Benefits of System Center Data Protection Manager 2007

I have recently spent a full month experimenting on SCDPM and found that it has several key benefits. A full list can be found here out http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680553.aspx.

To summarise, it does the following for you.


Detect server configuration “drift”

• Approximately ½ of unplanned downtime due to configuration problems!

Improve Helpdesk troubleshooting and “time-to-resolve”

• Helpdesk represents the single largest “people cost” to IT

Regulatory compliance reporting

• Define and report against tangible configuration policies for regulatory compliance

Pre- and post-change verification

• Ensure system readiness
• Verify accuracy and efficacy of planned changes