Microsoft has released System Center Data Protection Manager 2010, a comprehensive backup-and-recovery solution built specifically for supporting Windows file and application servers and workstations. Data Protection Manager 2010 allows continual,non-disruptive backup of physical and virtual computers to local or remote hard disks plus off-line copying to magnetic tape, and enables rapid, easy-to-manage restoration of entire servers or individual files. DPM's disk backup delivers the speed and dependability you need to preserve your vital business data without interrupting network operations, while DPM's mag tape compatibility keeps long-term archiving expenses affordable and helps ensure compliance with contractual or legal retention mandates.
Many small businesses still depend on outdated, tape-centric backup and restore technology. In the event of a major system breakdown, this can result in significant income loss due to extended network unavailability and, in the worst case, lost data. Tape-only protection procedures are vulnerable because tape media is subject to wear and tear and requires a tightly controlled warehousing environment. Microsoft reported a 17% failure rate when using mag tape to archive their in-house operational servers. Mag tape is also low performance. Consequently, backups call for periodic server downtime, recovery snap shots are commonly separated by days instead of minutes, and the restoration process is long and tricky.
Data Protection Manager solves these shortcomings by supporting high-performance, dependable disk systems for online backup while relegating tape to long-term storage. The high performance of hard disks allows continual transparent backup, reduces restoration point intervals to as low as 15 minutes, and substantially cuts recovery time. For improved disk system dependability, Data Protection Manager 2010 supports high availability disk clustering and fault-tolerant storage arrays. New features of Data Protection Manager 2010 include support for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V virtualization and Clustered Shared Volumes, the ability to restore single files, Database Availability Group support for Exchange Server 2010, improved operation with SharePoint, and full data protection during a Live Migration process.
How Progent's Microsoft Engineers Can Help You Integrate Data Protection Manager 2010
Progent's Microsoft-certified engineers can assist you to assess the expenses and benefits of DPM 2010 and can help you in all phases of Data Protection Manager deployment. Progent can help you:
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Progent's Cisco-certified CCIE network engineers can help you to design a resilient network infrastructure that is affordable to deploy and easy to manage and that offers maximum system availability and protection. Progent's CISSP-ISSAP certified security specialists can assist your company to create and validate a disaster recovery plan that is economically sensible for your business, provides security for your sensitive corporate information, and reduces system downtime in case of a catastrophic network breakdown.
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