Question

A financial services firm's business impact analysis established a two-hour recovery time objective (RTO) for its core transaction processing platform. The firm is designing its disaster recovery strategy and comparing recovery site options against cost. Which recovery site option is MOST appropriate to meet the stated RTO?

Accepted Answer

A hot site with fully configured hardware, current software, and near-real-time data replication

Answer

A warm site with pre-installed hardware requiring software configuration and data restoration from backups

Answer

A cold site providing power, cooling, and space where equipment can be installed when needed

Answer

A reciprocal agreement with a peer institution to share processing capacity during an outage