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Microsoft Releases System Center Data Protection Manager 2010
Microsoft has released Data Protection Manager 2010, an advanced backup-and-restore platform built by Microsoft specifically for supporting Windows file and application servers and workstations. Data Protection Manager 2010 offers continual,transparent backup of both physical and virtual computers to onsite or remote disks as well as off-line backup to tape, and permits rapid, simple-to-manage restoration of whole servers or single files. Data Protection Manager's disk support provides the speed and reliability you need to protect your critical business information without interrupting network operations, while DPM's tape compatibility keeps long-term archiving costs affordable and simplifies compliance with industry or legal data retention mandates.
Many small businesses still depend on obsolete, tape-centric backup and recovery solutions. In case of a major system failure, this can lead to substantial income loss because of prolonged system downtime and, in the worst case, lost data. Tape-based backup solutions are unreliable because tape media is sensitive to mechanical wear and requires a tightly controlled warehousing environment. Microsoft recorded a whopping 17% failure rate when using mag tape to back up their in-house operational servers. Tape is also inherently slow. Consequently, backups call for periodic downtime, recovery snap shots are often separated by days rather than minutes, and the recovery process is long and tedious.
Data Protection Manager solves these problems by using high-performance, dependable disk systems for short-term backup and relegating tape media to long-term archiving. The speed of disks permits continual transparent backup, reduces restoration point spacing to as low as 15 minutes, and substantially lowers recovery time. For enhanced disk system dependability, Data Protection Manager supports disk clusters and non-stop arrays. Innovations with DPM 2010 include operation with Windows 2008 Hyper-V virtualization and CSV, the option to recover single files, Database Availability Group support for Exchange 2010, improved integration with SharePoint, and full data protection during a Live Migration procedure.
How Progent's Microsoft Consultants Can Help You Deploy Data Protection Manager 2010
Progent's Microsoft Gold-certified engineers can assist your business to evaluate the expenses and benefits of Data Protection Manager and can assist you in all phases of Data Protection Manager deployment. Progent can assist you to:
- Determine your protection goals and create a backup/restore strategy to accomplish them
- Create a cost-effective multi-site network topology to support Data Protection Manager
- Set up Microsoft Windows Server 2008, SQL Server, Exchange Server, and SharePoint to work with DPM 2010
- Set up Storage Pools
- Estimate and reserve disk space for protection
- Define tape rotation and management
- Configure Protection Agents on systems on both sides of your firewall
- Maximize backup and restoration speed
Other DPM Consulting and Support Offered by Progent
Progent's Cisco-certified CCIE network engineers can help you to create a resilient network architecture that is affordable to install and easy to maintain and that offers maximum system uptime and protection. Progent's CISSP-ISSAP certified security experts can help you to produce and validate a disaster recovery plan that is economically sensible for your situation, ensures security for your sensitive data, and reduces downtime in case of a major network breakdown.
Call or Email Progent for Assistance from a Microsoft-Qualified DPM 2010 Expert
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