Course Overview
The Disaster Recovery Professional (E|DRP) certification is a comprehensive, industry-aligned programme designed to equip IT, cybersecurity, and business continuity professionals with the knowledge and skills required to design, implement, and manage effective disaster recovery (DR) strategies.
This course focuses on ensuring business resilience, system availability, and rapid recovery in the event of cyberattacks, natural disasters, hardware failures, or operational disruptions. Participants gain a structured understanding of disaster recovery planning, risk assessment, recovery time objectives (RTO), recovery point objectives (RPO), backup strategies, and incident response coordination.
E|DRP covers both technical and governance aspects of disaster recovery, including on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. The certification emphasises industry best practices, international standards, compliance requirements, and real-world scenarios, enabling professionals to safeguard critical IT infrastructure and maintain organisational continuity.
Course Outcomes:
- Understand the principles of disaster recovery and its role in business continuity
- Conduct risk assessments and business impact analyses (BIA)
- Define and implement effective RTO, RPO, and recovery strategies
- Design and manage backup, replication, and data protection solutions
- Develop, document, and maintain comprehensive disaster recovery plans
- Implement disaster recovery solutions across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments
- Coordinate disaster recovery activities with incident response and cybersecurity teams
- Test, audit, and continuously improve disaster recovery plans
- Ensure compliance with regulatory, legal, and industry standards
- Respond effectively to real-world disaster scenarios with minimal downtime and data loss
Target Audiance
- IT Professionals in the BC/DR or System Administration domain
- Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Consultants
- Individuals wanting to establish themselves in the field of IT Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
- IT Risk Managers and Consultants
- CISOs and IT Directors
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