Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 was awarded Silver in the Storage Management Category. Selection criteria included product familiarity, profit potential, opportunity for aftermarket sales and impact of the product on the technology market as a whole.

By deploying DPM, Windrush Frozen Foods was able to improve its IT backup and recovery processes via an easy and rapid deployment process, the ability to conduct more frequent backup cycles, and reduced need for staff support and maintenance.

This 17-minute streaming video provides an overview of DPM 2007 in disaster recovery configurations; step-by-step setup of the DPM server at the disaster recovery location; and how multi-tiered data protection meets branch office protection goals.

Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 is delivering on the promises of blending continuous data protection and traditional tape backup for Microsoft workloads. So, the next question is: What is next for System Center Data Protection Manager?

"Our judges selected Data Protection Manager 2007 for the Gold award in this category because it offers a vertical, end-to-end, managed solution for virtualization deployments and because it's the easiest to manage and integrate with existing data center software."
SearchServerVirtualization.com, January 2008