For any enterprise, unplanned downtime can have a devastating impact, not only on ongoing business but also on the overall enterprise. Any catastrophe or disaster can bring a city or a region to a standstill and can impact businesses for a prolonged period. It is critical for organizations to plan for disasters that can halt their business. AWS provides a number of services and features that can be used to overcome unplanned downtime arising out of natural disasters or human error.
Disaster Recovery (DR) is the process of designing an architecture that is able to recover from any disaster situation within a stipulated time. The cost of DR planning is inversely proportional to the time required to recover the infrastructure. Traditionally, in the case of a private data center, it may be required to create similar data centers at any distant and safe place. It also requires huge upfront investment, constant staff training, and maintenance. On the other hand, by hosting...