I've had two customers recently run into the issue of the installation of SP1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 failing on their Data Protection Manager (DPM) servers (in this case, DPM 2010 but same would apply to DPM 2007). The problem arises because during the installation, driver-servicing will enumerate...

System Center Data Protection Manager, or DPM, is probably still the most 'unknown' of the System Center family. It's always lived in the shadow of it's more illustrious and long-lived stablemates such as Configuration Manager (SCCM) or Operations Manager (SCOM). I think it's also one of the most under...