On demand network-based replication agent

A system comprising:

• a memory that stores instructions;
• and
• one or more processors in communication with the memory, wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions to:
• activate an on-demand program to pair a network-based replication agent with a data source, based on a pairing request originating from the data source;
• allocate compute resources for the network-based replication agent based on a hint received from the data source, the hint indicative of at least a size of an upcoming data traffic transmission from the data source, the hint received from the data source prior to the data traffic transmission;
• in response to receiving data from the data traffic transmission, activate the network-based replication agent via the on-demand program to replicate the received data using the allocated compute resources;
• and
• release the allocated compute resources upon completion of data replication of the received data.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for on-demand data replication in a network architecture, that when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• activating an on-demand program to pair a network-based replication agent with a data source, based on a pairing request originating from the data source;
• allocating compute resources for the network-based replication agent based on a hint received from the data source, the hint indicative of at least a size of an upcoming data traffic transmission from the data source, the hint received from the data source prior to the data traffic transmission;
• upon receiving data from the data traffic transmission, activating the network-based replication agent via the on-demand program to replicate the received data using the allocated compute resources;
• and
• releasing the allocated compute resources upon completion of data replication of the received data.