Microsoft has shipped Data Protection Manager 2010 (DPM 2010), a comprehensive backup-and-recovery platform designed by Microsoft specifically for protecting Windows file and application servers and workstations. System Center Data Protection Manager 2010 allows continual,transparent backup of both physical and virtual computers to onsite or remote disks plus off-line copying to tape, and permits rapid, easy recovery of entire computers or single files. DPM's disk support delivers the performance and dependability you need to protect your vital business data without interrupting network availability, while DPM's tape drive support keeps long-term archiving costs affordable and simplifies adherence to contractual or legal data retention requirements.
Most small companies still rely on obsolete, tape-centric backup and restore solutions. In the event of a major IT failure, this can lead to substantial revenue loss due to prolonged network downtime and, possibly, lost data. Tape-only protection solutions are vulnerable because tape media is subject to wear and tear and requires a tightly maintained warehousing environment. Microsoft reported a whopping 17% failure incidence when using mag tape to archive their own production servers. Tape is also inherently slow. Because of this, backup processes require scheduled server downtime, recovery points are often spaced apart by days instead of minutes, and the restore process is time consuming and tedious.
Data Protection Manager resolves these shortcomings by using fast, reliable hard disks for online backup and relegating tape media to long-term archiving. The speed of hard disks allows ongoing transparent backup, reduces recovery point intervals to as low as 15 minutes, and substantially lowers restoration time. For improved disk reliability, DPM 2010 supports high availability disk clustering and non-stop arrays. Innovations with DPM 2010 include support for Windows 2008 Hyper-V virtual machines and Clustered Shared Volumes, the option to restore individual files, Database Availability Group support for Exchange 2010, enhanced integration with SharePoint Server, and full data protection during a Live Migration procedure.
How Progent's Microsoft Engineers Can Help You Integrate Data Protection Manager 2010
Progent's Microsoft Gold-certified consultants can help your business to evaluate the expenses and advantages of Data Protection Manager and can assist you in all phases of Data Protection Manager integration. Progent can assist you to:
Other DPM-related Consulting and Support Services Available from Progent
Progent's Cisco CCIE network experts can assist your company to design a robust network architecture that is affordable to install and easy to maintain and that offers maximum availability and data protection. Progent's CISSP-ISSAP certified security experts can help your company to produce and validate a disaster recovery plan that is financially sensible for your situation, provides security for your vital corporate information, and minimizes system downtime in the event a major network breakdown.
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