Disaster recovery as a dynamic service

摘要

A system, method and program product that provides a disaster recovery (DR) brokerage infrastructure. A system is described that includes: a network of intermediate storage nodes and peering points; and a brokerage manager that periodically evaluates a set of DR as a service (DRaaS) providers and selects a cost optimal DRaaS provider for a subscriber, wherein the brokerage manager replicates DR related data for the subscriber in an intermediate storage node prior to delivery to the cost optimal DRaaS provider.

主权项

1. A disaster recovery (DR) brokerage infrastructure, comprising:
a system that provides access to a network of intermediate storage nodes and peering points; and a brokerage manager that periodically evaluates a set of DR as a service (DRaaS) providers and selects a cost optimal DRaaS provider for a subscriber, wherein the brokerage manager replicates DR related data for the subscriber in a selected intermediate storage node prior to delivery to the cost optimal DRaaS provider; wherein the brokerage manager includes: a replication orchestrator for determining the selected intermediate storage node and scheduling replication of the DR related data therein; a candidate selection system that periodically evaluates the set of DRaaS providers and selects the cost optimal DRaaS provider; a switchover manager that manages a process of switching to a new DRaaS provider for the subscriber; and a failover manager that triggers failover procedures for the subscriber to the selected DRaaS provider in the event of a disaster incident.