The Dream“Send it to the

cloud!”

The Challenge: Complexity

Lots of VMs… Lots of storage… Intricate WAN…Physical appliances…Mainframes…Users need access to

input data…

Where do you start?

Methodology

Solution Drivers

Your DR Infrastructure

RTOs &

RPOs

PeopleApps

Hybrid Infrastructure

Your DR Infrastructure

RTOs &

RPOs

PeopleApps

Datacenter Cloud DR Workspace

Network

Solution Approach1. Easy Wins – native replication or clustering2. RTOs & RPOs3. VMs – what can be protected as a portable unit?4. Physicals

1. Are any pending virtualization?2. Does it support recovering into a VM?3. Does it require a matching physical system?

5. Networking1. What carriers are required?2. What does the data change rate look like?

6. “Where are the eyeballs?”1. Is workspace needed to ensure consistent data flow?

7. Security 1. What frameworks must be adhered to?

Solution Map

Governance

Provider LandscapeRecovery

WorkspaceDatacenter /

NetworkCloud

Private

Public

Portal Dashboard

xCloud Dashboard

Recovery Workspace

Summary1.Focus first on your Applications

and People2.Derive RTOs and RPOs 3.Collect your data4.Map requirements to

infrastructure and technologies to best fit those individual needs