Question DCTR-06
Are your primary and secondary data centers geographically diverse?
| Weight | 20 |
| High Risk | No |
| Required | Yes |
| Compliant Answer | Yes |
Standard Guidance
EDUCAUSE provides no guidance here
Answering "NO"
Describe any plans to implement.
Answering "YES"
State your primary and secondary data center locations. For cloud infrastructures, state the primary and secondary zones.
Reason for Question
When planning for business continuity and disaster recovery, considering geographic diversity of a vendors operating environment will help analysts better understand risk due to widespread technical issues as well as weather and environmental considerations.
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Follow-up inquiries for geographic diversity in datacenters will be institution/implementation specific.
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