What is the greatest risk when storage growth in a critical file server is not managed properly?

When storage growth in a critical file server is not managed properly, the greatest risk is that server recovery work may not meet the recovery time objective. This is crucial because as data storage increases, the complexity and time required to perform recovery operations also rise. If a disaster occurs or data loss happens, the ability to restore the server to its normal operational state within the established recovery time objective becomes more challenging.

When storage grows unmanaged, the volume of data that needs to be restored can significantly delay the recovery process. If the server's data is not efficiently organized, or if there are insufficient resources allocated for recovery tasks, this could lead to prolonged downtime, affecting business continuity and potentially resulting in lost revenue, customer dissatisfaction, and damage to the organization's reputation. Therefore, ensuring that recovery processes are designed to handle the anticipated growth is critical in maintaining operational resilience.