title: volume shadow copy vs data protection manager
body: <p>trying to implement a VSS backup solution similar to what is described here:
  <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/692848/volume-shadow-copy-vss">Volume Shadow Copy (VSS)</a></p>
  
  <p>there is a new offering called data protection manager:
  <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/dataprotectionmanager/en/us/overview.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/dataprotectionmanager/en/us/overview.aspx</a></p>
  
  <p>how different is this from VSS based solution?</p>
  
  <p>does it solve the problem of implementing a VSS writer?</p>