Hi Microsoft, We got an email about the above subject. Does this mean: We have to set up and deploy same app service on at least 2 different regions? We have to create new DBs as well on 2 different regions? In order to maintain traffic and SLA, we need to use Azure Traffic Manager for easy switching? Isn't this costly on your customer? Regards, Mary Ann

Action recommended: Implement disaster recovery strategies for your Azure App Service web apps by 31 March 2025

Anonymous

Hi Microsoft,

We got an email about the above subject. Does this mean:

We have to set up and deploy same app service on at least 2 different regions?
We have to create new DBs as well on 2 different regions?
In order to maintain traffic and SLA, we need to use Azure Traffic Manager for easy switching?

Isn't this costly on your customer?

Regards,

Mary Ann

SnehaAgrawal-MSFT 20,856 Reputation points

2023-04-04T07:03:32.3766667+00:00

@Anonymous Thanks for reaching here! You are receiving emails about Implement disaster recovery strategies for azure app service by 31<sup>st</sup> March'25.

So to elaborate, Currently when a disaster brings an entire Azure region offline, all App Service apps hosted in that region are placed in disaster recovery mode. Features are available to help you restore the app to a different region or recover files from the impacted app. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/manage-disaster-recovery Beginning 31 March 2025, we'll no longer place Azure App Service web applications in disaster recovery mode in the event of a disaster in an Azure region.

So we strongly encourage you to implement commonly used disaster recovery techniques to prevent loss of functionality or data for your web apps if there's a regional disaster.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/overview-disaster-recovery What to do?

If you have web applications deployed to the Free or Shared tier and you want to implement a disaster recovery strategy for them, scale up to Basic tier or higher.

Note that Backup and restore capabilities are included in Basic and higher pricing tiers. The Free and Shared pricing tiers of App Service are not recommended for production scenarios and are not backed by any SLAs.

further to avoid data or functionality loss in the event of a regional disaster, implement common disaster recovery techniques for your App Service web apps by 31 March 2025.

Let us know if further query or issue remains.
SnehaAgrawal-MSFT 20,856 Reputation points

2023-04-06T04:20:54.44+00:00

@Anonymous Just checking if you have chance to see recent response. Please let us know if further query or issue remains.

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Action recommended: Implement disaster recovery strategies for your Azure App Service web apps by 31 March 2025