What is the recommended retention policy for VMware environments?
The recommended retention policy for VMware environments depends on your organization's specific needs and requirements:
For Compliance and Long-Term Archival Needs:
If your organization requires long-term data retention for compliance or regulatory purposes, GFS (Grandfather-Father-Son) Retention is ideal. GFS retention helps preserve recovery points over extended periods, including daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly intervals. This ensures you can meet long-term data retention requirements, making it perfect for industries that need to retain backups for years, such as healthcare or finance.
For Standard Workloads with Short-Term Recovery Needs:
For environments with typical backup and recovery needs where data retention for long periods is not necessary, Basic Retention is sufficient. With Basic Retention, you can set policies based on the number of versions or the number of days to retain backups. This makes it ideal for standard VMware workloads where the focus is on maintaining recent recovery points and optimizing storage without the need for long-term archival.
The choice between GFS Retention and Basic Retention ultimately depends on factors like storage constraints, recovery requirements, and compliance needs in your VMware environment.
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