US Patent 11029864 Method and system for dynamic backup policy handshaking

A method and system for dynamic backup policy handshaking. Specifically, the method and system disclosed herein entail optimizing storage space utilization for backup, archiving, and/or disaster recovery-purposed data storage. That is, based on time projections until the data storage reaches capacity, the utilization of the remaining storage space may be optimized without compromising data protection in order to prolong the use of the data storage. In prolonging the utilization of the data storage, tiered data backup policies may be adjusted.