Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

Shaikh, Arbaz Khalil (2025) Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity. Masters thesis, Dublin, National College of Ireland.

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Abstract

The increasing reliance of modern enterprises on digital infrastructure makes robust Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies more critical than ever. This research project undertakes a comprehensive, practical investigation into the design, implementation, and automation of a DR solution using the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform. The primary motivation is to bridge the gap between high-level theoretical frameworks and the granular, technical realities of executing a recovery plan. The methodology follows an experimental approach, beginning with the systematic construction of a representative web application environment, including isolated networking, compute resources, and dedicated data storage. The core of the research involves implementing a policy-based backup strategy with AWS Backup and then conducting both manual and automated recovery tests. The automation is achieved through a custom Python script leveraging the Boto3 SDK. The central finding of this study is the critical, often-underestimated challenge of filesystem consistency in snapshots taken from live volumes. The assessment indicates that although cloud orchestration may be wholly automated, the recovered volumes are not assuredly mountable once recovered and will require remediation post recovery (e.g., filesystem repair). The study concludes that cloud DR is a powerful and affordable method of protection; however, its successful and timely execution depends on a complex, automation path and an understanding of system-level repair with validation processes incorporated.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Supervisors:	Name Email Arun, Shreyas Setlur UNSPECIFIED
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > Economics > Business T Technology > T Technology (General) > Information Technology > Cloud computing T Technology > T Technology (General) > Information Technology
Divisions:	School of Computing > Master of Science in Cloud Computing
Depositing User:	Ciara O'Brien
Date Deposited:	31 Mar 2026 08:21
Last Modified:	31 Mar 2026 08:21
URI:	https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/9263

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