Cloud Disaster Recovery (Cloud DR)
Search Disaster Recovery, Friday, April 28,2023
Cloud disaster recovery (cloud DR) is a combination of strategies and services intended to back up data, applications and other resources to public cloud or dedicated service providers. When a disaster occurs, the affected data, applications and other resources can be restored to the local data center -- or a cloud provider -- to resume normal operation for the enterprise.
The goal of cloud DR is virtually identical to traditional DR: to protect valuable business resources and ensure protected resources can be accessed and recovered to continue normal business operations.
Importance of cloud DR
DR is a central element of any business continuity (BC) strategy. It entails replicating data and applications from a company's primary infrastructure to a backup infrastructure, usually situated in a distant geographical location.