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Cloud based Disaster Recovery (DRaaS) ? A case for Enterprise Users

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by Victor Stanley , Senior Research Analyst
27 September 2013

1. Introduction: Cloud based DR (DRaaS) has been creating a lot of buzz with suppliers of varied size from Amazon, IBM to Datto, Zerto having jumped the bandwagon. Every supplier claim this model to be the next big thing and vouch that, buyers who are not adopting this model may be at disadvantage in the future. Is this real or just a marketing gimmick? This paper deliberates on Cloud based DR (DRaaS) and presents a business case for an enterprise buyer. 2. Main: Disaster recovery management forms a vital part of any organization to prevent (if not recover from) manmade or natural disasters. There are a lot of challenges such as high cost, skilled manpower etc.in traditional model of DR (in-house or outsourced to a third party using DR appliances). This model has flaws such as data loss, high recovery time, relatively lower recovery point objective (RPO). Is it possible for an organization to overcome these challenges, without investing in hardware, software, training manpower? On top of this what if that solution comes with a promise of no data loss, very low recovery time and significantly lower cost? DRaaS proves it is actually possible. This solution comes with pay as you go pricing model which will lower costs significantly. This model also promises RPO in minutes. The use of virtual platforms that are automated minimizes the recovery time. This paper will perform a cost comparison between DRaaS and traditional DR model. This paper will also discuss on the challenges and risks associated with this model. This paper will also provide a roadmap for DRaaS adoption by enterprise buyers. 3. Recommendation: DRaaS is not going to replace traditional DR model. However, every enterprise at some point of time in the future must move towards this model for better RPO and cost savings. Both traditional DR and DRaaS will tend to co-exist and the percentage of adoption may vary according to the criticality of the enterprise needs. Moving few applications (critical/non-critical) to DRaaS and testing waters would be an ideal start for an enterprise buyer at present. However the onus remains on the buyer to clearly plan the roadmap for enterprise wide adoption of this model.

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