Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2010 Backup and Restore ConsultingMicrosoft has shipped System Center Data Protection Manager 2010 (DPM 2010), an advanced backup-and-restore solution designed by Microsoft specifically for protecting Windows file and application servers and clients. Data Protection Manager 2010 allows on-going,transparent backup of both physical and virtual systems to onsite or remote disk drives plus off-line backup to magnetic tape, and enables fast, easy recovery of entire computers or individual files. DPM's disk drive support provides the speed and dependability you need to preserve your vital business information without interrupting network operations, while Data Protection Manager's tape support keeps long-term archiving costs low and simplifies compliance with industry or regulatory data retention mandates.

Most small businesses continue to rely on outdated, tape-based backup and restore technology. In the event of a serious system failure, this can result in substantial revenue loss due to prolonged system unavailability and, possibly, lost records. Tape-only protection solutions are vulnerable because the media is subject to mechanical wear and requires a carefully maintained physical environment. Microsoft reported a whopping 17% failure rate when using tape to archive their own operational servers. Tape is also low performance. Consequently, backups call for scheduled server downtime, recovery points are often separated by days instead of minutes, and the restore process is time consuming and tricky.

DPM 2010 solves these shortcomings by supporting high-performance, reliable hard disks for online backup while restricting tape media to long-term storage. The high performance of disks allows continual transparent backup, reduces recovery point intervals to as little as 15 minutes, and substantially cuts 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 Server 2008 Hyper-V virtualization and Clustered Shared Volumes, the ability to recover individual files, DAG support for Exchange Server 2010, enhanced integration with SharePoint, and full data protection during a Live Migration process.

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

  • Define your protection targets and create a backup strategy to accomplish them
  • Create a cost-effective wide area network architecture to accommodate System Center Data Protection Manager
  • Configure Microsoft Windows 2008, SQL Server, Exchange Server, and SharePoint to run with DPM 2010
  • Set up Storage Pools
  • Calculate and allocate hard disk storage for protection
  • Plan tape circulation and administration
  • Configure DPM Protection Agents on systems on both sides of your network firewall
  • Maximize backup and recovery performance

Other DPM-related Consulting and Support Offered by Progent
Progent's Cisco CCIE network experts can assist you to create a resilient network infrastructure that is economical 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 create and test a business continuity plan that is economically sensible for your situation, provides security for your vital data, and minimizes downtime in case of a major network failure.

Call or Email Progent for Support from a Microsoft-Certified DPM 2010 Consultant
To get in touch with Progent about consulting help for System Center DPM 2010 integration, call 1-800-993-9400 or refer to Contact Progent.



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