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Addressed MVP inputs - RPO and RTO definition updates
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articles/backup/azure-backup-glossary.md

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ms.topic: conceptual
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ms.date: 01/22/2024
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A user-defined rule that specifies how long backups should be retained.
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## RPO (Recovery Point Objective)
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## Recovery Point Objective (RPO)
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RPO indicates the maximum data loss that is possible in a data-loss scenario. This is determined by backup frequency.
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PO indicates the maximum acceptable amount of data-loss measured in time. For example, if a disaster occurs at *12:00 PM* and the last backup was at *10:00 AM*, the RPO is *two hours*. This means that the organization is willing to accept losing two hours’ worth of data.
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## RTO (Recovery Time Objective)
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## Recovery Time Objective (RTO)
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RTO indicates the maximum possible time in which data can be restored to the last available point-in-time after a data loss scenario.
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RTO is the target time within which a business process must be restored after a disaster occurs to avoid unacceptable consequences. For instance, if a critical application goes down due to a server failure, and the business can only tolerate a *maximum of four hours of downtime*, then the RTO is *four hours*.
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The following example scenario describes both RPO and RTO concepts:
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Your company has an RPO of *1 hour* for your customer database, which means you perform backups every hour. If a data loss incident occurs, you'll lose not more than *one hour of data*. When you set RTO to *3 hours*, then in the event of a system failure, you aim to restore access to the database within 3 hours to minimize impact on operations.
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## Scheduled backup
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