What is the purpose of Business Impact Analysis?

The discussion posts for this course are in two parts, the Initial Post and the Reply Post.

Initial Post: Compose and submit well-written paragraphs that contain a minimum of 200 words, which address the following:

What is the purpose of Business Impact Analysis? Explain the concepts of Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO). In your school or organization, identify two business functions (or systems) that require high-availability and determine the RTO and RPO of each system.

The post should include adequate citations and references that adhere strictly to the APA format.

Reply Post: Reply to at least one classmate’s post. Note that the response post is mandatory. Your reply should be a minimum of 100 words.