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Comparative Data Protection White Papers

Featured White Paper
Report from Windows IT Pro – A Comparative Analysis of DPM 2007 with SP1 for Windows Environments

There are a wide variety of mechanisms and products for protecting data within a Windows environment. This paper from Windows IT Pro offers several considerations when choosing a data protection and recovery technology for Windows environments. Focus is on how Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 with SP1 compares with other industry-leading products.

Featured White Paper
New Analyst Report on DPM 2007 Advantages in Heterogeneous Environments

Read this independent paper and learn how Data Protection Manager 2007 delivers high Windows optimization and reduces costs to your physical, virtualized, and heterogeneous environments.

  • Protecting SharePoint Products and Technologies with System Center Data Protection Manager 2007

    Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 are built on top of the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database solution, which offers support for clustering and transaction log replication. DPM 2007 offers comprehensive data protection for organizations of all sizes, helping to maintain the business value of your SharePoint infrastructure by making it better protected and more available.

  • White paper: Protecting Office SharePoint Server 2007 by using System Center Data Protection Manager

    This downloadable white paper compares Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager to the backup and recovery functionality built in to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, provides an overview of types of System Center Data Protection Manager backups, and provides detailed instructions for the following recovery scenarios:

    • Farm recovery

    • Site recovery

    • Item recovery

  • Protecting SQL Server With System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 SP1

    SQL Server 2005 already offers a range of data availability technologies, including support for clustering and transaction log replication. Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007 SP1 extends the native SQL Server feature set to provide continuous data protection with byte-level replication and integrity checking, plus full support for disk-to-disk and disk-to-disk-to-tape backup.

  • Protecting Exchange Server With System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 SP1

    Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 already offers a range of data protection technologies, including support for clustering and two continuous replication modes. Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007 extends the native Exchange Server feature set to provide continuous data protection with byte-level replication and integrity checking, plus full support for disk-to-disk, disk-to-tape, and disk-to-disk-to-tape backup.

  • Protecting Virtualized Environments With System Center Data Protection Manager 2007

    Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 already offers a range of data protection technologies, including support for clustering and two continuous replication modes. Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007 extends the native Exchange Server feature set to provide continuous data protection with byte-level replication and integrity checking, plus full support for disk-to-disk, disk-to-tape, and disk-to-disk-to-tape backup.

  • How to do Bare Metal Recovery of WS08 with DPM 2007 SP1

    This technical article outlines the steps of using DPM 2007 SP1 alongside the Windows Server Backup (WSB) utility to provide a supported bare metal recovery of Windows Server 2008.