Designing a Disaster Recovery Strategy on Microsoft Azure from Pluralsight

Building resilient and high available solutions can be challenging. In this course, you will learn how to design and implement disaster recovery for applications on the Microsoft Azure cloud.

Azure cloud provides great features for implementing a disaster recovery strategy. In this course, Designing a Disaster Recovery Strategy on Microsoft Azure, you will learn how to implement resilient and high available solutions on the Microsoft Azure cloud. First, you will understand the RTO, RPO, and RLO concepts. Next, you will discover disaster recovery concepts for the popular Azure PaaS services like Azure App Service or Cosmos DB. Then, you will explore concepts for replicating data stored in the popular Azure PaaS data stores: Cosmos DB, Azure SQL, and Storage Account with geo-replication. Finally, you will explore how to use Azure Traffic Manager and Azure Front Door Services to implement high availability. By the end of this course, you will have a clear overview of how to design and implement disaster recovery for applications on the Microsoft Azure cloud, implement resilient and high available solutions, and configure Microsoft Azure services to support regional failover.

What's inside

Syllabus

Course Overview

Determining Recovery Requirements

Working with Data Backup in Azure

Designing a Geo-replication Strategy

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Develops skills and knowledge in disaster recovery strategy for applications on Microsoft Azure cloud

Teaches concepts of disaster recovery for popular Azure PaaS services like Azure App Service or Cosmos DB

Examines how to implement Azure Traffic Manager and Azure Front Door Services to implement high availability

Requires proficiency in Azure cloud concepts and services, making it suitable for intermediate learners

Assumes some prior knowledge of disaster recovery concepts, which may create a barrier for beginners

Career center

Learners who complete Designing a Disaster Recovery Strategy on Microsoft Azure will develop knowledge and skills that may be useful to these careers:

Disaster Recovery Engineer

A Disaster Recovery Engineer designs and implements disaster recovery plans to ensure that an organization's IT systems and data can be restored quickly and efficiently in the event of a disaster. This course can help you develop the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in this role by providing you with a deep understanding of disaster recovery concepts, Azure PaaS services, and data replication techniques. By completing this course, you will be well-prepared to design and implement disaster recovery solutions for Azure-based applications.

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Cloud Architect

A Cloud Architect designs and implements cloud computing solutions for organizations. This course can help you develop the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in this role by providing you with a deep understanding of disaster recovery concepts and Azure PaaS services. By completing this course, you will be well-prepared to design and implement cloud-based disaster recovery solutions for your clients.

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DevOps Engineer

A DevOps Engineer works with developers and operations teams to implement and maintain software systems. This course can help you develop the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in this role by providing you with a deep understanding of disaster recovery concepts and Azure PaaS services. By completing this course, you will be well-prepared to implement and maintain disaster recovery solutions for your organization's software systems.

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Systems Engineer

A Systems Engineer designs, implements, and maintains computer systems for organizations. This course can help you develop the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in this role by providing you with a deep understanding of disaster recovery concepts and Azure PaaS services. By completing this course, you will be well-prepared to design and implement disaster recovery solutions for your organization's computer systems.

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Database Administrator

A Database Administrator manages and maintains databases for organizations. This course may be useful for you if you are interested in specializing in disaster recovery for databases. By completing this course, you will gain a deep understanding of data replication techniques and how to implement disaster recovery solutions for Azure-based databases.

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Network Engineer

A Network Engineer designs, implements, and maintains computer networks for organizations. This course may be useful for you if you are interested in specializing in disaster recovery for networks. By completing this course, you will gain a deep understanding of disaster recovery concepts and how to implement disaster recovery solutions for Azure-based networks.

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Security Engineer

A Security Engineer designs and implements security solutions for organizations. This course may be useful for you if you are interested in specializing in disaster recovery for security. By completing this course, you will gain a deep understanding of disaster recovery concepts and how to implement disaster recovery solutions for Azure-based security systems.

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IT Manager

An IT Manager oversees the IT department of an organization. This course may be useful for you if you are interested in gaining a general understanding of disaster recovery. By completing this course, you will gain a broad overview of disaster recovery concepts and how to implement disaster recovery solutions for your organization.

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Software Developer

A Software Developer designs, develops, and maintains software applications. This course may be useful for you if you are interested in developing disaster recovery solutions for software applications. By completing this course, you will gain a deep understanding of disaster recovery concepts and how to implement disaster recovery solutions for your own software applications.

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Project Manager

A Project Manager plans and executes projects for organizations. This course may be useful for you if you are interested in managing disaster recovery projects. By completing this course, you will gain a deep understanding of disaster recovery concepts and how to manage disaster recovery projects successfully.

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Business Analyst

A Business Analyst analyzes business processes and designs solutions to improve efficiency. This course may be useful for you if you are interested in analyzing disaster recovery needs and designing disaster recovery solutions for organizations. By completing this course, you will gain a deep understanding of disaster recovery concepts and how to analyze and design disaster recovery solutions.

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Consultant

A Consultant provides advice and guidance to organizations on a variety of topics. This course may be useful for you if you are interested in providing consulting services on disaster recovery. By completing this course, you will gain a deep understanding of disaster recovery concepts and how to provide consulting services on disaster recovery to organizations.

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Technical Writer

A Technical Writer creates and maintains technical documentation for organizations. This course may be useful for you if you are interested in creating and maintaining technical documentation on disaster recovery. By completing this course, you will gain a deep understanding of disaster recovery concepts and how to create and maintain technical documentation on disaster recovery.

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Trainer

A Trainer provides training and development to individuals and organizations. This course may be useful for you if you are interested in providing training on disaster recovery. By completing this course, you will gain a deep understanding of disaster recovery concepts and how to provide training on disaster recovery to individuals and organizations.

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Educator

An Educator teaches and supports students in their learning. This course may be useful for you if you are interested in teaching disaster recovery concepts to students. By completing this course, you will gain a deep understanding of disaster recovery concepts and how to teach these concepts to students effectively.

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