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PowerProtect Data Manager offers centralized oversight of all protected applications, including VMs and file system copies. This capability makes it simple to track and enforce SLO compliance for backup and recovery, RPOs, and PowerProtect DD retention lock. PowerProtect Data Manager discovers copies that are sent to data protection storage and catalogs to ensure protection compliance and quality of service.
PowerProtect Data Manager streamlines operations and ensures consistent service-level compliance. Automation delivers hands-off protection. Protection plans enable the automation of backups, which reduces administrative efforts and increases the platform’s efficiency and performance.
Automated processes deliver faster time to value including automated discovery of databases, VMs, and protection storage. Discovered assets are automatically classified and assigned to preconfigured protection plans, helping enforce SLOs.