I'm re-blogging here. Over at http://blogs.technet.com/virtplanet/ , Jim wrote the following:
This week Microsoft is launching a comprehensive solution to help customers implement cost effective, end-to-end site recovery programs. Built on proven capabilities in http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/default.aspx and the http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/en/us/default.aspx management suite, Microsoft is helping IT Professionals leverage Windows Server http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/hyperv-main.aspx and http://www.microsoft.com/Windowsserver2008/en/us/failover-clustering-main.aspx along with tools like http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/virtualmachinemanager/en/us/default.aspx to deliver cost effective site recovery.
The Microsoft Site Recovery Solution ecosystem is ramping with a broad range of storage replication partners like Double-Take Software, EMC, HDS, HP delivering solutions that take advantage of the http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372239(VS.85).aspx . With cluster integration IT Professionals can deploy streamlined and operationally effective site recovery.
You can learn more about the Microsoft Site Recovery Solution by joining the Microsoft team and Enterprise Strategy Group on Thursday, November 5 th at 10:30am Pacific for a webcast http://searchwindowsserver.bitpipe.com/data/document.do;jsessionid=A62722F1FCBFABA0BBCFDCF69D5AE73A?res_id=1256150149_996 This webcast looks at key drivers for site recovery solutions and reviews practical deployment considerations (you can view the recorded version of the webcast after the 5 th ). Microsoft and select partners will also be demonstrating Site Recovery Solutions at TechEd, so if you plan to be in Berlin during the week of November 9 th , make sure to stop by the Virtualization Solutions kiosk in the Technical Learning Center.
Patrick http://blogs.technet.com/virtplanet/