An IaaS Application Has a Two-Hour RTO and a Four-Hour

question 5

Multiple Choice

An IaaS application has a two-hour RTO and a four-hour RPO. The application takes one hour to back up its data or restore from a local backup file. A systems administrator is tasked with configuring the backup policy. Which of the following should the administrator configure to achieve the application requirements with the LEAST cost?

• A) Back up to long-term storage every night
• B) Back up to object storage every three hours
• C) Back up to long-term storage every four hours
• D) Back up to object storage every hour

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