Methods and systems are disclosed for creating and recovering backup copies of computer data in an enterprise. An example method is disclosed for recovering computer data from a plurality sequential access devices. The method includes identifying a plurality of objects to be recovered, identifying a backup corresponding to each identified object to be recovered, and identifying a volume or multi-volume set corresponding to each backup, each backup being stored on the corresponding volume or set of volumes. The method also includes determining a number of sequential access media devices available for use. In accordance with the example method, the plurality of objects may be sorted according to the size of the volume or set of volumes corresponding to each of the identified objects. The method further includes recovering the objects in the order in which they were sorted. Recovering the objects includes directing the sequential access devices to concurrently recover the identified objects in the order in which sorted. Other methods, apparatus, systems and computer readable media are disclosed for backup and recovery of computer data.