This video explores designing a disaster recovery (DR) strategy for Amazon RDS for SQL Server using cross-region read replicas. Sudhir Amin, a database specialist, demonstrates how to implement and monitor cross-region read replicas to simplify DR strategies. The presentation covers DR considerations, RPO and RTO achievements, and best practices for implementation. A live demo showcases the setup process in the AWS Management Console, including VPC peering, Active Directory configuration, and CloudWatch monitoring. The video provides valuable insights for database administrators and IT professionals looking to enhance their SQL Server disaster recovery capabilities on AWS.