Critical system

Critical system

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===Business critical===
===Business critical===
''Business critical'' systems are programmed to avoid significant tangible or intangible economic costs; e.g., loss of business or damage to reputation. This is often due to the interruption of service caused by the system being unusable. Examples of business-critical systems are clients' [[accounting systems]] for a bank, a [[Trading system|stock-trading systems]], [[enterprise resource planning systems]], [[search engines]], etc. These are often delineated via a [[business impact analysis]]. The term is sometimes used interchangeably with 'mission critical'; however business critical systems can be defined as those not necessary during [[incidents]], while mission critical systems are seen as essential for any operations at any time.{{cite web |url=https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/mission-critical.asp |title=Mission Critical: Overview, Examples, FAQ |last=Kenton |first=Will |date=18 Sep 2021}}
''Business critical'' systems are programmed to avoid significant tangible or intangible economic costs; e.g., loss of business or damage to reputation. This is often due to the interruption of service caused by the system being unusable. Examples of business-critical systems are clients' [[accounting systems]] for a bank, a [[Trading system|stock-trading systems]], [[enterprise resource planning systems]], [[search engines]], etc. These are often delineated via a [[business impact analysis]]. The term is sometimes used interchangeably with 'mission critical'; however business critical systems can be defined as those not necessary during Incidents, while mission critical systems are seen as essential for any operations at any time.{{cite web |url=https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/mission-critical.asp |title=Mission Critical: Overview, Examples, FAQ |last=Kenton |first=Will |date=18 Sep 2021}}


===Security critical===
===Security critical===