Glossary term
What is PITR (Point-In-Time Recovery)?
PITR stands for Point-In-Time Recovery.
Restore a database to any exact moment. Example: Restore to 10:41:59, one second before a bad DELETE.
Learn it properly · System DesignLesson 45: Backups & Disaster Recovery: RPO vs RTOReplication faithfully copies a mistaken DELETE, ransomware or silent corruption to every replica in milliseconds. Why backups are a different thing, how RPO and RTO drive every decision, point-in-time recovery, the 3-2-1 rule, the four DR strategies, and why an untested backup is only a hope.