Azure IaaS provides built-in resiliency capabilities across compute, storage, and networking to help organizations keep critical applications running during disruptions. Key features include Virtual Machine Scale Sets with availability zones for compute isolation, multiple storage redundancy models (LRS, ZRS, GRS, RA-GRS), and networking services like Azure Load Balancer, Application Gateway, Traffic Manager, and Azure Front Door for traffic continuity. The post emphasizes that resiliency is a shared responsibility: Azure provides the platform foundation while customers design workloads to meet their specific needs. It also covers migration as an opportunity to build resiliency from the start using Azure Site Recovery, Azure Migrate, and infrastructure-as-code practices, and stresses ongoing validation through testing and observability.
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Resiliency built into the foundation of mission-critical applicationsKeep applications available with resilient compute designBuild continuity and recovery on a resilient storage foundationKeep network traffic moving when conditions changeTailor resiliency to what each workload demandsMake every migration a chance to build greater resiliencyMaintain resiliency after deployment as workloads evolveCreate a resilient infrastructure with AzureSort: