Continuous Data Protection (CDP) software is primed to tackle enterprise high-availability requirements. As companies seek to eliminate or drastically reduce backup windows and to create faster, point-in-time recoveries for more mission-critical applications, CDP software has become a viable alternative to traditional backup software and storage system-based replication software. But with multiple points where CDP software can be integrated in the storage infrastructure, and the emerging linkage of CDP with backup applications, companies may need to tackle lengthy and potentially complex CDP implementations.