Method And Apparatus For Rapid Disaster Recovery Preparation In A Cloud Network

An apparatus for providing rapid disaster recovery preparation, the apparatus comprising:

• a data storage;
• and
• a processor communicatively coupled to the data storage, the processor being configured to:
• receive a disaster warning alert message;
• and
• perform a rapid elastic growth operation, the rapid elastic growth operation comprising:
• a growth of network resource prior to exceeding a utilization threshold.

A recovery system for providing rapid disaster recovery preparation, the system comprising:

• at least one network resource;
• a plurality of data centers, the plurality of data centers comprising a disaster-impacted data center and a recovery data center;
• a resource monitor apparatus communicatively coupled to the at least one network resource and the plurality of data centers, the resource monitor apparatus being configured to:
• receive network metrics from the at least one network resource;
• determine that a disaster condition has occurred that potentially impacts availability of the disaster-impacted data center, the determination being based on the received network metrics;
• and
• send a disaster warning alert message to the recovery data center;
• and
• the recovery data center being configured to:
• receive the disaster warning alert message;
• and
• perform a rapid elastic growth operation, the rapid elastic growth operation comprising:
• a growth of network resource prior to exceeding a utilization threshold.

A method for rapid disaster recovery preparation, the method comprising:

• at a processor communicatively coupled to a data storage, receiving network metrics from a first network resource;
• determining, by the processor in cooperation with the data storage, that a disaster condition has occurred that impacts availability of a second network resource based on the received network metrics;
• and
• sending, by the processor in cooperation with the data storage, a disaster warning alert message to a third network resource;
• wherein the first, second and third network resources are different resources.