As we continue our podcast series for DPM 2007 (now with Service Pack 1) — here is a new TechNet Edge podcast on how to do individual item level restore with DPM 2007 and Exchange 2007. This particular topic is not "SP1 specific", but is one of the most common questions…
Start your Evaluations !!!
The DPM website has been updated (www.microsoft.com/DPM) – with new information on the upcoming release of DPM 2007, pricing/licensing details, and best of all – new downloads. As some of you may have heard from our recent demonstration at SQL PASS or from the DPM newsgroups, we have a release candidate for DPM 2007 -…
DPM 2007 SP1 – what is coming soon
Hey folks, Now that IT Forum in Barcelona is over, I can start sharing more details on what all is included in Service Pack 1 for DPM 2007. We are feverishly trying to get all of our content updated to talk about the new capabilities, but there is still more to do – as every…
Why a Windows Storage Server is like a Saleen Ford Mustang
For the record, I am not really a car buff. I am a “Buff”ington … and enjoy renting mustangs from Avis … but I’ve had a few questions on my Windows Storage Server 2008 RTM blog (below), so let me expand on my analogy: Just a few miles down the road in Detroit, Saleen…
What one Xbox Dad got for Father’s Day
This weekend was Fathers’ Day in the US – and I have three loving children (and a wife) who know that their daddy is an avid gamer. So, I thought I would share what I got for Fathers’ Day as an XboxDad. I did get some of the standard Fathers’ Day fare – clothes, including…
NXE is here – and my kids are loving the Avatars
Most of you know that aside from my vocational passion around Data Protection and Storage Solutions for Windows servers … my vice is video gaming, particularly with my family. And in that vein, the kind folks at xbox.com have been letting me co-write about family games as XBOX DAD.. If you own an Xbox 360,…
What is new for protecting SharePoint with DPM 2007 SP1 — TechNet EDGE Video
Service Pack 1 for DPM 2007 is coming — and it is coming soon (December)… I just finished recording the 2nd in a video series on the new features for DPM 2007 Service Pack 1. The first installment aired two weeks ago – during IT FORUM in Barcelona, as an overview of the features…
Podcast – How does DPM 2007 really work
I originally recorded this topic about a year ago and have been adding some guidance around Express Full’s, Transaction log backups and schedules — based on questions that I routinely hear at live events. In this 23 minute video, I’ve updated it to cover: – Brief Overview of DPM 2007 SP1 – How do Express…
Live from TechEd 2008 – Jason and Devin !!! (video)
Devin Ganger, my friend, Exchange MVP and author of "Mastering Data Protection Manager" recently joined me at TechEd in Orlando last week to talk about DPM and Exchange protection. Check out the video — ‘Making backups cool with DPM" For more information about Devin’s book, please visit www.MasteringDPM.com Thanks for reading…
It’s almost here !
I hope everyone had a great Independence Weekend ! It’s hard to believe that one year ago, I was drafting a table of contents over that weekend – and now I am counting down the days until the book is on the shelves (hopefully yours). 🙂 It is due out on July 26th and is…