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Glossary: Policies, Standards and Risk Management

RPO (recovery point objective)

Also written: RPO, recovery point objective

How much recent data the business can afford to lose, measured in time. Café orders need 4 hours, which exposed the gap with Kettle & Crane's once-a-day backups.

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Related terms

RTO (recovery time objective)maximum tolerable downtime (MTD)business impact analysis (BIA)