AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is now available in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud
Amazon Web Services has launched its Elastic Disaster Recovery (AWS DRS) service in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, specifically targeting organizations with strict data sovereignty requirements. The service enables businesses to protect mission-critical workloads with disaster recovery capabilities that deliver Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs) measured in seconds and Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) typically achieved within minutes, using cost-effective storage and minimal compute resources. AWS DRS supports recovery from multiple infrastructure types including physical systems, VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and various cloud platforms. The service employs a unified testing, recovery, and failback process for diverse applications, encompassing critical databases like Oracle, MySQL, and SQL Server, as well as enterprise applications such as SAP. The service is currently available in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud located in Germany, expanding AWS's disaster recovery capabilities for European organizations requiring data residency compliance.
Why It Matters
This expansion addresses the growing demand for sovereign cloud solutions in Europe, where organizations face increasingly strict data residency and sovereignty regulations. By bringing enterprise-grade disaster recovery capabilities to the European Sovereign Cloud, AWS enables regulated industries and government entities to maintain compliance while accessing modern cloud-based business continuity solutions. The sub-second RPO capabilities represent a significant technical advancement for organizations that cannot tolerate data loss in mission-critical applications.
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