Remember DR
Full name: Disaster Recovery
Memory aid: Disaster happens; Recover the service.
High availability and disaster recovery address different failure scenarios.
Study area: Cloud & virtualization · Batch 4
Relevant study for: CompTIA Cloud+ · Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 · ISC2 CCSP · Azure Administrator AZ-104 · Azure Solutions Architect AZ-305 · AWS Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02
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DR — Disaster Recovery
Restores technology services after a major disruption.
Why learn DR — Disaster Recovery?
Restores technology services after a major disruption.
Where it came from
High availability and disaster recovery address different failure scenarios.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Disaster happens; Recover the service.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand DR: Disaster Recovery.
- Recall this memory aid: Disaster happens; Recover the service.
- Explain the practical use: Restores technology services after a major disruption.
- Explain this distinction: High availability and disaster recovery address different failure scenarios.
- Identify DR in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- Azure fundamentals documentation (learn.microsoft.com)
- Azure architecture (learn.microsoft.com)