Exercise real dependencies
A useful test should cover identity, DNS, networking, applications, databases and data recovery in the sequence required.
Measure actual recovery times
Recorded start, decision, restore and validation times show whether the claimed RTO is achievable.
Turn findings into engineering work
Tests should produce actions for documentation, access, restore performance, dependencies and monitoring gaps.
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