Case Study: Generali US Branch achieves rapid cloud disaster recovery with Microsoft Azure Site Recovery

Insurance company prepares for the worst with full disaster protection in the cloud

Generali US Branch, a property and casualty insurance provider, was prompted by weather extremes and the loss of its disaster recovery (DR) site to seek better business protection. The company needed a robust solution to ensure it could continue serving its customers without interruption in the event of a disaster, as required by regulators. They turned to Microsoft Corporation and its partner for a solution built on Microsoft Azure Site Recovery.

With help from its partner, Generali US Branch implemented a DR-as-a-service solution built on Microsoft Azure Site Recovery. This solution replicates the company's virtual servers to the cloud, enabling near-instant recovery. The vendor's solution helped the company reduce its DR costs by 65 percent, allows for easy and comprehensive testing of its DR plan, and ensures the business can be running again in minutes after a disaster with minimal data loss.

Generali US Branch

Mauricio Caneda

Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer