--- title: "Acronis DR to Azure is here: More flexibility, same console" description: Acronis has added Microsoft Azure as a DR destination, giving you more choice, better control and broader reach without needing to learn a new tool or juggle more vendors. canonical_url: https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-dr-to-azure-is-here-more-flexibility-same-console/ locale: en last_updated: 2026-10-27 --- [Acronis Blog](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/) # Acronis DR to Azure is here: More flexibility, same console Acronis has added Microsoft Azure as a DR destination, giving you more choice, better control and broader reach without needing to learn a new tool or juggle more vendors. [Try Now](https://www.acronis.com/en/products/cloud/trial/) [![Image 2: Pavel Egorikhin](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/445e85b69434e2f883a170995806995d.png)](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/pavel-egorikhin/ "Pavel Egorikhin") [Pavel Egorikhin](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/pavel-egorikhin/) 3 min read Last updated 16 July 2025 If you’ve been using [Acronis Cyber Platform (formerly Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud)](https://www.acronis.com/en/products/cloud/cyber-protect/) for disaster recovery, you know the value of having DR tightly integrated with backup, endpoint protection and security tools all in one platform. Until now, you had two solid options: * Failover to the Acronis Cloud, perfect for fast, automated recovery with minimal setup. * Failover to your own data center (or a partner MSP), giving you control over hardware and location. Both options work well, but they don’t cover every use case. What about clients who are already invested in Microsoft Azure? Or those who need to meet regional compliance but don’t want to manage physical infrastructure? Or maybe you’ve got a mix: a few critical workloads that need instant recovery, and others that can wait a bit longer all scattered across different platforms. Now you can serve all of them, using the same Acronis platform you already trust.We’ve added Microsoft Azure as a DR destination, giving you more choice, better control and broader reach without needing to learn a new tool or juggle more vendors. ## One platform. Now with multicloud DR. With DR to Azure, you get the same agent, same management console and same licensing model as you already use for backup and DR to Acronis or hybrid cloud. But now, when you enable disaster recovery for a customer, you can choose: * Acronis Cloud * Your own data center * Azure Cloud It’s just a dropdown, not a separate product. No extra appliances. No new contracts. No different dashboards. ## Serve more use cases without more tools Let’s say you’ve got three types of clients: 1. **Clients with specific tech requirements** Some customers may use specific VM or networking configurations that didn’t work well with Acronis Cloud. With Azure as a DR target, you get more options: broader VM instance types, custom VNet configs, and full access to Azure-native tooling. That opens the door to protecting workloads that weren’t a fit before. 2. **Clients already running in Azure** These businesses have standardized on Azure for production workloads. Now you can keep DR in the same cloud, with full control over region, subscription, networking and security policies all within their existing environment. 3. **Cost-conscious SMBs** They just want a working backup and the ability to get back online within a few hours if disaster strikes. Cold DR option and ability to select custom VM sizes gives them that with cheap storage, and compute only when needed. 4. **Highly regulated industries** They need to keep everything in-country and already use Azure for production workloads. Now, you can keep their DR plan inside their existing Azure subscription, with full control over region and networking. 5. **Uptime-critical businesses** Think e-commerce, health care, logistics. They need fast failover and short RTOs. With warm DR to Azure (coming soon), you’ll be able to deliver that without building or managing a second data center. Same platform, different options per workload. You decide what fits. ## Automation that doesn’t let you down at 3 a.m. Disasters don’t happen at convenient times. That’s why the platform includes: * **Runbooks**. Set boot order, wait times, network configs and DNS steps once. Hit a button when needed. * **Screenshot verification**. Want to know your DR image actually boots after Patch Tuesday? Now you can — with zero manual checks. * **Incremental failback**. When the crisis is over, bring systems back with changed blocks only. Users stay live, and you avoid a long migration window. * **Full networking control**. Use native Azure tools for custom networking and connectivity or bringing your own firewall, and integrate natively with the client's Azure setup. ## Clear, usage-based pricing No bundles. No “gotchas” on the invoice. * Pay per workload license * Pay-as-you-go storage * Azure compute billed only when used You can run test failovers to Azure and know exactly what it costs—before you run a real one. ## How to get started 1. Log into your Acronis Cyber Platform (formerly Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud) console 2. Setup DR protection plan with Microsoft Azure as a target DR location using end customer Azure subscription 3. Apply this new protection plan to the workloads you need to protect 4. Run a test failover — it spins up in your client’s Azure region Watch [this self-guided demo](https://www.acronis.com/en/lp/disaster-recovery/azure/) designed to help you get started. Disaster recovery isn’t one-size-fits-all.With DR to Azure, you’ve got options, real ones, that fit different budgets, compliance needs, and uptime targets. And the best part? You deliver it all from a platform you already use every day. 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