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  1. Infrastructure & Security
  • Gamification Fundamentals
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    • Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
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  1. Infrastructure & Security

Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

Resilience architecture#

AWorld is designed to guarantee operational continuity even in disaster scenarios.

Active-active multi-region configuration#

The infrastructure is geographically distributed to guarantee maximum resilience:
Simultaneous deployment: services active simultaneously in multiple AWS regions
No single point of failure: every component redundant
Automatic replication: continuous synchronization between regions

Component distribution#

Each architectural component is replicated to guarantee continuous availability:
Database: DynamoDB global tables with real-time replication
Static files: multi-data center synchronization
API and services: distribution across multiple nodes per region
DNS: Route 53 with health checks and automatic failover

Data replication#

The data replication strategy guarantees continuous synchronization between regions and rapid recovery capability.

Amazon DynamoDB global tables#

The primary database uses DynamoDB Global Tables technology for multi-region replication:
Replication: real-time between AWS regions
Consistency: eventual consistency for optimal performance
Latency: replication lag typically < 1 second
Failover: read/write possible on any region

Automatic backups#

In addition to real-time replication, the system implements periodic backups for additional protection:
Frequency: automatic backups managed by AWS
Point-in-time recovery (PITR): recovery at any time point in the last 35 days
Retention: configurable based on client requirements

Recovery objectives#

Formal disaster recovery objectives tested annually.

Recovery Time Objective (RTO)#

The Recovery Time Objective defines the maximum time within which services must be restored:
Target: ≤ 24 hours for critical function restoration (source: ISMS Business Continuity Plan)
Automatic failover: traffic diversion via Route 53 without manual intervention
Backup region: eu-north-1 (Stockholm) ready for activation

Recovery Point Objective (RPO)#

The Recovery Point Objective defines the maximum amount of data that can be lost in case of disaster:
Target: ≤ 1 hour maximum data loss in disaster scenarios (source: ISMS Business Continuity Plan)
Continuous replication: databases replicated in real-time
Backup: point-in-time recovery to minimize data loss

Proactive monitoring#

A continuous monitoring system enables early detection of anomalies and automatic activation of countermeasures.

System metrics#

AWS CloudWatch continuously monitors the status of all infrastructure resources. Tracked metrics include:
Lambda CPU and memory usage
API Gateway latency
DynamoDB read/write capacity
MemoryDB performance
API error rate

Anomaly detection#

Machine learning algorithms analyze usage patterns to identify anomalous behaviors:
Automatic anomaly detection: machine learning for anomalous pattern identification
Event logging: distributed event tracking infrastructure
Threshold alerts: automatic notifications on threshold exceeding

Automatic countermeasures#

Upon anomaly detection, the system automatically activates corrective measures:
Automatic failover: to alternative region
Auto-scaling: automatic resource increase in case of spikes
Access limitation: throttling of suspicious users

Recovery procedures#

Automatic DNS failover#

The DNS failover process occurs automatically in case of regional failure, following these steps:
1.
Route 53 health checks: continuous monitoring of regional endpoints
2.
Failure detection: automatic identification of unavailable region
3.
Traffic diversion: automatic DNS update to backup region
4.
DNS propagation: typically completed within minutes
5.
Transparent restoration: no perceived impact on users

User session continuity#

User sessions remain active even during failover events thanks to stateless architecture:
JWT tokens: independent of specific region, valid on all regions
Synchronized data: real-time replication guarantees operational continuity
No interruption: user sessions maintained during failover

Disaster recovery testing#

Disaster recovery procedures are regularly tested to guarantee effectiveness:
Frequency: periodic simulations of failure scenarios
Validation: verification of actual RTO/RPO
Continuous improvement: procedure refinement based on test results
Modified at 2026-02-22 21:12:54
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