Backup and Recovery

Q: What backup requirements do enterprise contracts typically specify?

Common requirements: daily backups minimum, 30-90 day retention, encrypted at rest (AES-256), geographically separated from primary data, RTO of 4-24 hours, RPO of 1-24 hours, and regular restore testing.

ClauseOps

Backup and recovery encompasses the strategies, procedures, and technologies for creating reliable copies of data and restoring them when the original data is lost, corrupted, or unavailable. It is a fundamental component of business continuity planning. Enterprise contracts specify detailed backup…