Recovery as a service (RaaS),[1] sometimes referred to as disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS), is a category of cloud computing used for protecting an application or data from a natural or human disaster or service disruption at one location by enabling a full recovery in the cloud. RaaS differs from cloud-based backup services by protecting data and providing standby computing capacity on demand to facilitate more rapid application recovery. RaaS capacity is delivered in a cloud-computing model so recovery resources are only paid for when they are used, making it more efficient than a traditional disaster recovery warm site or hot site where the recovery resources must be running at all times.
RaaS architectural models vary depending on the location of the primary or source production application or data.
To-cloud RaaS: To-cloud recovery is when the source application is in the users' primary private datacenter and the cloud is being used as a backup or recovery target.[3]
In-cloud RaaS: In-cloud recovery is when both the source and recovery sites are in the cloud.[4]
From-cloud RaaS: From-cloud recovery is when the primary or production application or data is in the cloud and the backup or recovery target site is a private datacenter.[4]
Recovery testing with RaaSedit
Sandboxes are a common feature of RaaS solutions. A RaaS sandbox[5] is a pool of infrastructure resources in which a test copy of the RaaS protected application can be deployed and tested. The sandbox copy is restricted from accessing the network and is only accessible to the system administrator. It is used to test the RaaS recovery process without disrupting the running application. Because the sandbox is cloud, the resources are created on demand, paid for while used, and discarded when the recovery testing is completed.[citation needed]
In the marketplaceedit
Because more corporations are moving their technical infrastructure to cloud services, the need for backup continues to grow. Companies which rely on large cloud service providers such as Microsoft are often unaware that they are responsible for backing up and recovering their data.[6]
As this awareness grows, the market for disaster recovery as a service is expected to grow. The worldwide market for disaster recovery as a service approached 2 billion dollars in 2017, and some experts predict it will reach 13 billion dollars by 2023.[7]
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recovery, service, raas, sometimes, referred, disaster, recovery, service, draas, category, cloud, computing, used, protecting, application, data, from, natural, human, disaster, service, disruption, location, enabling, full, recovery, cloud, raas, differs, fr. Recovery as a service RaaS 1 sometimes referred to as disaster recovery as a service DRaaS is a category of cloud computing used for protecting an application or data from a natural or human disaster or service disruption at one location by enabling a full recovery in the cloud RaaS differs from cloud based backup services by protecting data and providing standby computing capacity on demand to facilitate more rapid application recovery RaaS capacity is delivered in a cloud computing model so recovery resources are only paid for when they are used making it more efficient than a traditional disaster recovery warm site or hot site where the recovery resources must be running at all times The term recovery as a service RaaS is considered to be part of the nomenclature of cloud computing along with infrastructure as a service IaaS platform as a service PaaS and software as a service SaaS 2 Contents 1 RaaS architectural models 2 Recovery testing with RaaS 3 In the marketplace 4 See also 5 ReferencesRaaS architectural models editRaaS architectural models vary depending on the location of the primary or source production application or data To cloud RaaS To cloud recovery is when the source application is in the users primary private datacenter and the cloud is being used as a backup or recovery target 3 In cloud RaaS In cloud recovery is when both the source and recovery sites are in the cloud 4 From cloud RaaS From cloud recovery is when the primary or production application or data is in the cloud and the backup or recovery target site is a private datacenter 4 Recovery testing with RaaS editSandboxes are a common feature of RaaS solutions A RaaS sandbox 5 is a pool of infrastructure resources in which a test copy of the RaaS protected application can be deployed and tested The sandbox copy is restricted from accessing the network and is only accessible to the system administrator It is used to test the RaaS recovery process without disrupting the running application Because the sandbox is cloud the resources are created on demand paid for while used and discarded when the recovery testing is completed citation needed In the marketplace editBecause more corporations are moving their technical infrastructure to cloud services the need for backup continues to grow Companies which rely on large cloud service providers such as Microsoft are often unaware that they are responsible for backing up and recovering their data 6 As this awareness grows the market for disaster recovery as a service is expected to grow The worldwide market for disaster recovery as a service approached 2 billion dollars in 2017 and some experts predict it will reach 13 billion dollars by 2023 7 See also editas a serviceReferences edit Recovery as a Service The Hype and the Reality July 24 2011 Archived from the original on 2012 06 18 ITU Focus Group on Cloud Computing Part 1 International Telecommunication Union ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector Retrieved 16 December 2012 Gartner Says 30 Percent of Midsize Companies Will Use Recovery as a Service by 2014 Archived from the original on 2013 05 16 Retrieved 2013 05 31 a b Marshall david May 13 2013 Bluelock provides VMware users with cloud based disaster recovery InfoWorld Recovery tests do not need to disrupt applications use with patent pending sandbox service November 2 2011 Archived from the original on 2013 09 23 Consider These 6 Points When Using Microsoft Office 365 Archived from the original on 2018 03 30 Retrieved 2018 03 29 Disaster Recovery Service Market Growth Recorded at a CAGR of 38 58 till 2023 Archived from the original on 2018 03 30 Retrieved 2018 03 29 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Recovery as a service amp oldid 1189117644, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
