Moving data platforms to the cloud, whether they are operational or analytical, means we don't really have to think about designing in High Availability and Disaster Recovery (HADR), or that is what the marketing tells us anyway.

While there is an element of truth, the reality is that we just have an interesting set of new challenges to overcome when building highly available data platforms in the cloud. Whether it is understanding the abstracted level of control, what risks need to be mitigated, or simply which option to select, it is not as simple as we are led to believe.

In this workshop I will help you understand how running a cloud data platform changes the questions we ask to drive requirements for HADR, as well as how to map these to patterns, practices, and technology to meet those requirements.

Agenda Items
1. Overview of what high availability and disaster recovery is, core concepts and terms, why it is required, and outline the core foundations of what is needed to build a strategy.
2. Defining system requirements for availability, recovery, and operability.
3. Risk management, what is it, how to identify, document, and handle risks.
4. Selecting and configuring appropriate technology options to meet the requirements identified.
5. Defining patterns, practices, and building a re-usable library of artefacts to meet the requirements with the selected technologies.