Explain the features and benefits provided by the recommended solution.

Your organization is in the process of replacing its two Windows 2003 servers with two Windows 2012 R2 servers. During this upgrade, you need to replace the backup system. The previous software does not support Windows 2012 R2. The CTO spent every penny on the two new servers, so the new backup system needs to inexpensive or its cost needs to be spread over the course of the year. Your only plan is to use a cloud-based backup systems. Between the two servers, there is 550GB of data. He wants details, including features and estimated monthly costs, of Microsoft Azure Backup as well as a 3^rd party backup solution.  He also wants your recommended solution. While not necessary, a comparison chart may be the best format for the report.  If you develop a chart, don’t forget to include your recommendation after the chart.

You walk into your CTO’s office to find them passed out on the floor. As they start to wake up, you ask “What happen?!?” They hand you a VMware quote that includes vCenter, vSphere, and Site Recovery Manager (SRM).   When they saw the grand total, they passed out.

Someone forgot to plan for VMware, so there’s no budget for it. The VMware software is almost the same price as the servers that were just purchased for the disaster recovery site. Your CTO immediately looks to you for an answer to this problem. You need to recommend a solution that provides server virtualization as well as site replication for your server environment. Your budget is $0. (Hint: Use Hyper-V!) Explain the features and benefits provided by the recommended solution. Also discuss the software roles/features and infrastructure required at both the main site and the disaster recovery site.

Note: Luckily, you have Windows Server 2012 R2 running on each of the servers at each of the sites.