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RPO and RTO explained with a real disaster recovery example
A chief executive from a hosting company explains recovery point objective (RPO) and recovery time objective (RTO), two metrics that measure data loss tolerance and acceptable downtime for business continuity. RPO defines the maximum data loss acceptable in terms of time, while RTO specifies the longest permissible duration for a system to remain unavailable. The speaker notes that backup speed and data freshness are distinct concerns that both matter for disaster recovery planning.
Why it matters: Practitioners designing backup and recovery strategies must understand RPO and RTO independently to avoid false confidence in either fast recovery or recent backups alone.
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