Disaster Recovery

ALSO CALLED: IT Disaster Recovery, Network Disaster Recovery, Recovery Disaster, Data Processing Recovery, Recovery Procedures, Disaster-recovery, Business Recovery, Transaction Processing Recovery, Computer Disaster Recovery, Business Processing Recovery, and Processing and Business Recovery
DEFINITION: The recovery time objective (RTO) is the maximum tolerable length of time that a computer, system, network, or application can be down after a failure or disaster occurs. The RTO is a function of the extent to which the interruption disrupts normal operations and the amount of revenue lost per unit time  … 
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DISASTER RECOVERY DEFINITION (continued): …  as a result of the disaster. These factors in turn depend on the affected equipment and application(s). The RTO is measured in seconds, minutes, hours, or days, and is an important consideration in disaster recovery planning (DRP).

Numerous studies have been conducted in an attempt to determine the cost of downtime for various applications in enterprise operations. These studies indicate that the cost depends on long-term and intangible effects as well as on immediate, short-term, … 
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