Backup site

A backup site (also work area recovery site or just recovery site) is a location where an organization can relocate following a disaster, such as <a href="/facts/Fire/M6XwR3am">fire</a>, <a href="/facts/Flood/FDQjJeXW">flood</a>, <a href="/facts/Terrorist/DHJGPJ6P">terrorist</a> threat, or other disruptive event. This is an integral part of the <a href="/facts/Disaster_recovery_plan/gvLxjY3D">disaster recovery plan</a> and wider <a href="/facts/Business_continuity_planning/Qxz9zoEg">business continuity planning</a> of an organization.
A backup, or alternate, site can be another <a href="/facts/Data_center/DS5wJY41">data center</a> location which is either operated by the organization, or contracted via a company that specializes in disaster recovery services. In some cases, one organization will have an agreement with a second organization to operate a joint backup site. In addition, an organization may have a reciprocal agreement with another organization to set up a site at each of their data centers.
Sites are generally classified based on how prepared they are and the speed with which they can be brought into operation: "cold" (facility is prepared), "warm" (equipment is in place), "hot" (operational data is loaded) –- with increasing cost to implement and maintain with increasing "temperature".

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Backup site