We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect Data Manager and Veritas Backup Exec based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."One notable feature is its robust backup support for Kubernetes and container environments. Additionally, PPDM stands out for its ease of deployment and management compared to other backup solutions. It is highly user-friendly, allowing users to quickly learn and implement backup and restore processes within a week. PPDM represents the next generation of backup software and is comparable to offerings from other vendors. Furthermore, PPDM prioritizes security with various access controls, such as user and database access controls. Its deployment tool is also known for its simplicity."
"Dell PowerProtect Data Manager helps to reduce the amount of data being transferred and stored."
"The solution adequately handles data storage."
"It's the perfect solution for virtual and container directives. The data reduction feature works well, and we haven't had any issues."
"I would say flexibility is the most important feature of the product. The performance and speed are the best on the market."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager is user-friendly and easy to use. it does what it needs to do."
"The deduplication is the most valuable feature because it helps to control the overhead."
"The product makes it easy to restore data."
"Its reliability and the fact that we have all the skills that we need for Veritas Backup Exec are the most valuable."
"It is a good backup tool."
"For us, the main two features that we appreciate in this application are backup and restore. They are the main purposes for which we are using this application."
"This is a very flexible product, which allows you to back up not only the physical environment but also the cloud environment."
"The most valuable feature of Veritas Backup Exec is the ease of use."
"This solution is not complex and you do not have to be too technical to use it."
"The solution was stable and reliable."
"There is always room for improvement. The compression ratio should be improved as well as the efficiency."
"You need to use additional software to back up entire environments. It will be good if they could support entire tape libraries."
"The interface is too complex."
"They should include a feature similar to S3 bucket."
"A lot of improvement is required in Dell's first level of support."
"As a new product, there are some things that still need to improve a bit as it matures."
"PPDM requires further development. It is primarily integrated with DevOps systems."
"Management is difficult and it is hard to determine when things aren't working properly."
"The backup is not robust enough when you have a lot of technology."
"The solution lacked local support, which became an issue for us and our customers. They needed to have more presence on the ground."
"The licensing packet is confusing. If Veritas could do a better job of clarifying it, that would be helpful."
"Maybe they could improve reporting capabilities and predictions."
"It is not a recommended software when it comes to large environments where there has to be a minimal Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and/or Recover Point Objective (RPO)."
"Veritas Backup Exec should improve by having a user portal that customers can use."
"Expanding is difficult because if I want to add, for example, a terabyte of data, then I have to buy a disk shelf and it will cost me a lot."
"The scalability could be improved even though the solution is targeted to small customers."
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Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is ranked 25th in Backup and Recovery with 9 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is rated 7.8, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager writes "A tool that offers good capacity management and product management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is most compared with Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Dell NetWorker and Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA), whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Dell NetWorker. See our Dell PowerProtect Data Manager vs. Veritas Backup Exec report.
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