IT Disaster Readiness & Recovery

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Tempest helps organizations assess their IT infrastructure, evaluate current disaster recovery capabilities, and build practical IT Disaster Recovery plans that can be executed when systems fail. We review your environment, backups, redundancies, and system dependencies, then develop a recovery strategy with step-by-step procedures to restore critical systems, data, and operations. Our ITDR work is commonly developed in conjunction with business continuity planning so technology recovery supports broader operational recovery.

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Problems Addressed

  • No documented process for restoring critical IT systems after an outage

  • Unclear priorities for which systems, applications, and data must be restored first

  • Digital padlock icon representing security or protection.

    Teams are unsure of roles, responsibilities, and escalation steps during a disruption

  • A digital illustration of a stylized human head with a galaxy inside, surrounding a central brain icon connected to a network of lines and nodes, representing artificial intelligence and technology.

    No tabletop or desktop exercises have been conducted to test recovery readiness.

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How Tempest Helps

Tempest works with your organization to build a structured, realistic, and actionable IT Disaster Recovery capability by:

  • Assessing your current IT infrastructure, systems, and recovery dependencies

  • Reviewing existing disaster recovery capabilities, including backups, redundancies, failover options, and recovery resources

  • Identifying recovery gaps, weaknesses, and points of failure that could delay restoration

  • Prioritizing critical systems, applications, and data based on operational need

  • Developing an IT Disaster Recovery strategy aligned to your business continuity objectives

  • Creating step-by-step recovery procedures for critical systems and technology services

  • Defining roles, responsibilities, escalation paths, and recovery decision points

  • Facilitating tabletop or desktop exercises to validate recovery procedures and improve readiness

Our focus is on practical recovery planning—not overly technical documents that sit on a shelf, but plans your team can actually use during a disruption.

What’s Included in an ITDR Engagement?

  1. Review of current infrastructure and recovery environment

  2. Backup and redundancy capability assessment

  3. Critical system and dependency identification

  4. Recovery strategy development

  5. Step-by-step recovery instructions and system restoration procedures

  6. Defined recovery roles and communication pathways

  7. Coordination points with your business continuity plan

  8. Optional tabletop / desktop exercise to test plan usability

Benefits and Outcomes

  • Reduced exposure to cyber threats and data breaches

  • Improved ability to restore systems and data after an outage

  • Improved data protection and compliance

  • Stronger alignment between IT recovery and business continuity priorities

  • Greater confidence for leadership, IT teams, and operational stakeholders