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RTO/RPO simulator: what level of DR does your application need?

Not every application deserves the same recovery plan: paying for hot DR on an internal tool is waste, protecting billing with plain backups is a gamble. Pick one specific application, answer for it — and it alone — and the score recommends a DR tier. Six questions, two minutes, computed in your browser. Run the test again for each critical application.

How long can your business keep going without this application?Several days without real harmA few hours at mostMinutes — everything stops

How much data could you lose or re-enter by hand without major damage?A full day, re-enterableOnly a few hoursAlmost nothing, every write matters

What is the impact on your clients if this application goes down?None, purely internal useAnnoying, but no formal commitmentContractual: SLA, possible penalties

How often does this application go through critical periods (payroll, closing, peak activity)?RarelyAt certain times (seasonal)Continuously, day and night

Do other systems depend on this application to work?None, it stands aloneA fewIt is central: if it falls, the rest follows

Are there regulatory or audit obligations on this application's availability?NoIndirect (client demands, insurer)Explicit (regulator, certification, contract)

The companion article: RTO and RPO explained simply (and how to set yours)

RTO/RPO simulator: what level of DR does your application need?

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