What is AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery?

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery (AWS DRS) significantly minimizes both downtime and potential data loss by enabling rapid and reliable recovery of applications, whether they are hosted on-premises or in the cloud. Users can designate AWS as a disaster recovery site for a variety of applications, including physical and virtual servers, such as databases, which enhances flexibility and coverage. The service works by continuously replicating the source servers to a designated staging area subnet in the user's AWS account, utilizing cost-effective storage solutions while demanding minimal computational resources. In the event of a disaster, recovery instances can be swiftly launched on AWS, often within mere minutes, allowing applications to be restored to their latest state or a prior point in time. Furthermore, AWS DRS supports non-disruptive testing, ensuring that organizations can evaluate their disaster recovery plans without impacting production environments. It also facilitates failback to the primary site as needed, which is vital for maintaining operational continuity and stability. Ultimately, this all-encompassing solution is tailored to bolster resilience against unforeseen circumstances, giving businesses confidence and security in their disaster recovery strategies.

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Company Facts

Company Name:
Amazon
Date Founded:
1994
Company Location:
United States
Company Website:
aws.amazon.com/disaster-recovery/

Product Details

Deployment
SaaS
On-Prem
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Webinars
On-Site Training
Video Library
Support
Standard Support
24 Hour Support
Web-Based Support

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
Individual
1-10
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Enterprise
Freelance
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
English

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery Categories and Features

Disaster Recovery Software

Administration Policies
Bare-Metal Recovery
Encryption
Failover Testing
Flexible Data Capture
Multi-Platform Support
Multiple Data Type Support
Offline Storage

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