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Microsoft has just released DPM 2007 SP1 (Version 2.0.8793.0…released on 12/19/2008). You can find the update here along with other information pertaining to the update. Notable fixes/changes in SP1 include:

Protection for Hyper-V
Enhanced support for Windows Sharepoint Services (WSS) and Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server (MOSS)
Support for Exchange Server Standby Continuous Replication
Support for Mirrored SQL server [...]

Microsoft recently released this Technet article outlining the DPM 2007 alerts and typical resolution procedures. Very handy if you run across an error that you haven’t seen before…this will at least get you pointed in the right direction. You can find the health model here. Here are a few of the resolutions that [...]

When protecting a Data Source in DPM, you have the option to define your own Replica Volume and Recovery Point Volume sizes or to use the default sizes determined by DPM. Typically, the default sizes provide significant room for growth without gross overallocation of resources (though I tend to find they allocate more [...]

You can download an evaluation copy of DPM from http://dpmheroes.com/ and register to win an Xbox 360 and a Heroes Season Two DVD (yeah…i know).

Also, if you are a Microsoft Partner, you can watch an overview video of DPM, answer a few questions, and qualify for one free retail copy of DPM and one DPM EML [...]