Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for performing backup and recovery operations. An indication may be received, where the indication indicates that a first backup or recovery operation should be performed for at least one storage location. The storage location may be associated with a software application configured to provide backup and recovery services for the at least one storage location. A plurality of resources may be identified, where the plurality of resources is a pool of resources configured to store a backup of one or more data values stored in the at least one storage location. A first resource of the plurality of resources may be selected as a target of the backup or recovery operation. In various implementations, the first resource is selected based on one or more performance capabilities of at least one resource of the plurality of resources.