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Replication Lag

Replication lag is the measurable delay between a write in the source system and its availability in the copy, such as a CRM change reaching a read replica or the warehouse.

It is a normal property of asynchronous copying, not a failure state. Lag varies by load, batch size, and connector design, and it sets a floor on how fresh any downstream dashboard can be.

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A practical example

Example: a deal moves to Closed Won at 10:02.

The warehouse sync runs every 30 minutes, so a revenue dashboard shows the change at roughly 10:32, and any attribution built on that table inherits the same delay.

What to evaluate before investing

  • Ask each vendor to state typical and worst-case lag per connector, in numbers rather than 'near real-time' claims.
  • Measure lag yourself by timestamping a test record at the source and when it appears downstream.
  • Check whether alerts or routing rules that depend on fresh data have a defined staleness tolerance.

Limitations and tradeoffs

Attribution windows and real-time triggers built on replicated data are only as accurate as the lag allows; treat freshness as a budgeted parameter, not a given.

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