The BCDR project for on-premises virtual machines (VMs) to the cloud and local copy involves creating a plan and implementing strategies to ensure that the organization's critical business functions can continue during and after a disruptive event that affects the on-premises infrastructure.
The project typically involves the following steps:
- Business Impact Analysis (BIA): This involves assessing the potential impact of a disruptive event on the organization's operations and identifying critical VMs that need to be protected.
- Risk Assessment: This involves identifying potential risks and threats that could disrupt the on-premises infrastructure and assessing their likelihood and impact.
- Strategy Development: This involves developing strategies to mitigate the impact of a disruptive event and ensure that critical VMs can be recovered in a timely manner. This can include replicating VMs to the cloud and creating local copies.
- Plan Development: This involves developing a comprehensive BCDR plan that outlines the procedures and strategies to be followed in the event of a disruptive event. The plan should include steps for recovering VMs from the cloud and local copies and should be regularly tested and updated.
- Implementation: This involves implementing the BCDR plan and ensuring that all employees are trained on their roles and responsibilities in the event of a disruptive event. This can include setting up replication of VMs to the cloud, configuring local copies, and automating the recovery process.
By undertaking this BCDR project, organizations can ensure that their critical VMs are protected and can be recovered in the event of a disruptive event affecting their on-premises infrastructure. The cloud and local copy replication strategy can provide added protection and redundancy, ensuring that the organization's operations can continue even if the on-premises infrastructure is unavailable.
