Automated data protection workflow for containerized applications

Abstract

A system includes a processor that executes computer executable components stored in a memory. The computer executable components include an application identification component that identifies a new imperative application where recovery workflow for the new imperative application is unavailable. The computer executable components include an analysis component that analyzes the new imperative application to determine resources required to be protected; the analysis component determines an order of steps to be performed within a workflow to guarantee recovery of the new imperative application. The computer executable components include a recovery design component that utilizes a subset of legacy recovery plans to create, at least in part, a preliminary recovery plan for the new imperative application; the recovery design component tests the preliminary recovery plan and iteratively updates the preliminary recovery plan until a failure-free recovery plan is developed for the new imperative application.