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IT continuity
Recovery point objective
RPO / PDMA
In French : Objectif de point de reprise
The volume of data, expressed in time, that the organisation accepts losing during a disruption. A four-hour RPO means the last four hours of input may be lost.
Source : ISO 22300:2021
Related terms
Recovery time objective
The period of time within which an activity, product or service must be resumed after disruption, and the associated resources restored.
Backup
A copy of data held separately to enable restoration. The 3-2-1-1-0 rule summarises good practice: three copies, two media, one off-site, one immutable, zero verified restore errors.