{"id":1201,"date":"2022-08-17T03:45:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T07:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/verito.com\/blog\/?p=1201"},"modified":"2022-08-17T03:45:43","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T07:45:43","slug":"cloud-disaster-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verito.com\/blog\/cloud-disaster-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud Disaster Recovery: Importance, How It Works, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business operations are the lifeblood of every company. Your businesses are alive when you do your best to keep the operations up and running. On the other hand, a sudden setback leading to complete downtime can result in severe consequences. In many cases, the latter occurs because of natural or man-made disasters. As per <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/statistics-data-loss-backup-laughing-matter-dale-shulmistra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">data<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 93% of companies that face data loss for ten days or more during a disaster file for bankruptcy within one year. This is where having a disaster recovery plan in place is crucial.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the evolving dependence on cloud technology, disaster recovery plans now have a cloud angle. Since disastrous events can occur without warning, financial and reputational damages resulting from the aftermath can be unbearable for many businesses. If you want to know how you can stay prepared for disasters and ensure business continuity, this detailed guide on cloud disaster recovery is meant for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"verito-inc-explains-cloud-disaster-recovery\"><b>Verito Inc. Explains Cloud Disaster Recovery<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cloud disaster recovery, also known as cloud DR, refers to the methods or strategies deployed by businesses to back up data and applications in a cloud environment. For example, when a disaster occurs, one can restore data and applications that are backed up on remote offsite cloud servers installed in secure data centers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can opt for cloud disaster recovery services, which are efficient, economical, and managed by the hired cloud provider. In other cases, you may also benefit from data backup and disaster recovery features included with the cloud hosting solutions. Compared to traditional disaster recovery plans that require in-house infrastructure, cloud DR significantly reduces possible downtime and ensures faster data recovery at a fraction of the cost.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cloud DR, at its core, encapsulates the entire server, including data and applications, into a single virtual server and copies the same to an offsite data center on a virtual host. Since this server is independent of the local hardware, the data and applications can be migrated from one data center to another to ensure <\/span><b>business continuity.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"why-is-cloud-disaster-recovery-important\"><b>Why is Cloud Disaster Recovery Important?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As per the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/uptimeinstitute.com\/2020-data-center-industry-survey-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">survey <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">conducted by Uptime Institute, 44% of organizations witnessed a major outage resulting from power failure. While the cause of such instances may vary from just a power failure, not having a cloud disaster recovery plan can lead to unexpected consequences. It can ensure the continuity of your business operations during network outages, system failures, cyberattacks, natural disasters, or software upgrades.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike traditional disaster recovery, which relies heavily on on-premise resources and is more expensive, cloud DR is more affordable and straightforward. The interfaces are quite simple and easy to deploy. Besides this, you can also scale the resources up or down as per your business requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another essential aspect you need to consider with cloud disaster recovery is cloud servers&#8217; physical distance and latency. If kept too close, there is a higher risk of shared disaster. On the other hand, if they are located too far away, latency and network congestion may occur. Hence, the cloud servers\/data centers should be accessible from your global business locations without glitches.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"traditional-disaster-recovery-vs-cloud-disaster-recovery-comparison\"><b>Traditional Disaster Recovery Vs. Cloud Disaster Recovery Comparison<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The traditional DR process stores redundant copies of data files in secondary servers. It also involves the following key elements:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A dedicated on-premise facility including equipment and professionals<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Optimum server capacity to ensure high performance and scalability<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Network infrastructure to provide a reliable connection with the secondary servers and ensure data availability<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, this process has its limitations, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Complexity related to managing and monitoring an on-premise data recovery infrastructure\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Significant capital investments to set up and maintain the local infrastructure<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Non-scalability as you need to invest in additional equipment to expand the server capacity<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a solution to many of these challenges, cloud disaster recovery comes with various benefits, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No need to invest in a local infrastructure<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highly scalable environment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy to roll back the data and applications for use in the least time after a disaster strikes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No single point of failure as the data is stored on servers in multiple geographical locations<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"protect-your-data-effortlessly-with-veritos-cloud-solutions\"><b>Protect Your Data Effortlessly with Verito&#8217;s Cloud Solutions<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensuring business continuity in stressful, unpredictable times often becomes difficult unless you have hired a reputable cloud solution provider. With Verito Technologies, ensuring data backup for disaster recovery becomes much easier. We provide 30-days rolling backup to our clients with all our cloud hosting packages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To know more about our services, contact us today at 1-855-583-7486.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Business operations are the lifeblood of every company. 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