30 days should be sufficient for most environments.

Please be aware, however, that certain industries or environments may have specific requirements for data retention and reporting - for example, schools, accountants' offices, lawyers' offices, libraries, etc. In these environments, please consult the appropriate governing body, policy, or legislation which pertains to that particular environment.


When increasing (or removing restrictions on) retention periods, please consider the number of users you have, the amount of data being recorded, and the size limitations of your SQL database. A default install of VIPRE Business has a SQL 2005 Express backend which has a database size limit of 4gb. If this limit is reached, performance issues are likely to occur.