A company uses 'Asynchronous Replication' to a disaster recovery site. What is the primary risk associated with this method?

Answer options:

Slow performance on the primary site.

Potential data loss (RPO > 0) if the primary site fails.

Inability to failover.

High network bandwidth costs.

How to approach this question

Contrast Synchronous (Zero data loss, slower) with Asynchronous (Some data loss, faster).

Full Answer

B.Potential data loss (RPO > 0) if the primary site fails.✓ Correct

Asynchronous replication confirms the write to the user before confirming it reached the secondary site. If the primary dies before sending, that data is lost.

Common mistakes

Thinking Asynchronous is safer than Synchronous.

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