How to protect SQL SERVER with DPM — new Technet Webcast starting soon

        We’re starting in about an hour — 9:30 AM Pacific Time on Friday, September 26th What better way to start the weekend than being sure that your data protection solution ‘has got your back’ (pun intended) for your database server farm?   So, grab some coffee, find a comfortable chair and…

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What would you ask the DPM developers ?

In just a few weeks, I am flying to India to visit with the parts of the DPM Development Team that are based in Hyderabad. Am excited about this trip for a few reasons: 1)  I’ve never been to India 2)  We are going to connect around the final feature set for DPM 2007 Service…

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Video – Technical Introduction of DPM2007 … from Tech-Ed 2008 US

  From July 2008 in Orlando — this was the first of three breakout sessions on DPM2007. This session covers: – Installing the DPM Server – Configuring the DPM Server disk and tape – Deploying DPM agents from the administration console – Setting up Data Protection – Recovering Data Click here to watch – Technical…

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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…

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Podcasts on DPM 2007 – protection and recovery demonstrations

      Greetings from Tech-Ed 2008 / IT Pro week – one of the biggest and busiest IT Pro technical training events in the world. My glamorous travel week so far has been: Monday — Fly from Dallas to Miami, wait on aircraft trouble, and finally arrive in Orlando around 8PM – upload VHD…

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Why does DPM 2007 use the Recovery Storage Group for Exchange?

        Hello friends, Just posted over on the DPM Product Team blog on this — including discussion points on: — How Microsoft customers were protecting Exchange previously — Design goals and feature decisions for DPM 2007 — Supportability issues with other Exchange backup/replication solutions — What lies ahead for Exchange mailbox recovery…

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What do the Fantastic Four, Harry Potter and DPM 2007 have in common ?

Answer – I wrote about all of them today.  But since I am publishing in different places, I am posting a set of links for those that are interested. The topics are varied, so please read or ignore as you see fit.  🙂 XBOX DAD Recommendation for the Fantastic Four : Rise of the Silver…

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Webcast — what is coming next for DPM 2007 ?

Its been about 6 months since DPM 2007 became generally available in the market, so we starting to hear the question “What’s next for Data Protection Manager 2007?” Please join us on Wednesday, April 23rd for a TechNet webcast to answer that question, as we talk about new workloads being protected, new capabilities within the…

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Please vote for DPM 2007 as product of the year

We were recently informed that DPM 2007 has been named a finalist for ‘Product of the Year’ for eWeek Channel Insider … in the Storage Management category. There are some other cool finalists, but DPM is the only backup player in consideration this year. We think that DPM really changes the way that folks do…

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Video interview — where does DPM 2007 see itself in the backup market

This interview is actually a few months old – recorded at IT Forum in November 2007, but I recently found it online and wanted to share it with you. Its about 10 minutes long and talks about what are core features and unique deliverables with DPM 2007. Hope you enjoy it. Click here to watch…

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