[id='cross-site-replication_{context}']
= Cross-site replication

{brandname} can back up data between clusters running in geographically dispersed data centers and across different cloud providers.
Cross-site replication provides {brandname} with a global cluster view and:

* Guarantees service continuity in the event of outages or disasters.
* Presents client applications with a single point of access to data in globally distributed caches.

.Cross-site replication
//Community content
ifdef::community[]
image::cross-site-replication.svg[Cross-site replication with a {brandname} deployment.]
endif::community[]
//Downstream content
ifdef::downstream[]
image::cross-site-replication.png[Cross-site replication with a {brandname} deployment.]
endif::downstream[]
