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ICTCLD501
Develop cloud disaster recovery plans

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop a cloud disaster recovery plan. It involves identifying current and potential risk factors, including impact, likelihood, duration and cost of disruption in the cloud computing environment.

The unit applies to Chief Information Officers (CIOs), cloud architects, cloud network engineers, cloud consultants and those involved in cloud disaster recovery plans for a business.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

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Evidence Required

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The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, and to:

develop and evaluate a cloud disaster recovery plan that includes at least three major risk events.

In the course of the above, the candidate must:

determine likelihood and impact of risk event to assist in the development of one cloud disaster recovery plan

document disaster recovery plan and ways the plan reaches Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO) targets.

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit. This includes knowledge of:

risk environments in cloud/ICT environment

data analysis methodologies to determine risk environment

disaster recovery techniques applicable to cloud environments

ISO270001, ISO27002 and ISO 27031 standards

Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO) standards and techniques

techniques and methods to monitor and create alerts in cloud environments.

Skills in this unit must be demonstrated in a workplace or simulated environment where the conditions are typical of those in a working environment in this industry.

This includes access to:

data required to assess current and future risk events in specified environment

legislation applicable to risk type

reporting standards for documenting and communicating disaster recovery plan.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, and to:

develop and evaluate a cloud disaster recovery plan that includes at least three major risk events.

In the course of the above, the candidate must:

determine likelihood and impact of risk event to assist in the development of one cloud disaster recovery plan

document disaster recovery plan and ways the plan reaches Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO) targets.

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit. This includes knowledge of:

risk environments in cloud/ICT environment

data analysis methodologies to determine risk environment

disaster recovery techniques applicable to cloud environments

ISO270001, ISO27002 and ISO 27031 standards

Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO) standards and techniques

techniques and methods to monitor and create alerts in cloud environments.

Skills in this unit must be demonstrated in a workplace or simulated environment where the conditions are typical of those in a working environment in this industry.

This includes access to:

data required to assess current and future risk events in specified environment

legislation applicable to risk type

reporting standards for documenting and communicating disaster recovery plan.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Identify disaster recovery plan requirements according to business needs and requirements 
Determine existing organisational recovery plans 
Identify vendor disaster recovery plan and service level agreements 
Determine time and recovery point objectives according to business needs 
Assess potential risks plan exclusions according to business requirements 
Estimate amount of data and security level of data managed 
Evaluate severity of impact and disruption of risk events 
Document outcomes of impact analysis according to organisational policies and procedures 
Develop range of disaster recovery solutions according to business requirements 
Determine vendor protections and prioritise risks 
Assess external insurance protection levels and their suitability requirements 
Identify other disaster recovery solution components 
Align disaster recovery risk potential according to business requirements 
Outline steps of disaster recovery plan including timelines, key features, service providers and any other aspect 
Document disaster recovery plan according to business needs and requirements 
Conduct verbal walkthrough of cloud disaster recovery plan with required personnel 
Seek and respond to feedback as required 
Lodge cloud disaster recovery plan according to organisation and legislative protocol 
Obtain final sign off from required personnel 

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