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ARC – Azure Resilient Core

Prepared for the 
worst case.

Organizations must deal with cyber-attacks. And natural disasters. And political crises. And power outages. And climate change. The list goes on and on.

Building resilience against these challenges – to prevent the worst when a worst-case scenario hits – seems like a no-brainer. Our ARC disaster recovery solution ensures fast recovery of key services in the event of disasters or ransomware attacks.

Boost your resilience
79%

of companies admit they’re not ready to comply with new operational resilience regulations like DORA and NIS2
(Source: The State of Resilience 2025, Cockroach Labs and Wakefield Research)

175%

The percentage by which human-operated ransomware attacks have increased since last year
(Source: Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2024)

23.1

days is the average recovery time after a successful ransomware attack
(Source: Ponemon Institute)

Challenging times for your 
IT environment.

With everything organizations are up against today, it’s surprising how often disaster recovery exists on paper – but is rarely tested or put into practice. And too often, weak or missing strategies are only discovered when the damage is already done. So, better act now than too late – and be prepared for the challenges ahead, like:

Generative AI allows malware to adapt in real time, evade detection, and automatically create new attack variants. It scans for vulnerabilities and develops exploits faster than traditional tools, making threats more dynamic and harder to predict – increasing the risk that attacks go undetected and ultimately succeed.

Unlike traditional Man-in-the-Middle attacks, AitM involves the active manipulation of communication streams rather than just passive monitoring. This allows attackers to bypass multi-factor authentication and gain unauthorized access to sensitive systems or data, often aiming not for ransom, but for long-term, undetected access.

In a real crisis, failure is often not caused by the absence of a recovery plan, but rather by the concentration of key responsibilities among just a few individuals. When pressure rises, even the most capable team members can burn out in a matter of days. As stress intensifies, decision quality drops and the ability to follow through on critical steps begins to fade – even with a well-designed emergency plan.

In today’s digital world, IT emergencies are more than just technical issues – they’re business-critical events. Prolonged downtime, data loss, and poor incident response can result in lost revenue, legal consequences, and lasting damage to customer trust and brand reputation.

Our disaster recovery solution:

Azure Resilient Core (ARC).

ARC is a disaster recovery infrastructure for your company’s business-critical tools and services.

In an emergency, your digital infrastructure can be restored quickly and automatically.

ARC offers security, stability, and flexibility in the event of cyber-attacks, natural disasters, and wars.

Be ready with ARC: 6 reasons for our disaster recovery solution

Rapid recovery

ARC gets your IT back online quickly, minimizing downtime and financial losses. And quarterly disaster recovery trainings keep your team ready.

Suitable for any IT landscape

Regardless of your existing IT environment, ARC can be implemented independently – without the need to adapt existing systems.

Maximum availability

With a guaranteed availability of 99.9%, your IT remains stable and accessible even in times of crisis.

Scalability as needed

ARC dynamically adapts to growing demands, so disaster recovery plans can be scaled as needed.

Comprehensive security

Built-in features such as Microsoft Defender XDR and Entra ID ensure that your data and systems are protected against cyber threats.

Proactive protection

Our 24/7 SOC continuously monitors your ARC environment and detects threats early, before they can cause damage.

Unlock flexible emergency management. Three modules for different needs.

ARC Core

Secure and quickly accessible emergency environment developed specifically for a defined user group to enable effective and coordinated crisis communication in the event of a disaster.

ARC Green

Independent, mirrored cloud environment that enables companies to quickly switch to a new infrastructure in an emergency and restore business-critical processes and applications.

ARC Blue

Offers all the features of ARC GREEN plus secure use of critical on-premise applications in an emergency environment that remains connected to existing, potentially compromised data centers. Ideal for customers who rely on this dependency.

The following applies to all three modules:

  • Independent, persistent, decoupled, galvanically isolated environment that is subject to the strictest security criteria and protected by Microsoft Defender XDR and central 24/7 monitoring by our SOC
  • Business-critical documents, emergency plans, and prepared communication templates are readily available and structured in the ARC environment, ensuring that the company can continue to operate in the event of a crisis

  • All changes are logged and audited via Azure Log Analytics

Milestones on the path to
implementation.

Kick-off meeting

Clarifies goals and responsibilities and designates the SPOC to ensure smooth communication.

Current status assessment

Analysis of the IT infrastructure, identification of risks and adaptation requirements for ARC configuration.

Shadow tenant setup​

Runs parallel to the main IT infrastructure and serves as an independent recovery environment in the event of a crisis.

Workshops

Definition and adaptation of emergency and recovery processes in collaboration with the team.

Testing

Simulation of realistic emergency scenarios to test the functionality and efficiency of the ARC solution.

Production

Fully implemented and tested ARC disaster recovery solution that ensures security and business continuity.

Any questions about our disaster recovery solution? Just contact us.

Julia Eberl

Director Sales & Customer Success

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