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Microsoft has published Data Protection Manager 2010, a powerful backup-and-recovery solution designed by Microsoft specifically for supporting Windows servers and clients. Data Protection Manager 2010 allows continual,transparent backup of both physical and virtual computers to local or off-site disk drives as well as off-line backup to tape, and permits rapid, simple-to-manage recovery of whole computers or individual files. DPM's hard disk backup delivers the performance and reliability you need to protect your critical business data without interrupting network operations, while DPM's mag tape compatibility keeps long-term archiving expenses low and helps ensure adherence to industry or regulatory retention mandates.

Most small businesses still rely on obsolete, tape-centric backup and recovery technology. In the event of a serious system breakdown, this can lead to significant revenue loss due to prolonged system unavailability and, possibly, lost information. Tape-based backup solutions are vulnerable because the media is subject to wear and tear and requires a carefully controlled warehousing environment. Microsoft reported a 17% failure incidence when utilizing tape to back up their own production servers. Mag tape is also low performance. Consequently, backup processes require scheduled downtime, recovery snap shots are often separated by days instead of minutes, and the recovery process is time consuming and hard to manage.

Data Protection Manager 2010 solves these shortcomings by supporting high-performance, reliable disk systems for online backup and restricting tape media to long-term storage. The speed of disks permits continual transparent backup, reduces recovery point spacing to as little as 15 minutes, and substantially cuts recovery time. For improved disk dependability, Data Protection Manager 2010 supports disk clusters and non-stop arrays. New features of DPM 2010 include support for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V virtualization and Clustered Shared Volumes, the option to recover individual files, DAG support for Exchange 2010, improved integration with SharePoint, and full data protection during a Live Migration process.

How Progent's Microsoft-certified Consultants Can Assist You Integrate DPM 2010
Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants can assist your business to evaluate the expenses and benefits of Data Protection Manager and can assist you in all facets of Data Protection Manager deployment. Progent can assist you to:

• Define your protection targets and establish a backup/restore strategy to meet them
• Create an efficient multi-site network topology to support DPM
• Set up Windows Server 2008, Microsoft SQL Server, Exchange, and SharePoint Server to run with DPM 2010
• Set up Storage Pools
• Calculate and allocate hard disk space for backup
• Define tape library rotation and administration
• Install DPM Protection Agents on computers inside and outside your network firewall
• Maximize backup and restoration performance

Additional DPM-related Consulting and Support Services Available from Progent
Progent's Cisco CCIE network engineers can assist you to design a robust network infrastructure that is affordable to deploy and easy to maintain and that provides maximum uptime and protection. Progent's CISSP-ISSAP security specialists can assist you to produce and test a disaster recovery strategy that is economically realistic for your situation, ensures security for your sensitive corporate information, and reduces system downtime in the event a catastrophic IT breakdown.

Contact Progent to Get Assistance from a Microsoft-Qualified DPM 2010 Consultant
In order to contact Progent about consulting expertise for System Center Data Protection Manager 2010 integration, phone 1-800-993-9400 or visit Contact Progent.