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Disaster Recovery with FSx for NetApp ONTAP Snapshots and FlexClone

Disaster Recovery with FSx for NetApp ONTAP Snapshots and FlexClone

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2026

This feature thread tracks the evolution of disaster recovery strategies leveraging Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP. Initial focus is on enabling rapid failover to read-only mode using ONTAP snapshots and FlexClone technology, followed by a process for full read-write recovery. This includes optimizing cross-region replication with SnapMirror and ensuring data consistency for critical applications like financial data platforms.

2026

S&P Global’s innovative disaster recovery strategy using Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP snapshots | Amazon Web Services

7/7/2026

This post details S&P Global Market Intelligence's implementation of a disaster recovery solution for their Capital IQ platform using Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP. It describes a two-pronged approach: immediate failover to a read-only DR environment within 15 minutes using ONTAP snapshots and FlexClone, and a subsequent process for full read-write recovery. The solution utilizes SnapMirror replication with 15-minute intervals for cross-region data replication and highlights the technical steps for creating and presenting FlexClone volumes for rapid recovery, as well as the orchestrated steps for full read-write failover.