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Technology System Failure and Recovery: Case Study

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Key Takeaways

  • A 72-hour CRM outage cost $39,800 in lost deals, holding costs, and recovery labor.
  • Weekly automated data exports to independent storage provide the foundation for outage survival.
  • Contingency SOPs must be documented, practiced, and updated—not just written and filed.
  • Integration error handling with queuing and retry logic prevents data loss during short outages.
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1.What is operational risk?

2.What is a risk register?

3.What is the Recovery Time Objective (RTO)?