IT Technology News and Progent Business Solutions
Microsoft Introduces Data Protection Manager 2010
Microsoft has published System Center Data Protection Manager 2010 (DPM 2010), a powerful backup-and-recovery solution designed specifically for supporting Windows servers and clients. Data Protection Manager 2010 allows on-going,non-disruptive backup of both physical and virtual computers to local or off-site disks as well as off-line copying to magnetic tape, and permits rapid, simple-to-manage recovery of whole computers or individual files. Data Protection Manager's disk support provides the speed and dependability you need to preserve your critical business information without disrupting network availability, while DPM's tape compatibility keeps long-term archiving costs affordable and simplifies compliance with contractual or legal retention requirements.
Many small companies still rely on outdated, tape-centric backup and restore technology. In case of a serious system breakdown, this exposes them to significant income loss because of prolonged network unavailability and, in the worst case, unrecoverable data. Tape-only backup solutions are vulnerable because the media is subject to mechanical wear and requires a tightly controlled warehousing environment. Microsoft recorded a whopping 17% failure incidence when utilizing mag tape to archive their in-house operational servers. Mag tape is also slow. Because of this, backups call for periodic server downtime, restoration snap shots are often separated by days instead of minutes, and the restoration process is long and tricky.
Data Protection Manager solves these shortcomings by using fast, reliable disk systems for short-term backup while restricting tape media to long-term archiving. The speed of hard disks permits continual transparent backup, reduces recovery point intervals to as little as 15 minutes, and substantially lowers restoration time. For improved disk system reliability, Data Protection Manager 2010 supports high availability disk clustering and non-stop arrays. Innovations with Data Protection Manager 2010 include operation with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V virtualization and Clustered Shared Volumes, the option to recover individual files, Database Availability Group support for Exchange 2010, enhanced operation with SharePoint, and protection during a Live Migration procedure.
How Progent's Microsoft-certified Engineers Can Assist You Integrate Data Protection Manager 2010
Progent's Microsoft Gold-certified consultants can help you to assess the expenses and benefits of Data Protection Manager 2010 and can assist you in all facets of DPM deployment. Progent can assist you to:
- Determine your protection targets and create a backup strategy to meet them
- Design an efficient wide area network topology to support DPM
- Set up Microsoft Windows 2008, Microsoft SQL Server, Exchange Server, and SharePoint to run with DPM
- Set up Storage Pools
- Calculate and reserve hard disk space for backup
- Plan tape rotation and administration
- Configure Protection Agents on computers on both sides of your firewall
- Maximize backup and recovery performance
Other DPM-related Support Services Available from Progent
Progent’s Cisco CCIE network experts can help you to create a resilient network architecture that is economical to deploy and easy to maintain and that offers maximum system uptime and protection. Progent's CISSP-ISSAP security specialists can assist you to produce and test a business continuity strategy that is economically sensible for your business, provides security for your sensitive data, and reduces downtime in the event a catastrophic IT failure.
Contact Progent for Assistance from a Microsoft-Certified DPM 2010 Expert
To ask Progent about technical expertise for DPM 2010 integration, call
An index of content::
Cisco ASA Configuration Integration Services
Cisco AnyConnect Integration Support
Progent's Cisco-certified CCIE network engineers can help your company to manage your existing PIX 500 or Cisco ASA 5500 firewalls or migrate to Cisco ASA 5500-X firewalls with Firepower Services. Progent can also assist your organization to design, integrate, optimize, manage and troubleshoot firewall solutions based around Cisco ASA 5500-X firewalls with Firepower Services
Solaris Remote Support
Immediate Consulting Solaris
If your office network combines Solaris platforms with Microsoft Windows, Progent can help you to incorporate your servers into a cohesive network that allows all your OS platforms to coexist for simple administration, seamless dataflow, high reliability, enhanced throughput, and tight protection. Progent's Solaris and MS Windows coexistence support services include network infrastructure configuration and service, support for Windows services for UNIX, online network monitoring and administration, remote network help and troubleshooting, in-person technical support, and Contact Center support.
CRISC Certified Risk and Information Systems Control Consultant
CRISC Certified Risk and Information Systems Control Professionals
Progent offers the services of a CRISC-certified risk management expert to help your company to plan and deploy an enterprise risk management solution following best practices identified by CRISC and geared to match your organization's risk tolerance, business objectives, and IT budget.
Internet Access Consulting Services
ISP Selection Services
Progent can provide the cost-effective support of online Internet connectivity consultants to help your organization to assess or enhance your Internet services so your Internet access solution matches your business needs. Support services provided by Progent include assessment of your current bandwidth utilization, carrier and service plan analysis and selection, network provisioning, and overseeing a seamless switchover to a new carrier and/or service plan. Provisioning can include enhancing current routers and switches and deploying new ones, implementing firewalls, and designing fault-tolerant Border Gateway Protocol configurations.
Indiana Network Design Consultant
Vermont Support Organization
Progent’s Technical Response Center (TRC) provides national extended hours remote support for computer systems based on Windows and Cisco technology. Progent's Microsoft and Cisco-Certified service professionals offer after-hours phone help and remote secure network access to isolate and repair technical problems rapidly and economically. The scope of technical expertise represented by Progent's team of nationwide service engineers allows Progent to escalate even the toughest network issues to qualified experts as needed. For critical issues, the Technical Response Center endeavors to answer your call for support in less than one hour.
Select Topic: