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Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
Resilience architecture
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AWorld is designed to guarantee operational continuity even in disaster scenarios.
Active-active multi-region configuration
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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
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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
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The data replication strategy guarantees continuous synchronization between regions and rapid recovery capability.
Amazon DynamoDB global tables
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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
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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
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Formal disaster recovery objectives tested annually.
Recovery Time Objective (RTO)
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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)
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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
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A continuous monitoring system enables early detection of anomalies and automatic activation of countermeasures.
System metrics
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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
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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
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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
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Automatic DNS failover
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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
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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
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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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