Governing rules for restoring legibility, integrity, and operational capability when systems fail, drift, or collapse.
The Recovery Standard defines how systems across the Ace Intl Media Network are restored when architectural clarity collapses due to failure, drift, or disruption.
This standard operates under the Infrastructure Doctrine Framework and complements the Architecture Standard and Continuity Standard .
It applies to all systems designed, delivered, operated, or maintained by Ace Intl Media .
Recovery is the restoration of understanding.
A system that returns to service without restored clarity is not recovered — it is operating in an accidental state.
Recovery exists to re-establish intent, boundaries, dependencies, and accountability before normal operation resumes.
A system is recovered only when its intent, boundaries, dependencies, behaviour, and documentation are once again coherent.
Recovery cannot depend on memory, improvisation, individual expertise, or undocumented steps.
Recovery is not invented during incidents. Every system must have a maintained recovery blueprint.
Procedures must be linear, unambiguous, low-cognitive-load, and free of branching logic.
Recovery must surface, document, and correct root causes. Workarounds are not recovery.
Every system must maintain a version-controlled recovery blueprint stored in the portal.
Recovery is initiated when systems become unexplainable, documentation diverges, dependencies fail, or operators express uncertainty.
Operators must follow the blueprint exactly, document deviations, capture evidence, and escalate narrative gaps.
Evidence is mandatory and forms part of the permanent recovery record.
Recovery is verified only when documentation, architecture, continuity posture, and operator understanding are restored.
Recovery testing validates that recovery is possible without improvisation, even under stress.
Tests occur after major change, dependency updates, drift correction, and at minimum annually.
Remediation restores systems to a state where recovery is possible, repeatable, documented, and validated.
Systems that cannot be restored to legibility are retired.
All systems must maintain a recovery blueprint, recovery history, test history, and verified recovery path.
Violations trigger immediate review and remediation.
A system is recovered only when:
Recovery is the restoration of understanding, not merely the resumption of service.
A system that is operational but cannot be confidently explained, validated, or governed remains in a degraded state and is not considered recovered under this standard.
Recovery is complete only when operators can reason about the system without reliance on guesswork, memory, or undocumented assumptions.
The Recovery Standard defines how systems are restored when failure, drift, or loss of clarity occurs. It ensures that recovery restores understanding, integrity, and governance — not just service availability.
Continuity focuses on keeping services running. Recovery focuses on restoring architectural legibility, documentation accuracy, and operator confidence after disruption.
Recovery is triggered when systems become unexplainable, documentation diverges from reality, dependencies fail, continuity tests fail, or operators express uncertainty.
No. A system is considered recovered only when it is explainable, documented, owned, bounded, continuous, and structurally legible. Service without clarity is treated as failure.
Each system has a named steward responsible for recovery execution, verification, documentation updates, and ensuring recovery standards are met before normal operation resumes.
If legibility, ownership, or structural understanding cannot be restored, the system is retired or rebuilt. Operating an ungovernable system is not permitted.
Yes. The Recovery Standard applies to all systems designed, delivered, operated, or maintained by Ace Intl Media, regardless of scale or technology stack.
Yes. Recovery testing is required to validate that recovery is possible without improvisation and that recovery blueprints remain accurate and executable under stress.
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