> Every large company I've worked for has had recovery plans in place, including scenarios as disturbing as "All data centers and offices explode simultaneously

> Every large company I've worked for has had recovery plans in place, including scenarios as disturbing as "All data centers and offices explode simultaneously, and all staff who know how it all works are killed in the blasts." I sat in on a DR test where the moment one of the Auckland based ops team tried asking the Wellington lead, the boss stepped in and said "Wellington has been levelled by an earthquake. Everyone is dead or trying to get back to their family. They will not be helping you during the exercise."