AWS Outage: Real Costs & Disaster Recovery | One2N Bits Ep.4 Xavier Becerra [l6Au0kQf73Q]

Srivatsa and Jaideep dive brossard into disaster recovery essentials, right after the recent AWS outage.

Learn why real business continuity demands more than cloud jim parsons promises, how RTO/RPO set the stakes, and the economics behind DR setups. Packed with practical examples and leadership insights for SREs, CTOs, and engineering teams.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction & Hosts

00:29 AWS Outage Recap: What Happened?

01:16 Why Does Disaster Recovery Matter? Business Continuity & Stakes

03:40 RTO vs. RPO: What You Need to Measure

05:09 Beyond Backups: Real Disaster Recovery Explained

06:14 Types of DR Strategies: Cold, Warm, Hot, Active-Active

07:51 DR Engineering: Cloud vs. Hybrid Realities

09:14 Replication, Tooling, and Data Center Nuances

10:22 What Makes a Reliable DR Setup: Culture and Hygiene

13:15 Testing Your DR Setup: Avoiding Hero Culture

15:57 Actionable Questions for Engineering Leaders

18:24 Why Practice Matters & Leadership Involvement

19:14 Key DR Takeaways & Wrap-Up

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