Step Summary

Many organizations need to provide copies, or replicas, of certain files in multiple locations. Replication can provide local, high-speed access to files for clients in locations where they would otherwise have to access the files over a slower, wide area network (WAN) link.

This step determined whether replication is needed. The business requirements for replication were understood, and then prioritized.

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