Hot site
- Term
- Hot site
- Exam
- CISA & CISM
- Definition
A recovery site with equipment and current data ready to take over quickly.
- Explained
A hot site has equipment, connectivity and current data ready to take over within minutes or hours. It supports very short recovery times at the highest cost; active-active designs are the extreme case.
- In practice
A second data center running replicated systems that can take over within minutes.
- Often confused with
- Warm site
- Exam angle
Fastest and most expensive option.
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