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Recovery Time Objective (Definition)The time period after a disaster at which business functions need to be restored. Different business functions may have different recovery time objectives. For example, the recovery time objective for the payroll function may be two weeks, whereas the recovery time objective for sales order processing may be two days. See Also: Recovery Point Objective, Critical Data Point. How far away should a hot site or mirror site be?
A question that is often asked when designing a disaster recovery plan is how far away a hot site or mirror site should be. Is there a simple answer? (More...)
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