Cold site
- Term
- Cold site
- Exam
- CISA & CISM
- Definition
A recovery site with space and power but little or no equipment.
- Explained
A cold site provides space, power and environmental controls but little or no equipment. It is cheapest and slowest, suitable only for processes that can tolerate long outages.
- In practice
Empty floor space with power and network connections, but no equipment.
- Often confused with
- Warm site
- Exam angle
Cheapest and slowest.
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