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SK0-003 · Question #778

A company has its headquarters in Chicago and branch office in New York. The servers at headquarters replicate all data from Chicago to New York in real time. This is an example of which of the…

The correct answer is A. Hot site. The real-time replication of data between a headquarters and a branch office to ensure immediate operational continuity in case of disaster describes a hot site.

Security and disaster recovery

Question

A company has its headquarters in Chicago and branch office in New York. The servers at headquarters replicate all data from Chicago to New York in real time. This is an example of which of the following?

Options

  • AHot site
  • BWarm site
  • CCold site
  • DPrimary site

How the community answered

(38 responses)
  • A
    92% (35)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

The real-time replication of data between a headquarters and a branch office to ensure immediate operational continuity in case of disaster describes a hot site.

AHot siteCorrect

A hot site is a fully equipped, off-site data center that replicates data from the primary site in real-time or near real-time, complete with hardware, software, and networking infrastructure. This setup allows for immediate failover and resumption of business operations with minimal data loss in the event of a disaster at the primary location.

BWarm site

A warm site has hardware and network connectivity but requires some time for data restoration and configuration, not real-time replication and immediate failover.

CCold site

A cold site is a basic facility with infrastructure but lacks hardware, software, and data, requiring significant time to become operational.

DPrimary site

A primary site is the main operational location and not a disaster recovery solution involving replication to another site.

Concept tested: Disaster recovery site types

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/site-recovery-overview

Topics

#Disaster recovery#Hot site#Real-time replication#Business continuity

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