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Data Backup Window Considerations

As well as the amount of data that you have to back up, your infrastructure and management requirements will depend on the time that is available for backup operations in any given period. Ask yourself the following questions:

• Can you run backups during non-working hours, at night or on weekends?
• Do you have to run backups concurrently with normal business operations because your network is in use round the clock?

Identify the blocks of time that are available during the day and the week. If your organization shuts down for any long periods during the month or year, you might consider these times as well.