Backup Retention Policy Guide
A retention policy defines how long backups and recovery points are kept based on business, compliance, capacity and risk requirements.
Why This Topic Matters
A retention policy defines how long backups and recovery points are kept based on business, compliance, capacity and risk requirements.
Key Decision Points
Define daily, weekly and monthly retention tiers as needed.
Calculate capacity together with retention.
Do not design immutability duration independently from retention.
Protect deletion policies with access and approval controls.
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