Table of Contents

Introduction xix Chapter 1 What Kind of Protection Do You Need? 1 Chapter 2 Data Protection by the Numbers 19 Chapter 3 The Layers of Data Protection 43 Chapter 4 Better Backups 75 Chapter 5 File Services 143 Chapter 6 Windows Clustering . 183 Chapter 7 Microsoft Exchange 221 Chapter 8 Microsoft SQL Server 267 Chapter 9 Virtualization 317 Chapter 10 Management and Deployment 353 Chapter 11 Monitoring Systems 411 Chapter 12 Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery 443 Appendix Links and Resources 485 Index 491

About the Author

Jason Buffington is a senior technical product manager within Microsoft System Center, focusing on Data Protection Manager and management technologies for mid-sized organizations. Jason has been working in the networking industry for over twenty years, specializing primarily in data protection and availability. Throughout his career, he has held Certified Business Continuity Planner, MCSE, MCT, and MVP titles, and has been published in several periodicals, including Storage Networking World, Storage Inc., Storage Management Solutions, and many others.