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| System Center Data Protection Manager | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Microsoft |
| Stable release | 2016 / October 2016 (2016-10) |
| Operating system | Windows Server |
| Type | Near-continuous data protection,data recovery |
| License | Trialware |
| Website | microsoft |
System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) is a software product fromMicrosoft that provides near-continuous data protection anddata recovery in aMicrosoft Windows environment. It is part of theMicrosoft System Center family of products and is Microsoft's first entry into the near-continuous backup and data recovery. It usesShadow Copy technology for continuous backups.
Data Protection Manager delivers centralized backup of branch offices and within the data center, by near-continuously protecting changed files at thebyte-level to a secondary disk, which can then be backed up to tape. This also enables rapid and reliable recovery from an easily accessible disk instead of waiting to locate and mount tapes.
Data Protection Manager 2006 was released on September 27, 2005 atStorage Decisions in New York.[1][2] The current version, Data Protection Manager 2019, supports protection of Windowsfile servers,Exchange Server,Microsoft SQL Server,SharePoint andMicrosoft Virtual Server. It featuresbare-metal restore.
DPM offers support for a variety of Microsoft Workloads. Support varies between versions, with old operating systems being removed from new versions.