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Microsoft has published Data Protection Manager 2010, an advanced backup-and-recovery platform designed specifically for protecting Windows servers and workstations. System Center Data Protection Manager 2010 offers on-going,transparent backup of physical and virtual systems to onsite or remote disk drives plus off-line copying to magnetic tape, and permits fast, simple-to-manage restoration of entire servers or individual files. DPM's disk support delivers the performance and dependability required to preserve your vital business data without disrupting network operations, while DPM's tape drive compatibility makes long-term archiving costs low and helps ensure adherence to contractual or regulatory data retention requirements.

Many small companies continue to rely on outdated, tape-centric backup and recovery solutions. In case of a major IT failure, this can lead to significant revenue loss due to extended system downtime and, in the worst case, unrecoverable information. Tape-based protection procedures are unreliable because the media is subject to wear and tear and requires a carefully maintained warehousing environment. Microsoft reported a 17% failure rate when utilizing tape to back up their in-house operational servers. Mag tape is also low performance. Consequently, backup processes call for scheduled downtime, recovery points are often spaced apart by days rather than minutes, and the recovery process is long and hard to manage.

DPM 2010 solves these shortcomings by supporting fast, reliable disk systems for online backup while restricting tape to long-term storage. The high performance of hard disks permits ongoing non-disruptive backup, reduces restoration point spacing to as little as 15 minutes, and dramatically lowers recovery time. For enhanced disk system dependability, Data Protection Manager 2010 supports high availability disk clustering and fault-tolerant arrays. New features of DPM 2010 include support for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V R2 virtualization and CSV, the option to restore individual files, database availability group (DAG) support for Exchange 2010, enhanced integration with SharePoint, and full data protection during a Live Migration procedure.

How Progent's Microsoft Engineers Can Help You Deploy System Center Data Protection Manager 2010
Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants can help your business to assess the costs and advantages of DPM 2010 and can help you in all phases of Data Protection Manager deployment. Progent can help you:

• Determine your protection goals and create a backup policy to accomplish them
• Design a cost-effective wide area network topology to support Data Protection Manager
• Set up Windows 2008, Microsoft SQL Server, Exchange Server, and SharePoint Server to work with DPM
• Set up Protection Groups and Custom Volumes
• Calculate and reserve hard disk space for protection
• Define tape library circulation and management
• Configure DPM Protection Agents on systems inside and outside your firewall
• Optimize backup and restoration speed

Other DPM Consulting and Support Offered by Progent
Progent’s Cisco CCIE network engineers can assist your company to create a robust network infrastructure that is affordable to install and easy to manage and that provides maximum system availability and data protection. Progent's CISSP-ISSAP security specialists can assist your company to create and validate a disaster recovery strategy that is economically realistic for your business, provides security for your sensitive data, and reduces downtime in case of a major network breakdown.

Contact Progent to Get Support from a Microsoft-Qualified DPM 2010 Expert
To contact Progent about engineering expertise for System Center DPM 2010 integration, phone 1-800-993-9400 or refer to Contact Progent.