I fully understand what you are trying to achieve because we just finished a project in the organization i work for that involves creating a high availability solution which involves disaster recovery and Business continuity.
I have an MSc. in Internet Computing and network security from Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK. I am currently working at a big telecommunication company which have given relevant working experience working with virtualization technologies like Vmware, Microsoft Hyper-V, Oracle Virtualbox etc.
Contact me to discuss more on your requirements.