Exchange Backups with a GFS Retention Scheme
Two takeaways:
· Exchange retention periods should exceed the longest period between retained backup media (typically around 30 days; but some rotations use true month end, others last Friday of the month, etc., so this date should be adjusted upwards)
· Making sure the customer is aware that we have a retention based system and it is not a true e-mail archiving system, which can add to backup costs substantially.