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Microsoft has published Data Protection Manager 2010 (DPM 2010), a comprehensive backup-and-recovery platform built specifically for protecting Windows file and application servers and clients. Data Protection Manager 2010 offers continual,transparent backup of physical and virtual computers to local or off-site hard disks as well as off-line recording to tape, and permits fast, simple-to-manage recovery of entire computers or individual files. DPM's disk backup delivers the speed and reliability you need to protect your vital business information without disrupting network operations, while DPM's tape compatibility keeps long-term archiving expenses affordable and helps ensure compliance with industry or regulatory data retention requirements.

Many small businesses continue to depend on outdated, tape-based backup and recovery solutions. In case of a major IT breakdown, this exposes them to substantial revenue loss due to extended network unavailability and, in the worst case, unrecoverable records. Tape-based backup procedures are vulnerable because tape media is subject to mechanical wear and requires a tightly controlled physical environment. Microsoft recorded a whopping 17% failure rate when utilizing tape to archive their in-house production servers. Tape is also inherently low performance. Because of this, backups call for scheduled downtime, restoration snap shots are commonly spaced apart by days rather than minutes, and the recovery procedure is long and tedious.

Data Protection Manager 2010 solves these problems by using fast, reliable hard disks for short-term backup while relegating tape to long-term storage. The high performance of disks permits ongoing non-disruptive backup, shrinks restoration point intervals to as little as 15 minutes, and dramatically cuts recovery time. For improved disk system dependability, Data Protection Manager supports disk clustering and fault-tolerant storage arrays. Innovations with DPM 2010 include operation with Windows 2008 Hyper-V R2 virtualization and Clustered Shared Volumes, the option to restore single files, database availability group (DAG) support for Exchange Server 2010, enhanced integration with SharePoint Server, and full data protection during a Live Migration procedure.

How Progent's Microsoft-certified Engineers Can Help You Integrate Data Protection Manager 2010
Progent's Microsoft-certified engineers can assist you to assess the expenses and advantages of Data Protection Manager 2010 and can help you in all facets of Data Protection Manager integration. Progent can assist you to:

• Determine your recovery targets and establish a backup strategy to meet them
• Create an efficient multi-site network topology to support Data Protection Manager
• Configure Windows 2008, Microsoft SQL Server, Exchange Server, and SharePoint to work with DPM 2010
• Set up Protection Groups and Storage Pools
• Estimate and reserve hard disk storage for protection
• Plan tape library rotation and management
• Configure Protection Agents on computers on both sides of your network firewall
• Maximize backup and restoration performance

Other DPM-related Consulting and Support Services Available from Progent
Progent's Cisco CCIE network engineers can assist your company to design a robust network architecture that is affordable to deploy and easy to manage and that provides maximum system availability and data protection. Progent's CISSP-ISSAP security specialists can help you to create and validate a business continuity strategy that is economically sensible for your situation, provides security for your sensitive data, and reduces downtime in case of a major IT breakdown.

Contact Progent for Support from a Microsoft-Certified DPM 2010 Specialist
In order to ask Progent about consulting assistance for System Center Data Protection Manager 2010 solutions, call 1-800-993-9400 or see Contact Progent.