CHAPTER 9 ■ PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: SAMPLE BACKUP ENVIRONMENTS
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• Use synthetic full backup methods to make full backups at the central site from
replicated incremental backups.
• Use alternate technologies, such as source-based deduplication, to keep traffic at
a bare minimum.
• As a last resort, place local datazones in remote locations to fully run backups
locally, only passing reporting and management information over the connection.
The use of these different strategies will optimize as much as possible the utilization of the WAN
network connection.
Transnational Backups
Backups within a particular country, regardless of whether it is an RO, RS, RDC, or combination thereof,
will usually present issues of distance and management, ...