Disaster Recovery and Continuity: Safeguarding Your Operations
What is Disaster Recovery and Continuity?
Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity (BC) ensure that critical operations can be restored quickly and effectively when disruption strikes. Whether caused by cyberattacks, system failures, natural disasters, or human error, organisations need clear plans, tested systems, and trained people to respond with confidence.
At CTO Consulting, we help clients design, implement, and test DR and BC strategies tailored to their unique systems, operations, and risk profiles, embedding resilience into IT environments.
Our Approach to Disaster Recovery and Continuity
We follow a structured, phased approach to strengthen maturity and operational readiness:
Discovery and Current State Review
Engage system owners and stakeholders to assess existing plans, dependencies, and gaps.
Strategy and Governance Definition
Establish enterprise-wide DR frameworks, policies, and governance models.
Plan Development and Documentation
Create and maintain DR plans, runbooks, and subsystem documentation.
Testing and Validation
Integrate DR testing into operational and project schedules, ensuring recovery objectives are consistently met.
Education and Empowerment
Build knowledge repositories and train teams in DR execution, aligned with ACSC Essential Eight maturity levels.
Problems We Solve
Outdated or unclear disaster recovery documentation
Inconsistent DR testing and validation across systems
Limited visibility into interdependencies and recovery gaps
Misalignment of DR processes with modern cloud, SaaS, and hybrid environments
Lack of maturity in DR capabilities relative to business risk appetite
Why CTO Consulting for Disaster Recovery and Continuity?
Proven Expertise delivering DR uplift programs across critical government and enterprise systems
Practical Experience in resilience planning for cloud-based, hybrid, and legacy environments
Structured Frameworks based on ACSC Essential Eight, ISO standards, and industry best practice
End-to-End Delivery covering discovery, documentation, testing, training, and maturity uplift
Get Started with CTO Consulting
Partnering with CTO Consulting enables your organisation to design and implement disaster recovery and continuity strategies that safeguard operations and ensure resilience against disruption. We align people, processes, technology, and governance to build the capability to respond and recover with confidence.
Our expert-led approach delivers tailored frameworks that strengthen preparedness, validate recovery processes, and embed operational resilience. Through phased delivery, robust governance, and practical training, we reduce business risk while building long-term maturity, capability, and assurance that your critical systems can withstand and recover from disruption.
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Kate is a business transformation leader with deep expertise across strategy, service delivery, and organisational change. She bridges technical and executive teams to deliver complex programs, drive engagement, and unlock value. Known for her collaborative leadership, she enables lasting performance and innovation.
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Jan Esman is a seasoned digital advisory leader with extensive experience in IT strategy, enterprise architecture, and digital transformation. His expertise in aligning technology solutions with business objectives ensures that CTO Consulting clients benefit from strategic insights and effective digital initiatives.
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