Hi , we have a private cloud between 3 sites. we looking at building SQL server highly available & DR etc.
initially you would think of two node guest cluster on primary site , remote sites High Availability Groups.
If we are using private cloud , am I correct in saying we don't need to have HA groups on remote sites. All we need is a two node cluster setup as a service. If setup correctly , in the event of disaster
the cloud platform , can deploy a third node , which will be passive (active node crashed , passive node became active)
in the event we loose a building block (primary site) , the cloud platform can bring up the entire service on a secondary site
there is no need for HA Groups , HA FCI as a service only would be sufficient
thanks