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Microsoft has shipped Data Protection Manager 2010 (DPM 2010), a powerful backup-and-restore platform designed specifically for protecting Windows file and application servers and workstations. Data Protection Manager 2010 offers on-going,transparent backup of physical and virtual computers to onsite or off-site disk drives plus off-line copying to magnetic tape, and permits rapid, easy restoration of entire servers or individual files. DPM's hard disk backup delivers the performance and reliability you need to preserve your vital business data without disrupting network operations, while Data Protection Manager's tape drive compatibility makes long-term archiving costs low and helps ensure compliance with contractual or legal data retention requirements.

Many small companies continue to rely on outdated, tape-centric backup and recovery solutions. In case of a serious system failure, this can result in substantial income loss because of prolonged system unavailability and, possibly, lost data. Tape-based protection procedures are vulnerable because the media is subject to wear and tear and requires a carefully maintained warehousing environment. Microsoft reported a whopping 17% failure rate when using tape to back up their own operational servers. Mag tape is also low performance. Because of this, backups require periodic downtime, restoration snap shots are often separated by days rather than minutes, and the restore process is long and tedious.

DPM 2010 solves these shortcomings by supporting high-performance, reliable disk systems for online backup while restricting tape to long-term storage. The high performance of hard disks allows ongoing non-disruptive backup, reduces recovery point spacing to as little as 15 minutes, and substantially lowers restoration time. For improved disk system reliability, Data Protection Manager 2010 supports disk clustering and fault-tolerant storage arrays. Innovations with Data Protection Manager 2010 include operation with Windows 2008 Hyper-V virtual machines and CSV, the ability to recover individual files, DAG support for Exchange 2010, enhanced integration with SharePoint, and full data protection during a Live Migration process.

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

• Define your protection targets and create a backup policy to meet them
• Design a cost-effective wide area network topology to accommodate System Center Data Protection Manager
• Configure Microsoft Windows 2008, SQL Server, Exchange Server, and SharePoint Server to work with DPM
• Configure Protection Groups and Custom Volumes
• Estimate and reserve disk space for protection
• Plan tape library circulation and management
• Install Protection Agents on computers inside and outside your firewall
• Optimize backup and restoration speed

Additional DPM Consulting and Support Services Available from Progent
Progent's Cisco CCIE network engineers can assist your company to create a robust network architecture that is economical to deploy and simple to maintain and that provides maximum uptime and protection. Progent's CISSP-ISSAP security experts can help your company to produce and test a disaster recovery plan that is financially sensible for your business, ensures security for your sensitive corporate information, and reduces downtime in the event a catastrophic IT breakdown.

Call or Email Progent to Get Assistance from a Microsoft-Certified DPM 2010 Specialist
To get in touch with Progent about engineering expertise for DPM 2010 solutions, call 1-800-993-9400 or visit Contact Progent.