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Using VHD backups for DR

So, an idea I am tossing around in my head, for updating our DR plan is:

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6 servers all running windows 2008 R2
2 DC
1 WSS
1 Exchange
2 ERP (1 MS SQL, 1 program server)

So my idea is,

1-have some windows virtual servers setup at some place like rackspace
2-using VHD images from my servers,  spin up the virtual servers there
3-Make any necessary DNS changes and we are up and running.

Is this remotely doable? or is there an easier/better way?
I am trying to come up with a way other than using a coloc site and having 50k or more of hardware collecting dust till I need them.
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If you have Windows backup files, full metal backups, and or Hyper-V backups, created using Windows backups you can use those to create new VMs and/or restore to a new server.
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