For an enterprise, BCDR is too important to overlook, yet often overwhelmingly complex to architect and cost prohibitive to implement. With Azure, it is no longer the case. We can now deploy a BCDR infrastructure with cross-region replication in minutes, verify the readiness of a DR scenario with a few clicks, and more significantly deploy/test/execute a BCDR solution on demand.

In this 2-part presentation:

- Azure BCDR in Action Part 1/2: Backup and Restore
- Azure BCDR in Action Part 2/2: Disaster Recovery

I will walk through and demonstrate the process to architect, configure, and operate the backup, restore, and disaster recovery of an IIS/SQL application in two US regions to help you achieve the following learning objectives:

• Advance technical depth in Azure High Availability and Resiliency solutions including Site Recovery, Availability Set/Zone, SQL Always-On, cross-region storage replication, etc.

• Become familiar with Azure BCDR solution architecture and components.

• Develop operation-level proficiency in configuring, deploying, and managing an Azure BCDR solution.

This 2-part delivery may benefit cloud practitioners for developing technical depth for architecting and implementing a BCDR solution in Azure. The live demos offer an opportunity to witness an end-to-end BCDR scenario from planning to implementation.