Understanding System Center Data Protection Manager

System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2012 is the recent update to the DPM product that has been out for years. DPM 2012 backs up Windows-based servers in the environment, including domain controllers, Exchange servers, SharePoint servers, file servers, SQL servers, Windows workstations, and Hyper-V host servers. Unlike traditional backup systems that used to kick off in the middle of the night to “stream” the entire content of a server to tape, DPM backs up servers incrementally all day long and, in fact, does incremental backups of critical servers like Exchange or SharePoint every 15 minutes. Because the data backups are now done incrementally throughout the day, the load on the servers ...

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