Creating a cloud disaster recovery plan involves several steps. Here is a general outline of the process: Identify critical assets and potential risks if disrupted — Start by identifying the critical assets and data that your business relies on, and then assess the potential risks that could affect them should downtime or disruption occur. This can include natural disasters, ransomware and other cyberattacks, hardware failures, power outages, and human errors. Establish recovery objectives — Determine acceptable recovery time objective (RTO) and recovery point objective (RPO) goals for your business, applications, and data. Understand resource requirements — Identify the resources required to execute your disaster recovery plan, including hardware, software, personnel, and facilities. Document recovery procedures — Develop step-by-step procedures for recovering your systems and data after a disruption, including specifying who is responsible for each task. Test your DR plan — Regularly test your disaster recovery plan to ensure that it works. Review your DR plan — Regularly review and update your plan so it remains effective and relevant.