Oh well, I feel I am getting old.

As several times before, I need to point out that the decison what is more important (to be up ASAP or to be exactly up to date) is not up to the IT staff, DBAs included. It depends on the industry and legal reponsibility of the company or division, so ultimately (and unfortunately) it is the lawyers who have the last word, like it or not. (I don't.)

In my case, the picture is fortunately simple: I am on a BI project, and for my team data off by a day or two is no biggie, it is not accounting or CRM, so as long as we present a reliable picture of the business, we are OK.