Design a Multi-Region Disaster Recovery Architecture with AWS Control Tower and Transit Gateway

ADVANCED
190 minutes
5 tasks

In this advanced lab, you will create a comprehensive disaster recovery (DR) solution for a fictional global company using AWS Control Tower and AWS Transit Gateway. The lab emphasizes cross-region data replication, automated failover processes, and cost-effective networking strategies to ensure business continuity under adverse scenarios. Participants will develop skills in architecting resilient enterprise applications that meet demanding service-level agreements (SLAs).

Scenario

Globomantics, a global retail company, aims to ensure its e-commerce platform is continuously available, achieving a recovery time objective (RTO) of under 5 minutes and a recovery point objective (RPO) of zero. They plan to utilize AWS for their disaster recovery architecture, leveraging AWS Control Tower for governance and AWS Transit Gateway for seamless inter-region peering. The budget for this architecture must remain under $10 per testing session in AWS.

Learning Objectives

  • Architect a multi-region disaster recovery solution using AWS services
  • Implement AWS Control Tower for account governance
  • Utilize AWS Transit Gateway for cross-region connectivity
  • Automate failover procedures to minimize RTO

tasks (5)

task 1: Configure AWS Control Tower for multi-account setup

30 min

task 2: Set up AWS Transit Gateway for cross-region peering

45 min

task 3: Deploy automated failover mechanisms using Route 53

45 min

task 4: Optimize cost strategy using AWS Budgets (hypothetical setup)

30 min

task 5: Integrate AWS Systems Manager for operational excellence

40 min

Prerequisites

  • Understand basic AWS networking and VPC concepts
  • Familiarity with AWS Route 53 capabilities
  • Experience using AWS IAM and Control Tower

Skills Tested

Design multi-region disaster recovery architectures using AWSImplement AWS Control Tower for organizational governanceConfigure AWS Transit Gateway for cross-region peeringUse Route 53 for automated failovers
    Design a Multi-Region Disaster Recovery Architecture with AWS Control Tower and Transit Gateway - Hands-On Lab - CertiPass