

Designed multi-region failovers so global operations could continue seamlessly, even if one region decided to throw a tantrum.

Documentation Process

Created a detailed documentation process for recovery steps, making it easy for staff to replicate and train others. No more digging through emails during a crisis!

Proactive Testing

Devised a proactive plan to test and validate the disaster recovery system one month before peak seasons. No surprises, just smooth sailing.

Team Empowerment

Provided training to IT teams on cloud-native recovery processes and created detailed documentation. Confidence levels = 100%.