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Maximum Tolerable Downtime (Definition)The maximum length of time a business function can be discontinued without causing irreparable harm to the business. Business functions associated with customer service and billing often have the shortest maximum tolerable downtimes. See Also: Maximum Acceptable Outage. Risky Thinking Newsletter Are you responsible for Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, or Risk Management in your organization? Then you may wish to receive a free subscription to the the monthly Risky Thinking Newsletter. It contains news, opinions and articles of interest to people working in these areas. View a sample issue, or click here to subscribe. Recent articles have included: Watching the news coverage of hurricane Katrina has been like watching a Greek
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