THE WHATIS.COM WORD-OF-THE-DAY
September 18, 2001
hot site and cold site
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TODAY'S WORD: hot site and cold site
See our definition with hyperlinks at
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A hot site is a commercial disaster recovery service that allows a
business to continue computer and network operations in the event of
a computer or equipment disaster. For example, if an enterprise's
data processing center becomes inoperable, that enterprise can move
all data processing operations to a hot site. A hot site has all the
equipment needed for the enterprise to continue operation, including
office space and furniture, telephone jacks, and computer equipment.
A cold site is a similar type of disaster recovery service that
provides office space, but the customer provides and installs all the
equipment needed to continue operations. A cold site is less
expensive, but it takes longer to get an enterprise in full operation
after the disaster.
Typically, a business has an annual contract with a company that
offers hot and cold site services with a monthly service charge. Some
disaster recovery services offer backup services so that all company
data is available regardless of whether a hot site or cold site is
used. If an enterprise must use a hot or cold site, there are usually
daily fees and other incidental fees in addition to the basic service
charge.
According to the New York Times (Sept. 17, 2001), the companies with
the largest revenues from hot and cold site and other disaster
recovery services were Comdisco, IBM, and SunGard.
RELATED TERMS
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SELECTED LINKS
[1] The State of Missouri (U.S.) provides an example of a
disaster/recovery plan that mentions hot sites and cold sites.
http://www.state.mo.us/mo/samii/projinfo/implement/techbp/tech23.html
[2] SearchNetworking.com has selected links to more information about
"Backup and Recovery."
http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid7_tax38a,00.html
[3] SearchStorage.com has selected links to more information about
"Outsourced Storage Management."
http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid5_tax44e,00.html
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