How GFS retention is different from Basic Retention?

How GFS retention is different from Basic Retention?

The key difference between GFS Retention and Basic Retention lies in the purpose and duration of the retention:

  • GFS Retention is ideal for long-term archival, compliance, and keeping critical backup data at different levels (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly), ensuring that you can recover data from various points in time over long periods.
  • Basic Retention is a more straightforward, short-term approach, allowing you to retain a specified number of recovery points or for a certain number of days. It is focused on managing the most recent backups, ensuring that storage is efficiently used by retaining only the necessary backups.

While Basic Retention is better for day-to-day backup management, GFS Retention is essential for businesses that need to keep data for long durations, often for legal or compliance purposes.


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