Core banking DR
A bank replicates core banking VMs to Acronis Cloud (EU Frankfurt) with hot DR — RPO 5 minutes, quarterly test failover satisfying PCI-DSS and SOC 2 BCP controls.
Acronis · Backup and Cyber Protection
Acronis Disaster Recovery (DRaaS)
Cloud-based disaster recovery on Acronis Cloud.
Quick answer
Acronis Disaster Recovery is a cloud DRaaS service that keeps replicated, ready-to-run copies of production servers in Acronis Cloud. On incident, runbook-driven failover brings workloads online within minutes — RPO under 15 minutes, RTO measured in single-digit minutes — with EU/UK/US data center choice and isolated test-failover support.
Acronis Disaster Recovery (DRaaS) replicates production virtual machines to Acronis Cloud as cold or hot standbys. Cold replicas are stored deactivated (cheaper, slower to spin up); hot replicas run continuously synchronized (more expensive, RPO under 15 minutes). On incident, a runbook orchestrates failover — startup order, IP/DNS remap, post-failover scripts.
Test failover is the feature that turns DR from theoretical insurance into a tested, audit-ready capability. Replicated workloads can be booted into an isolated test network — production stays untouched, applications can be validated, and the runbook itself is exercised. Quarterly test-failover drills satisfy GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS and ISO 27001 business-continuity controls without any production risk.
Site-to-site VPN connects the customer's on-prem network to the Acronis Cloud DR site, so failed-over workloads communicate with on-prem dependencies (databases, file shares, Active Directory). EU (Frankfurt), UK (London) and US (Virginia, Oregon) Acronis Cloud regions are selectable — DR stays inside the data-protection boundary required by GDPR Article 44 and UK Data Protection Act 2018.
Key features
What it offers
- Runbook-driven cloud failover and failback
- RPO < 15 minutes (hot DR) / RTO single-digit minutes
- Site-to-site VPN connectivity
- Test failover in isolated network — production untouched
- Compute, network and IP rules management
- EU (Frankfurt), UK (London), US, CH, JP data center choice
- GDPR / HIPAA / PCI-DSS / SOC 2 audit-aligned
Tech Summary
Important technical data
- RPO
- 15 minutes to 1 hour (configurable)
- RTO
- Single-digit minutes (hot DR)
- DR modes
- Cold standby (cheaper) or hot standby (faster)
- Data regions
- EU (Frankfurt), UK (London), US (VA, OR), CH, JP
- Connectivity
- Site-to-site VPN (IPsec)
- Testing
- Isolated test failover — production untouched
Use CasesFinance E-commerce Healthcare Public sector
When would you choose this product?
24/7 site DR
An e-commerce platform keeps order-management and checkout VMs in hot DR — Black Friday failover drills proven on isolated test network in advance.
EHR system DR
A hospital chain replicates EHR servers to US Acronis Cloud under BAA — HIPAA contingency-plan control 164.308(a)(7) documented with quarterly test failovers.
Citizen services BCP
A government agency keeps citizen-services systems in EU Acronis Cloud hot DR — failover validated quarterly under ISO 22301 business continuity standard.
Who is it for?
Organizations with RTO/RPO-critical workloads — banking, healthcare, e-commerce, public sector, regulated industries.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently asked questions
How does DRaaS differ from standard backup?
Backup stores files that are later restored — recovery takes hours. DRaaS keeps VMs replicated and ready to run in the cloud — failover happens in minutes. They complement each other: backup for long retention and data recovery; DRaaS for business continuity on tier-1 systems.
How does test failover work?
Replicated workloads boot into an isolated test network in Acronis Cloud. Production stays untouched. Applications, dependencies and the runbook itself can be validated end-to-end. Quarterly test failovers are the standard cadence for organizations under GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS or ISO 22301.
How much does DRaaS cost?
Typically 3-5x the cost of standard backup, driven by storage + compute + outbound traffic in Acronis Cloud. Sora Yazilim sizes DR per business-impact analysis (BIA), so only tier-1 systems carry full hot DR — tier-2/3 use cold DR or recover from backup instead.
Which Acronis Cloud regions support DR?
EU (Frankfurt), UK (London), US (Virginia, Oregon), Switzerland and Japan host DR workloads. Region is selectable per tenant — critical for GDPR Article 44, UK Data Protection Act and HIPAA cross-border transfer rules.
Is site-to-site VPN required?
Yes — an IPsec VPN connects on-prem network to Acronis Cloud DR site so failed-over workloads can reach on-prem dependencies (databases, Active Directory, file shares) and so administrators can manage the DR environment.
What is a runbook?
A runbook is the orchestrated failover sequence: which VMs start first, what IPs they receive, which DNS records flip, which post-failover scripts execute (e.g., update load-balancer config, send notification email, reconfigure application connection strings). Runbooks are versioned, tested and documented as part of the BCP evidence.
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