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Webcast on Thursday – Cheaper, Better Backups with DPM 2007

JasonBuffington — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:18:23 GMT

On Thursday morning, 8AM Pacific, please join us for a discussion on reducing costs and improving your backup and recoverability with System Center Data Protection Manager.

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032412440

Event Overview

In today’s economy, more than ever, IT Pro’s are looking for ways to reduce costs while still improving existing processes or fixing things that aren’t meeting expectations – including backup. In this session, we’ll discuss legacy protection solutions for backup, disk-to-disk replication, and long-distance disaster recovery -- and how you can cut costs while gaining better backups and more reliable recoveries with System Center Data Protection Manager 2007.

Duration: 60 Minutes

Start Date: Thursday, July 16, 2009 8:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Presenter: Jason Buffington, Senior Technical Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation

Jason has been working in the networking industry since 1989, focusing mainly on data protection and storage technologies - including roles at Cheyenne/CA for ARCserve and NSI Double-Take. He is previously a Certified Business Continuity Planner, MCSE, MCT, and was awarded as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in storage technology. Jason has spoken around the world at numerous Microsoft events, and his work has been published in several industry journals. Jason studied computer science at Texas A&M University. He lives in Dallas Texas, telecommutes to Redmond, and blogs at JasonBuffington.com.

DPM v3 “First Look” – TechNet Webcast on May 5

JasonBuffington — Mon, 04 May 2009 22:51:46 GMT

On Tuesday, May 5th at 11 AM Pacific – we will be giving folks your “First Look” at DPM v3.

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032412466

This webcast will cover the big features and directions for the next generation of DPM, so you won’t want to miss it.

What is new in DPM 2007 Service Pack 1 -- check out this EDGE video

JasonBuffington — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:19:25 GMT

At IT Forum last week, the general public got a chance to see DPM 2007 Service Pack 1.

It isn't quite released yet, but still tracking really well for December. So, to give everyone else a taste of what is in SP1 -- check out this video on EDGE.TECHNET.COM. And look for a weekly podcast on Edge, each showing one new SP1 feature between now and the end of the year.

http://edge.technet.com/Media/Data-Protection-Manager-with-Jason-Buffington/

Podcast links will be available from the DPM Product Blog at blogs.technet.com/DPM and my blog, as well.

-- jason

How to protect SQL SERVER with DPM 2007 -- new Technet Webcast starting soon

JasonBuffington — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:19:30 GMT

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 join us at:

TechNet Webcast- Protect SQL Server 2008 with Data Protection Manager 2007 (Level 300)

Webcast -- what is coming next for DPM 2007 ?

JasonBuffington — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:31:00 GMT

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 product and when you can start taking advantage of them.

Webcast: Upcoming Changes to Data Protection Manager 2007 (Level 200);
Wednesday, April 23, 2008; 8:00AM Pacific Time

We will also have members of the product group addressing Q&A throughout the webcast, to answer your deep-dive questions about the existing DPM 2007, as well as our upcoming enhancements.

DPM 2007 licensing details -- a new video

JasonBuffington — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:14:00 GMT

Abridged blog Cross-Post - original at blogs.technet.com/JBUFF

DPM 2007 has a really simple licensing model:

DPM Server - for the back-end platform(s)
Standard DPML - for file protection
Enterprise DPML - for file and application platform

There aren't any Open File managers, library agents, etc.

You don't have to buy # Exchange Agents, # SharePoint agents, # SQL Server agents, etc. - and then, when you re-commission a server, or add SharePoint content databases to a SQL Server -- have to buy new agents.

The enterprise DPML provides a single agent for all of our supported workloads, or use the standard agent for "just" files.

Yes, it really is that simple.

In fact, because of the common binaries and the inexpensive price for both agents, many customers, particularly volume license types, may just choose to deploy the Enterprise DPML for all servers that need protection.

For the best information on DPM licensing - refer the DPM licensing page on microsoft.com/DPM.

There are also some DPM licensing details that are worth exploring, so I've recorded this short streaming video to explain things like:

- Upgrading SKU's and SA from DPM 2006 to DPM 2007

- Licensing for the System Recovery Tool (SRT) for bare metal restores

- Agent licensing within a virtualized environment

- Cool news on the System Center Management Suite licenses

Click here to watch the streaming video on DPM Licensing

And as always, please feel free to offer feedback or make suggestions for future videos on Data Protection Manager or other Windows storage technologies.

-- Jason Buffington

Streaming Video -- How to deliver Disaster Recovery with DPM 2007

JasonBuffington — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:01:00 GMT

For many environments, simply providing reliable backup and recovery of key workloads like SQL Server and Exchange is enough.

For larger enterprises, distributed branch-office environments, and those with mandates for off-site protection -- DPM 2007 can also be used for multi-tiered data protection to deliver disaster recovery or business continuity preparedness.

When Microsoft began looking at what customers' unmet needs were around data protection, we found that customers were often forced to use:

- One technology for disk-to-disk protection for fast recovery

- A legacy tape backup solution that they were using for long-term archival

- Yet a third-type of file/block replication technology for their off-site requirements around disaster recovery

One of the key design criteria for Data Protection Manager 2007 was to provide a truly unified disk-to-disk-to-tape experience that blended these three mechanisms behind an easy-to-understand UI and focus on best-of-breed features within a fixed set of workloads.

While many understand how DPM 2007 works for "normal" data protection, DPM's native internal protection mechanism delivers Disaster Recovery within the same product.

Streaming Video -- DPM 2007 for Disaster Recovery and Multi-Tiered data protection

This 17-minute streaming video provides:

- an overview of DPM 2007 in disaster recovery configurations

- step-by-step setup of the DPM server at the disaster recovery location

- how multi-tiered data protection meets branch office protection goals

If you have other suggestions for topics that you would like to hear about around DPM 2007 or other Microsoft storage technologies, please drop me an email.

-- jason

How to protect SharePoint with DPM 2007 -- streaming video

JasonBuffington — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:20:00 GMT

Here is a new streaming video (20 minutes) which demonstrates protection and recovery of SharePoint 2007 with DPM 2007.

It also talks about the specifics of how DPM protects SharePoint and its distributed architecture.

Click here to watch streaming video - How does DPM 2007 protect SharePoint

Please let us know what topics that you would like to hear more about regarding Data Protection Manager.

-- Jason Buffington

NEW WEBCAST - Technical Overview of DPM 2007

JasonBuffington — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:31:00 GMT

Please join us today - Wednesday, December 4th at 9:30AM Pacific - for an updated overview of DPM2007.

We'll be going over most of the core features and everything you need to know to get started with your own evaluations of the new Microsoft backup and recovery solution.

http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032355427&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

-- jason

How does DPM really protect data?

JasonBuffington — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:35:00 GMT

This entry probably should have been a cross-posted ... but please check out my individual blog's latest post on how the DPM 2006 and DPM 2007 drivers work.

Also included is a 10 minute streaming video on how DPM 2007 uses VSS, as well as the native transaction logs of Exchange Server and SQL Server, as part of data protection.

Streaming Video - 9 minutes - How does DPM really protect data?

Webcast: SQL Protection using DPMv2

dpm — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 19:02:00 GMT

Join us for this webcast on SQL Protection and Recovery. In this webcast, we will focus on how DPM 2006 and DPM v2 can provide continuous data protection for Microsoft SQL Server. Currently, DPM 2006 protects Microsoft SQL Server logs for reliable backup; DPM v2 Beta 1 introduces a whole new level of SQL Server backup and recovery. Join us to see how both DPM 2006 and DPM v2 deliver continuous data protection for your Microsoft application and file servers through a seamlessly integrated secondary disk and tape solution on the DPM server.

Join Jason Buffington, DPM Technical Product Manager for a Live Meeting @ 9:30 AM (PST) on Wednesday, January 31st.

- Balaji Hariharan

A first look at DPM v2

dpm — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 03:50:00 GMT

On Friday, October 27, 2006, we will be having our First Look at System Center Data Protection Manager v2.

Join this webcast to learn how DPM v2 combines the concepts of continuous data protection and traditional tape backup, online and offline, into a single product, enabling a zero-data-loss configuration for applications.

After a brief overview of DPM 2006 (version 1), we focus on the new protection features in DPMv2, including supporting Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Exchange Server, and Microsoft SharePoint with a combination of disk and tape for overall protection.

Demonstrations of beta code that highlight the new features and usage scenarios are included.

Click the following link to register for this webcast: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032313091&Culture=en-US

Date: Friday, October 27, 2006

Time: 9:30 am – 10:30 am PDT

- Jon Jentzsch