The two industry standard measurements of DR solutions are:
- Recovery Point Objective (RPO): This is the point in time to which systems must be recovered after an outage. This measurement defines the amount of data loss an organization can endure. Different services may have varying RPO requirements. Sometimes you may also need multiple RPOs to restore not only the latest data (that means the closest point from a time point of view), but also the oldest; in this case, we are talking about the type of retention that is required.
- Recovery Time Objective (RTO): This refers to how long it takes to recover services after the disaster. This measurement defines the amount of downtime an organization can endure. Recovery time includes ...