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Recovery Point Objective (RPO)
Definition
(Context: General, Technology Management)
1. The measurement of the point in time to which data must be restored in order to resume processing transactions. Directly related to the amount of data that can be lost between the point of recovery and the time of the last data backup.
2. The maximum tolerable period in which data might be lost from an IT system or service due to a major incident.
Reference:
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2. EA-Solution-Data-Availability-Requirements.pdf (virginia.gov)