Microsoft Announces Data Protection Server

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Today at the Storage Decisions 2004 conference, Microsoft announced it is entering the disk-based backup and recovery industry with Microsoft Data Protection Server (DPS). DPS is designed to provide robust data protection for the Windows Server System family, reducing complexity and improving operational efficiency for Windows customers. More than 20 storage industry partners today announced their support for Data Protection Server and their intent to work with Microsoft to provide customers with a broad choice of Windows-based storage solutions.

At the storage decisions 2004 conference Bob Mulgia, senior VP of Windows Server said "Data Protection Server has garnered broad industry support because it will help customers of all sizes shrink their recovery time from hours to minutes and drive down the cost of maintaining storage infrastructures."

Microsoft Data Protection Server is currently in beta but is scheduled to be generally available in the second half of 2005.

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Small UI Fix in the Share Manager Dialog. (Spooky)

(1 reply) #1 Sn1p3t on 20 Sep 2004 - 17:38

I know a lot of IT professionals who'll like this

#1.1 excalpius on 20 Sep 2004 - 18:05

It's about friggin time this got standardized in some fashion.

Now, how about something for those of us with one or no servers but need the same level of data protection? Any recommendations out there?

(3 replies) #2 Lee McDermott on 20 Sep 2004 - 18:12

"Microsoft" and "Secure" just don't quite go well together at the moment

#2.1 gameguy on 20 Sep 2004 - 19:11

And why not?

#2.2 Ash on 20 Sep 2004 - 19:52

Ohh heres just 1 small reason

Latest Bug

#2.3 figgy on 20 Sep 2004 - 21:02

Reply to #1.2
If you had a little sense . You would have realized that the report is total bull crap.

Some idiot thinks that connection sharing will automatically reveal your harddisk if you are on dialup. And I still can't believe that Neowin and some other news sources picked up the report.

I can forgive Neowin because afterall it is unprofessional journalism.

(5 replies) #3 mtdlabs on 20 Sep 2004 - 21:17

What a fancy name for something that really isn't new. Backups go back many years. And the first paragraph is just hilarious. I'm fine with RAID.

#3.1 Coolme on 20 Sep 2004 - 21:46

If this product was out way eariler... not a lot of ppl would use RAID.

#3.2 reddsoda on 21 Sep 2004 - 01:48

This is for point in time recovery. What kind of RAID does that exactly?

Sounds more like a remote Volume Shadow Copy.

#3.3 excalpius on 21 Sep 2004 - 02:04

If you'd read the document, you'd see this has nothing to do with RAID.

Deleting a file on a Raid drive deletes it on both drives. RAID is only useful if you have one drive die of a hard failure, so you can still be using your data. It won't help you against a file deleting virus, corruption, or just plain user stupidity. It also does nothing to protect your data offsite, should both of your RAID drives burn up on a fire, get washed away in a flood, or get hammered by an angry roommate.

#3.4 mtdlabs on 22 Sep 2004 - 07:39

Yeah, I'm aware of that. I've had the same discussion with some of my friends about that the other day. My point is just that this ain't nothing revolutionary, and the name "Data Protection Server" is just a another marketing scam. I mean, I like Microsoft software (unlike many angry people out there), but this is just too much bloat for something that just does backups, don't you agree?

#3.5 excalpius on 22 Sep 2004 - 18:40

Agreed. Hence the reason why my reply at the very top specifically requests something like this "for the little guy". DPS is for IT pros and companies.

(1 reply) #4 StuRReaL on 20 Sep 2004 - 21:44

i wonder how long after release there will be a critical security update?

#4.1 excalpius on 21 Sep 2004 - 02:01

I wonder how long it will be before some eedjit makes an uninformed comment that has nothing to do with the article or subject at hand.

Oh, wait, you already did that...

#5 webdenis12 on 21 Sep 2004 - 01:44

well STURREAL I think u can guess it if you read the title "Microsoft Announces Data Protection Server"

the hint world is PROTECTION

#6 StuRReaL on 21 Sep 2004 - 09:23

Has every lost their sense of humour?

Oh btw don't go accusing someone of not having read an article when you have no damn idea whether they have or not

#7 matthew24 on 21 Sep 2004 - 11:04

It sure will run on a Linux server!

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