Recovery Time Objective (RTO):

• Maximum acceptable time to restore service after disruption
• Measured from disaster occurrence to full service restoration
  Recovery Point Objective (RPO):
• Maximum acceptable amount of data loss measured in time
• Last point in time to which data can be recovered
  Examples:
• E-commerce site: RTO = 2 hours (site must be online within 2 hours), RPO = 15 minutes (can lose max 15 minutes of orders)
• Email system: RTO = 4 hours, RPO = 1 hour
• Archived data: RTO = 3 days, RPO = 24 hours
  Key Point: Lower RTO/RPO requirements typically mean higher costs for backup and DR infrastructure.