Microsoft Data Protection Manager Release Announced

Microsoft wants users to have control of their file backups and recovery, and do it with a hard disk instead of a tape. The first lesson a new computer class participant learns is "save your work." The second lesson tends to be "save your work more frequently." For every admin who has had to answer a help desk ticket from users who, by accident or mishap, lost a file, Microsoft wants to shift the paradigm of file recovery from administration to the end user. By using a disk-based backup solution, users familiar with the Windows Explorer interface can access and retrieve files directly within Windows XP and Office XP applications from the backup repository. In releasing a public beta of Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) this past April, Microsoft hoped to demonstrate here