At my site, the bosses are thinking of reducing the retention level to 3
months from 1 year, in an effort to save on the amount of money we spend
on tapes per year.  Before this happens however, I would like to gather
information as far as what is considered standard practice.  What do you
all do?  Please respond with the sight that standard backups are not an
archival system, and indeed, the concern at my site is not archiving but
normal backup retention practices.

thanks
roberto