Disaster Recovery (Azure Site Recovery)

Implement disaster recovery for critical workloads with defined RTO/RPO targets, controlled failover, and proven runbooks using Azure Site Recovery.

Backups protect data, but they do not always provide service continuity. For workloads where downtime has a clear operational or financial impact, you need a disaster recovery (DR) approach that can restore service within defined recovery time (RTO) and recovery point (RPO) objectives. Many organisations have DR assumptions that are not validated: recovery dependencies are undocumented, failover has not been tested, and teams are unclear on the exact steps required during an incident.

LW IT Solutions delivers Disaster Recovery using Azure Site Recovery (ASR) as a design-and-implementation service. ASR replicates workloads to Azure and supports planned and unplanned failover scenarios, enabling organisations to recover services during outages. We define DR scope, map dependencies, implement replication and recovery plans, and produce runbooks and test evidence so the DR capability is operationally real. Capability and supported scenarios vary by workload type and the chosen source environment, so we confirm technical viability before implementation.

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Service Overview

Highlights

Azure Site Recovery design aligned to real business recovery objectives
Dependency-aware recovery plans covering applications and infrastructure
Structured failover testing with documented evidence
Clear operational runbooks for planned and unplanned outages
Phased approach to avoid over-engineering low-risk workloads

Business Benefits

Reduce downtime for critical workloads with defined and tested RTO and RPO targets
Increase confidence in recovery by validating failover steps before an incident occurs
Improve operational readiness with clear roles, responsibilities, and runbooks
Limit business impact during outages through controlled, rehearsed recovery plans
Align disaster recovery spend to business-critical workloads and risk tolerance

Typical use cases

Protecting tier-1 applications hosted in Azure or on-premises
Replacing untested backup-only recovery assumptions with proven DR
Meeting audit or assurance requirements for service continuity
Reducing recovery risk for legacy workloads during cloud migration
Establishing a repeatable DR model for future critical systems

Objectives & deliverables

What Success Looks Like

Define and validate DR scope with clear RTO/RPO objectives
Replicate critical workloads and implement recovery plans with controlled failover steps
Reduce recovery risk by documenting dependencies, roles, and operational procedures
Prove DR viability through structured testing and evidence capture
Align DR implementation to governance, security, and cost constraints

What You Get

DR design pack: scope, assumptions, target architecture, and governance decisions
Configured Azure Site Recovery for agreed workloads and environments
Recovery plans and documented failover/failback procedures
DR test plan with evidence from tests performed (and remediation notes where required)
Operational runbooks and a prioritised backlog for extending or improving DR coverage

How It Works

Discovery - identify in-scope workloads, dependencies, and business recovery objectives
Design - define target DR architecture, recovery sequencing, and governance decisions
Build - configure Azure Site Recovery replication and recovery plans for agreed workloads
Test - execute planned failover tests, capture evidence, and address gaps
Handover - deliver runbooks, test results, and a backlog for future DR improvements

Engagement Options

DR Assessment - scope definition, dependency mapping, and RTO/RPO alignment
Core DR Implementation - Azure Site Recovery setup for priority workloads with testing
Extended DR Coverage - additional workloads, complex dependencies, and failback design
Operate - periodic DR testing, runbook updates, and coverage optimisation

Common Bundles

Customers who use this service often bundle with these services

Backup Strategy & Implementation
Design and implement Azure-native backup strategies aligned to recovery objectives, with clear retention, testing, monitoring, and operational runbooks.

Azure Network Architecture (Hub/Spoke, DNS, Private Link)
Azure network architecture services covering hub and spoke design, DNS, routing and Private Link to support secure, scalable connectivity.

Cloud Security (Firewall, WAF, FortiGate, Azure Policy)
Design and implement Azure firewall, WAF and policy controls that reduce attack surface, govern traffic flows, and improve security monitoring.

Azure Cost Optimisation Assessment
FinOps-aligned Azure cost assessment identifies waste, rightsizing opportunities, reservations, and guardrails so teams regain control of cloud spend.