Cloud Computing: BC/DR Best Practices (2020)

58mIntermediate2020-08-07

Authors

David Linthicum

Chief Cloud Strategy Officer at Deloitte Consulting

Course details

The cloud is a force multiplier for business, allowing companies large and small to scale quickly and efficiently. However, running your workloads in the cloud doesn't mean they're immune to disruptions. In the event of a disaster that interrupts services—whether a large-scale event or an incident impacting your business specifically—you need to have a plan in place for minimizing your downtime and the resulting loss of revenue. In this course, instructor David Linthicum reviews best practices and approaches for building a strategy around business continuity (BC) as well as disaster recovery (DR). Examine real-world case studies and explore specific technologies available for BC/DR across Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. This practical course helps you identify the requirements specific to your business and translate them into a real-world BC/DR strategy and toolset.

Topics include:
BC/DR strategies
BC/DR tools for the cloud
Cloud storage and database systems
BC/DR for processing
Amazon, Google, and Microsoft BC/DR services

Skills covered

Cloud AdministrationCloud ComputingDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Introduction to business continuity and disaster recovery (BC DR) in the cloud
02 - What you should know

1. BC DR Basics

03 - What is BC DR
04 - BC DR case studies
05 - BC DR tools for the cloud
06 - Understanding BC DR requirements

2. BC DR for Data

07 - Identifying data for backup
08 - BC DR for cloud storage systems
09 - BC DR for cloud database systems

3. BC DR for Processing

10 - Identifying processes for backup
11 - BC DR for platform instances
12 - BC DR for other cloud services

4. BC DR for the Cloud - Tools and Services

13 - Amazon Web Services BC DR tools
14 - Google Cloud Platform BC DR tools
15 - Azure BC DR tools

Conclusion

16 - Next steps