Techniques for using data backup and disaster recovery configurations for application management

An apparatus for data management, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory coupled with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• group a first instance of a first plurality of virtual machines into a backup group for performing a backup of data from a source data storage environment to a target data storage environment in accordance with a backup configuration, the first plurality of virtual machines configured to run one or more applications;
• receive an input to create a second instance comprising a second plurality of virtual machines at the target data storage environment, the second plurality of virtual machines configured to run the one or more applications, wherein data backed up to the target data storage environment from the first instance of the first plurality of virtual machines is configured as a source for the second instance of the second plurality of virtual machines;
• and
• instantiate the second instance of the second plurality of virtual machines, wherein the second plurality of virtual machines is configured to run independently from the first plurality of virtual machines and comprises a replica of the first plurality of virtual machines.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for data management, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to:

• group a first instance of a first plurality of virtual machines into a backup group for performing a backup of data from a source data storage environment to a target data storage environment in accordance with a backup configuration, the first plurality of virtual machines configured to run one or more applications;
• receive an input to create a second instance comprising a second plurality of virtual machines at the target data storage environment, the second plurality of virtual machines configured to run the one or more applications, wherein data backed up to the target data storage environment from the first instance of the first plurality of virtual machines is configured as a source for the second instance of the second plurality of virtual machines;
• and
• instantiate the second instance of the second plurality of virtual machines, wherein the second plurality of virtual machines is configured to run independently from the first plurality of virtual machines and comprises a replica of the first plurality of virtual machines.