Which type of disaster recovery site provides only the basic facility infrastructure-such as building space, power, cooling, and network cabling-but has no pre-installed IT hardware, applications, or real-time data replication, resulting in the longest recovery time when activated after a disaster?
The correct answer is Cold site. A cold site supplies an empty but prepared facility with essential utilities (power, HVAC, cabling) where an organization can bring in its own equipment after a disaster. Because no servers, applications, or synchronized data are ready beforehand, significant time is required to install hardware, restore backups, and resume normal operations. Hot sites and warm sites already contain at least some operational hardware and more current data, enabling faster recovery, while cloud-based DR solutions typically host virtualized resources that can be brought online more quickly than a cold site.
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