After the planning and installation of System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 R2, the next challenge of your setup is to make the DPM design adapt to your business needs. This chapter explains the important terminology used, how to actually get started with your Protection Groups, and the points to consider while setting them up.

What is of major importance here is to understand that System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 R2 is not just a focused backup software that provides you with snapshot data. DPM creates the possibility for you to build backup, restore, and disaster recovery services for your company or organization. There is more to DPM than meets the eye; under the hood, there are great possibilities and, of course, challenges that you must face. In the end, it all comes down to, is for you to have a decent and proper restore plan that you can adopt to your business continuity plan and to always have your critical services up and running. Meanwhile, you continuously...