Which of the following is the MOST important factor in determining whether a disaster recovery test is successful?

Question

Options

• ACommunications are timely and accurate.
• BOnly business data files from offsite storage are used.
• CKey resources are engaged.
• DCritical business processes are restored.

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  4% (2)
• C
  10% (5)
• D
  84% (43)

Explanation

The ultimate purpose of disaster recovery is to restore business operations - not merely to recover technology components. A DR test is successful when it demonstrates that critical business processes can be resumed within acceptable recovery time and recovery point objectives. Timely and accurate communications (A) are important but are a supporting activity, not the measure of recovery success. Using only offsite storage data files (B) is a test condition or methodology constraint, not a success criterion. Engaging key resources (C) is necessary but procedural - having the right people present does not confirm that business processes were actually restored. Answer D directly measures whether the DR plan achieves its core business objective.

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