Microsoft Launches System Center Data Protection Manager

HostReview.com
Wednesday, September 28, 2005; 08:41 AM

Microsoft Corp. today announced the immediate general availability of Microsoft® System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM), the next step forward in the company’s Universal Distributed Storage strategy. Bob Muglia, senior vice president of the Windows Server™ Division, will make the announcement during his keynote address at the Storage Decisions conference this evening at 6 p.m.

“Backup has been the bane of IT professionals for decades,” Muglia said. “Disk-based data protection provides a revolution in providing continuous backup and fast recovery of data. Data Protection Manager will help usher in this new era of disk-based data protection.”

The release of DPM is a step closer toward the realization of Microsoft’s vision for Universal Distributed Storage, aimed at delivering distributed storage solutions built on industry standard hardware. Microsoft will work with industry partners to bring high-end functionality to a range of devices, PCs and servers at a low total cost of ownership.

Today storage partners announced the immediate availability of solutions and applications integrated with Data Protection Manager and support for DPM. Storage partners include Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), CommVault Systems Inc., Computer Associates International Inc., Dell Inc., EqualLogic Inc., Fujitsu Siemens Computers, HP, Intel Corporation, Quantum Corp. and Yosemite Technologies Inc.