Cloud Computing Implementation to Support a Disaster Recovery Plan: A Case Study of Institut Agama Islam Negeri Manado

The need for information systems and information technology is currently increasing, can be seen from the use of IS / IT to carry out important activities of an organization. Information and data are important assets for organizations that must be protected and kept confidential, to support the sustainability of an organization. With the rapid development and the increased use of technology, the opportunities for risk to information and data are also getting bigger. If an information system is not maintained, there will be the risk of disrupting the business processes of an organization. These risks can be in the form of financial losses decreased productivity and even damage to the reputation of an organization so they loss the trust of the public. As one of the universities in Manado that has quite a lot of students, the Institute of Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Manado have several information systems to increase the productivity of faculty, assistants and students, one of the systems is Academic Information System (SISKA). But there are several problems right now in IAIN Manado information system such as data loss, downtime system and some more. Therefore, this research tried to reduce the impact by implementing DRP. In this research two strategies were introduced that could help IAIN Manado implement DRP and preventive components on the main site as an initial precaution. All strategies are based on DRaaS in Microsoft Azure to help IAIN Manado ensure the availability of their systems.