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03 Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

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01 Concept

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Point in Time Recovery

Point-in-Time Recovery

Feb 10, 20261 min read

  • disaster-recovery
  • pitr
  • database

Point-in-Time Recovery

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The ability to restore a database to any specific moment in time by replaying Write-Ahead Log (WAL) entries on top of a base backup. PITR enables near-zero RPO and is essential for recovering from logical errors like accidental data deletion.

Key Properties

  • WAL Replay
  • Continuous Archiving
  • Recovery Target Specification

disaster-recovery pitr database


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  • Point-in-Time Recovery
  • Key Properties

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  • WAL Replay

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