DRP

In this article we continue to review our online sessions covering Azure Infrastructure fundamentals that went live couple of weeks ago. Please find below the links to the sessions, the slides, demos and step by steps guides to reproduce the demos!

Session 3: Azure Backup and Disaster Recovery

Azure Site Recovery and Backup are two features that allow you to easily build Disaster Recovery and Backup plans. In this session, we will review the different options that are available to build a DRP that you can rely on.

Session on demand: https://info.microsoft.com/AP-AzureINFRA-WBNR-FY18-03Mar-28-AzureSiteRecoveryAzureBackup-MCW0004394_02OnDemandRegistration-ForminBody.html

Slides:
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Demos:
1. Backup

2. Disaster recovery

Demos references:

Azure Backup: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-configure-vault
Azure VM Backup: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/quick-backup-vm-portal
Azure Backup Server: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-microsoft-azure-backup
Azure Site Recovery: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/
You can also refer to a previous article on the topic:
- Getting started with – Azure Backup: https://arnaud-web.azurewebsites.net/2017/03/14/getting-started-with-azure-backup/
- Getting started with – Azure Site Recovery: https://arnaud-web.azurewebsites.net/2017/02/07/getting-started-with-azure-site-recovery/

Session 4: Azure Compliance and security

The security and compliance session review the fundamentals of Azure security in both technical and non-technical terms. After a review of certification against the best in class policies and procedures, we will spend some time reviewing the technologies that customers can leverage to deploy solutions.

Session on demand: https://info.microsoft.com/AP-AzureINFRA-WBNR-FY18-03Mar-07-AzureSecurityandCompliance-MCW0004574_01Registration-ForminBody.html

Slides:

Demos:
1. Azure Security Center

2. Azure Key Vault

Demo references:

Azure Marketplace: https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us
Azure Security Center: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/security-center/
Azure Key Vault: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/key-vault/quick-create-portal
Azure Disk Encryption: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/security/azure-security-disk-encryption
Azure Storage Security guide: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-security-guide?toc=%2fazure%2fsecurity%2ftoc.json
Azure Trust Center: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/TrustCenter/Compliance/default.aspx
Azure Service Trust Portal: http://aka.ms/stp
You can also refer to a previous article on the topic:
- Azure RFP Toolbox: http://aka.ms/azurerfptoolbox

That’s it for today, in the next post, more details on the other episodes of the serie!

Arnaud

<updated 14th march 2017>

In this series of “Getting Started” articles, I will post the most up-to-date information I use with Microsoft Partners and customers when enabling them with Azure infrastructure services. I follows the same structure which is: getting started, training videos if available, then reference architectures, capacity planning and pricing information.

Disaster Recovery Plans aka DRP is one the most ungrateful work in IT. Because basically you are going to prepare for some situations that will be painful and difficult. However, this is a good exercise to protect against one of the most prevalent laws in IT: “Anything (Everything) will fail at some point, and very likely at the worst time”.

It puts you in a state of mind that most of people don’t like.and you will ask your boss money for something that you hope will never be used.

That’s where the cloud can help, for both virtualized and non virtualized workloads. Here’s how in 4 easy steps:

First step consists of replicating your production workloads as they are running.
Second step is to automating the disaster recovery plan execution.
Run the workloads in Azure.
Replicate your virtual machines back to your datacenter.

Overview video	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOOwMQPBKfM
Overview article	https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/site-recovery-overview/
Training Videos	https://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Azure-Site-Recovery
Technical References	Azure Site Recovery support matrix – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/site-recovery-support-matrix Prepare for Azure Site Recovery deployment – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/site-recovery-best-practices Migrate AWS workloads to Azure – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/site-recovery-migrate-aws-to-azure
Architecture references	VMware and Physical Servers to Azure – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/site-recovery-vmware-to-azure Hyper-V to Azure – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/site-recovery-hyper-v-site-to-azure VMM to Azure – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/site-recovery-vmm-to-azure Network planning for disaster recovery: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/site-recovery-network-design
Workload guidance	What workloads can you protect with Azure Site Recovery? – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/site-recovery-workload Active directory and DNS SQL Server Sharepoint Dynamics AX Exchange SAP Running automation in ASR – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/site-recovery-runbook-automation
Sizing & capacity planning	Capacity planning: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/site-recovery-capacity-planner Azure Site Recovery Deployment Planner: https://aka.ms/asr-deployment-planner-doc
Pricing reference	https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/site-recovery/
Service updates information	https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/?product=site-recovery

When you have put the infrastructure in place and are in the process of fully automating the disaster recovery plan, you need skills on Azure Automation. There’s a pretty nice course on Microsoft OpenEDX: https://openedx.microsoft.com/courses/course-v1:Microsoft+AZURE210x+2016_T4/about

Feel free to connect with me and provide feedbacks!

Arnaud

Arnaud Lheureux

Azure Architect @ Microsoft

Azure Infrastructure Fundamentals Webinars – part 2

Session 3: Azure Backup and Disaster Recovery

Session 4: Azure Compliance and security

Getting started with – Azure Site Recovery

Session 3: Azure Backup and Disaster Recovery

Session 4: Azure Compliance and security

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