Introduction

Since Microsoft introduced the first SharePoint server to the market, it has grown in popularity and more companies are realizing its potential. SharePoint has rapidly become a line-of-business application that companies rely on and, therefore, they also realize the importance of designing and building an optimal SharePoint server restore scenario. System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager will meet this demand in an optimal and fully supported way.

SharePoint is an advanced and complex technology that has many dependencies between different Microsoft components. It is crucial to have a decent SharePoint design which does not go beyond the scope that is supported by Microsoft; you must always verify that your customization is within the supported scenario.

There are several third-party solutions in the market that claim they support backing up SharePoint server technology; however, since a backup is useful only if it can be restored, Microsoft can be proud to be one of the...