Abstract: In one example, initiating data replication process to copy source data set as target data sets to a plurality of target devices during a predefined time period, determining progress information regarding completion of the replication process based on historical and current performance information of the plurality of target devices, and if the progress information indicates that the replication process is not to be completed within a predefined time period, then selecting a target device from the plurality of target devices to complete the complete the replication process based on historical and current performance information of the plurality of target devices, and causing the selected target device to continue with the completion of the replication process, causing the non-selected target devices to discontinue with the replication process, and causing the replicated target data set to be copied to another target device of the plurality of target devices.