Best backup plan for 24*7 running production database

Hi:
ENVIRONMENT:WIN2000/SQL2000
We need best backup plan for one our 24*7 available
production database growing by 1.2 gb per day..
Any one can tell me the best plan or can recommend any
best site for this?
Thanks in advance
PuruPuru
For large databases, which yours soon will be, most people
would take advantage of differential backups to reduce
impact on the system.
Something like a full backup once a week, and
differentials the other days and regular transaction log
backups as required.
Early in the life of your database you may find towards
the end of the week your differentials are nearly a large
and take as much time as a full backup, due to volume of
changes, as the database gets bigger that will change.
Try to put your backups on seperate disks to your database
and transaction logs to reduce the impact of them running.
Try to schedule them for the quietest time of the day,
even with a 24 by 7 installation you will still have some
times that are quieter than others. (usually when peak
business hours are in the paciffic ocean).
If your database gets into the terra-bytes you may need to
come up with a different strategy.
Hope this helps
Regards
John