VMware DRaaS Powered – what is it?

VMware DRaaS Powered is a designation and service model within the VMware Cloud Provider ecosystem that confirms a provider’s capability to deliver Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) based on VMware technologies. The solution is typically implemented using VMware Site Recovery Manager or VMware Cloud Director Availability and provides virtual machine replication, recovery orchestration, and automated failover to a secondary site. The VMware DRaaS Powered status indicates that the infrastructure meets VMware requirements for compatibility, resilience, and the correctness of recovery scenarios.

In practical operation, VMware DRaaS Powered is used to build resilient architectures with geographic redundancy and clearly defined RPO and RTO parameters. The provider ensures an isolated environment for replicas, regular testing of recovery scenarios, automated failover and failback, and integration with existing vSphere environments without changes to application architecture. As a VMware DRaaS Powered service, it enables organizations to minimize downtime, ensure business continuity, and meet regulatory disaster recovery requirements without deploying their own secondary infrastructure.