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Microsoft Releases Public Beta of Data Protection

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the safety-first dept.

Torrey Clark writes "Microsoft has released the public beta of its disk-to-disk backup product, Data Protection Manager. The product is designed to make backups easier than simply backing up to tape. Disk-to-disk backup completes images in significantly less time, meaning much less downtime for systems during backups."

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  1. Already been reverse-engineered by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Our crack team of hackers has already reverse-engineered the application. The core of the executable code is:

    xcopy /D /Y /S

  2. wow what innovation by suezz · · Score: -1, Redundant

    we have used dd for years to mirror drives to other drives.

    oh I forgot you can't do that with windows.
    now I remember why we don't use windows for anyting mission critical.

  3. In Soviet Russia ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    the drives back you up