Well, I have a dilemma and need my fella NBU guys to provide
me some ammo. My management is looking into alternative backup
solutions. I am ok with looking at other vendors that specialize in one
or two products…we are looking into CommVault and dare I say it…Microsoft’s
Data Protection Manager. I saw a demo of DPM quite some time ago and almost
instantly was not a fan. It is a total Microsoft support platform so it
will work well with other MS applications. At the moment I cannot
remember all of the down falls I thought it had but the few I can remember are:
Won’t backup Oracle
Won’t backup SAP
Won’t backup ESX hosts
And while I was in this demo, I drifted off since I really
did not realize that management was seriously considering it. And as most
Executive managers, they see the bottom line. Their main driving focus is
the fact that since we pay so much for MOM and SMS, we would be getting DPM for
free. GREAT! But my philosophy is you get what you paid for.
So I reach out to all of you to help a guy out and start
throwing me items that I can punch holes into DPM. I really, really do
not want to support another Microsoft product. I beg all of you, please
help me out.
My environment is mostly MS servers, Oracle, SQL, VMware,
SAP, Exchange, some UNIX.
Thanks
Dan Cruice
Deloitte Technology Service
Deloitte & Touche Tohmatsu
Direct: +1 610-479-5179
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E-mail: dcruice AT deloitte DOT com
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