Close
  • Latest News
  • Cybersecurity
  • Big Data and Analytics
  • Cloud
  • Mobile
  • Networking
  • Storage
  • Applications
  • IT Management
  • Small Business
  • Development
  • Database
  • Servers
  • Android
  • Apple
  • Innovation
  • Blogs
  • PC Hardware
  • Reviews
  • Search Engines
  • Virtualization
Read Down
Sign in
Close
Welcome!Log into your account
Forgot your password?
Read Down
Password recovery
Recover your password
Close
Search
Menu
Search
  • Latest News
  • Cybersecurity
  • Big Data and Analytics
  • Cloud
  • Mobile
  • Networking
  • Storage
  • Applications
  • IT Management
  • Small Business
  • Development
  • Database
  • Servers
  • Android
  • Apple
  • Innovation
  • Blogs
  • PC Hardware
  • Reviews
  • Search Engines
  • Virtualization
More
    Home Latest News
    • Storage

    Microsoft Makes Move into Storage/Replication Market

    By
    Chris Preimesberger
    -
    September 27, 2006
    Share
    Facebook
    Twitter
    Linkedin

      Microsoft is well-known for many things, but data storage and replication are not among them. But it is beginning to make a move in that market.

      The worlds largest software company, based in Redmond, Wash., introduced on Sept. 27 the public beta of its System Center Data Protection Manager version 2 at the Storage Decisions conference in New York.

      Built upon Microsofts DPM (Data Protection Manager) 2006—the companys first storage software released only last October—version 2 now will enable customers to back up and protect their Microsoft applications.

      DPM 2006 only was able to back up and protect individual file servers.

      DPM 2006 v2 aims to bring real-time replication and CDP (continuous data protection) technology to mainstream businesses, a Microsoft spokesperson said.

      The new software centralizes backup for branch offices and broadens what is being protected, as well as how that backup/recovery occurs, said Jason Buffington, a Microsoft storage marketing manager.

      DPM 2006 v2 uses an integrated disk-to-disk-to-tape mechanism to support all applications running on Exchange Server, SQLServer and SharePoint Portal Server.

      It can run on disk and tape storage hardware from Dell, Quantum/ADIC, Hewlett-Packard, Sony, SpectraLogic and other brands, Buffington said.

      “Customers who have been dissatisfied with their existing backup solutions are looking for Microsoft to deliver a superior data protection solution,” Buffington said.

      “DPM Version 2 is a significant milestone in Microsofts storage and systems management strategies, which youll be hearing about more often as time goes on.”

      Buffington told eWEEK that this new public beta, which became available for free download on Sept. 27 at this site, is designed to provide continuous data protection via “snapshot” backups, as often as every 15 minutes.

      DPM version 2 gives users the ability to monitor data changes in real time using a patented agent technology. The integration of tape and disk is “seamless,” Buffington said, to ensure minimal downtime and reliable application recovery with only a few mouse clicks.

      DPM 2006 currently delivers rapid recovery of files from readily accessible disk—instead of waiting to locate and mount tapes—from an intuitive IT administrator interface, as well as enabling users to restore their own data directly from Windows Explorer or an Office application.

      Traditionally, the backup and recovery of an application required the identification and maintenance of various stores of user data, application binaries and configuration data, as well as a list of procedures to recover both the data and the application, Buffington said.

      With DPM version 2, IT administrators protect and recover all applications or application objects by using application terminology and concepts such as mailboxes for Microsoft Exchange Server or file shares for Windows file servers, he said.

      Current backup packages often fail due to either the high cost of application-agent support or the incorrect configuration of what/how the data gets backed up.

      DPM version 2 unifies the application recovery process and the application backup process into a continuous data protection package.

      /zimages/1/28571.gifMicrosoft enters IP-SAN market with new storage software. Click here to read more.

      “Data loss for our mission-critical applications are not something that we can tolerate,” said Marc Williams, a current DPM 2006 v2 user and IT manager with the New York Department of Sanitation.

      “The cost of even half a days work lost is not acceptable in todays demanding business climate. The continuous data protection capabilities of DPM version 2 has enabled us to confidently set SLAs for zero data loss by enabling single-click recovery of previous point-in-time copies.”

      Beta 2 of DPM 2006 is expected to be available in spring 2007, Buffington said, with the final version ready for release in summer 2007.

      Service Pack 1 for the DPM 2006 original version is now available, Buffington said. Go here for more information.

      The public beta of DPM 2006 V2 is now available for free download. Pricing on DPM 2006 v2 has not yet been determined; the current DPM 2006 agent is priced at $180 per file server, with the production edition priced at $500 per server.

      /zimages/1/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK.coms for the latest news, reviews and analysis on enterprise and small business storage hardware and software.

      Avatar
      Chris Preimesberger
      https://www.eweek.com/author/cpreimesberger/
      Chris J. Preimesberger is Editor-in-Chief of eWEEK and responsible for all the publication's coverage. In his 16 years and more than 5,000 articles at eWEEK, he has distinguished himself in reporting and analysis of the business use of new-gen IT in a variety of sectors, including cloud computing, data center systems, storage, edge systems, security and others. In February 2017 and September 2018, Chris was named among the 250 most influential business journalists in the world (https://richtopia.com/inspirational-people/top-250-business-journalists/) by Richtopia, a UK research firm that used analytics to compile the ranking. He has won several national and regional awards for his work, including a 2011 Folio Award for a profile (https://www.eweek.com/cloud/marc-benioff-trend-seer-and-business-socialist/) of Salesforce founder/CEO Marc Benioff--the only time he has entered the competition. Previously, Chris was a founding editor of both IT Manager's Journal and DevX.com and was managing editor of Software Development magazine. He has been a stringer for the Associated Press since 1983 and resides in Silicon Valley.

      MOST POPULAR ARTICLES

      Android

      Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro: Durability for Tough...

      Chris Preimesberger - December 5, 2020 0
      Have you ever dropped your phone, winced and felt the pain as it hit the sidewalk? Either the screen splintered like a windshield being...
      Read more
      Cloud

      Why Data Security Will Face Even Harsher...

      Chris Preimesberger - December 1, 2020 0
      Who would know more about details of the hacking process than an actual former career hacker? And who wants to understand all they can...
      Read more
      Cybersecurity

      How Veritas Is Shining a Light Into...

      eWEEK EDITORS - September 25, 2020 0
      Protecting data has always been one of the most important tasks in all of IT, yet as more companies become data companies at the...
      Read more
      Big Data and Analytics

      How NVIDIA A100 Station Brings Data Center...

      Zeus Kerravala - November 18, 2020 0
      There’s little debate that graphics processor unit manufacturer NVIDIA is the de facto standard when it comes to providing silicon to power machine learning...
      Read more
      Apple

      Why iPhone 12 Pro Makes Sense for...

      Wayne Rash - November 26, 2020 0
      If you’ve been watching the Apple commercials for the past three weeks, you already know what the company thinks will happen if you buy...
      Read more
      eWeek


      Contact Us | About | Sitemap

      Facebook
      Linkedin
      RSS
      Twitter
      Youtube

      Property of TechnologyAdvice.
      Terms of Service | Privacy Notice | Advertise | California - Do Not Sell My Information

      © 2021 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

      Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.

      ×