IT Disaster Recovery Plans That Protect What Matters Most

Disruptions can occur at any time, without warning. Agilient’s IT disaster recovery services prepare your organisation for system outages, cyberattacks or physical events that disrupt operations. By defining clear recovery priorities and tested procedures, our approach to IT disaster recovery helps maintain essential services, protects critical data and supports a fast, orderly return to normal business.

What is an IT Disaster Recovery Plan?

An IT disaster recovery plan is a structured strategy for recovering and restoring IT systems, networks, and data after an incident occurs. Typical scenarios include cyberattacks, hardware failure and natural disasters that affect primary sites or communications. A solid plan will establish recovery time objectives (RTOs) and recovery point objectives (RPOs), define roles and responsibilities, and confirm fallback processes. It supports business continuity by keeping vital functions available, and it strengthens compliance and operational stability by evidencing due care to regulators, customers, and partners.

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Why Choose Agilient for Disaster Recovery Planning?

There are several reasons you can count on our IT disaster recovery solutions to perform when it matters:

Expert Recovery Architects

Agilient brings decades of experience in high-stakes recovery scenarios, combining pragmatic planning with measurable outcomes.

Customised to Your Infrastructure

We tailor plans to your technology stack, business objectives and risk profile, so the recovery steps align with the way your organisation actually works.

End-to-End Support

From plan development to testing and ongoing optimisation, we guide your team through each stage and help embed capability across the organisation.

The Cost of Not Having a DRP

Without a tested IT disaster recovery plan, incidents can escalate to data loss, extended downtime, loss of customer trust and compliance breaches. Additionally, both revenue and reputation can suffer. Proactive planning helps prevent these outcomes, giving decision-makers clear steps, defined thresholds, and proven alternatives before pressure mounts.

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Our Disaster Recovery Planning Process

T Risk Assessments:

Identify threats, single points of failure and dependency chains across applications, platforms and service providers.

RTO and RPO Definitions

Set realistic recovery targets based on business impact, service levels and regulatory expectations.

Plan Development

Document procedures, roles, runbooks, communications and escalation paths for technology and operations teams.

Stakeholder Alignment

Engage executives, vendors, and business owners to ensure responsibilities and decision rights are unambiguous.

Testing and Simulation

Exercise scenarios through tabletop sessions and controlled failover to validate assumptions and close gaps.

Standards and Compliance

Map controls to ISO 27001, the Essential Eight and sector requirements to demonstrate assurance. Our IT disaster recovery services can also reference industry-specific guidance where required.

Take Control of Your Recovery Strategy

Preparation creates confidence. Work with Agilient for an expert assessment of your current arrangements or to develop a new plan that builds resilience in your organisation. Our robust IT disaster recovery solutions provide clarity on what to recover, how to identify priorities and who leads each step, so your organisation is ready when a disruption occurs. Contact us today to get started.

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Disaster Recovery Service Across Australia

Agilient delivers IT disaster recovery planning services across Australia, supporting organisations in every state and territory. Whether you’re operating in major cities or remote regions, our team ensures that your IT resilience strategy is locally relevant and nationally consistent. We align recovery plans with state-specific regulations, sector standards, and your business continuity objectives. With Agilient on board, your IT disaster recovery capability remains robust, responsive, and compliant.

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frequently Asked questions

What’s the difference between a disaster recovery plan and a business continuity plan?

A disaster recovery plan aims to recover technology and data after an incident, while a business continuity plan seeks to maintain critical business functions. Both work together to protect business outcomes.

How often should a disaster recovery plan be updated?

Disaster recovery plans should be reviewed at least annually and at significant times, such as after major system changes, regulatory updates, or mergers.

Can Agilient test our existing recovery plan?

Yes, we do. We conduct exercises and simulations, provide gap analysis, and recommend improvements to enhance readiness.

Is DR planning only for large organisations?

No, it isn’t. Any organisation or industry that depends on technology for essential services benefits from structured planning that reduces recovery time risk.