We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Dell PowerVault based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, NetApp and others in Deduplication Software."The most important feature is the level of data compression provided by Dell EMC. It's a leader in data compression and deduplication, and the level of compression isn't available with any other vendors in the market."
"9900 has around 1.5 petabits of capacity in a single rack, and that's huge."
"The deduplication feature is the most valuable part of the solution."
"This solution has a feature called Domain Boost, which allows for source deduplication and compression."
"The solution is very scalable."
"Its pricing is not overly expensive."
"The most valuable features of the solution are recovery point, compression, and deduplication."
"It works within backup windows and has got good deduplication."
"The initial setup was easy and simple."
"Dell PowerVault is user-friendly and easy to deploy."
"I like the tool's CloudIQ feature."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it is easy to manage and easy to use."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"It is an inexpensive storage solution."
"The stability is quite good. Once you deploy all the equipment, it's very stable."
"For us, the initial setup was easy."
"The tool's pricing could be cheaper."
"Dell EMC Data Domain needs to have better compatibility between NetWorker and the hardware. NetWorker is not as good as the other products which are currently on the market like Backup Exec."
"Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is expensive. Also, it has a sort of a big physical footprint that data domains have, and that's part of the problem."
"The downside of PowerProtect's flexibility is that you have so many options. It can be a little confusing. It's like having a car with too many buttons on the dash. You can do so much with it, but it takes some time to learn what everything does."
"Data Domain lacks compatibility with fiber channels and tapes. We can't use it with a tape library. That's an issue in Latin America sometimes because a lot of clients still use tapes for budget reasons. Maybe they have a lot of archives. In North America and Europe, they do a lot of archiving, but they use the cloud more than we do. Sometimes we have to put together a Frankenstein where we connect another server to the tape library and send all the data there."
"Dell PowerProtect DD could improve by having better integration with other backup solutions."
"The product lacks some security features that would make it more stand-alone and integrated."
"We have some problems with backing up on the Power Platform. PowerServer is an IBM product, and it forces us to back up over LAN, which is not suitable for us."
"There have been situations when our customers requested professional support and the price of that feature is quite high."
"The price of the solution could be lower."
"In the next release, I would like the deduplication and compression included, as well as the flash technology. It doesn't currently use it."
"The implementation process takes a while."
"The product is generally stable, but there have been instances, to my knowledge, where we faced issues in the controller during software upgrades. The availability is not at the desired level during these upgrade processes, as we sometimes need to shut down both controllers. This could be an area for improvement."
"The high prices of the solution are an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Dell PowerVault is block-oriented storage only."
"PowerVault could be improved by increasing its memory cache capacity and adding the ability to export data to the cloud."
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Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 65 reviews while Dell PowerVault is ranked 2nd in Enterprise SAN with 23 reviews. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.6, while Dell PowerVault is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) writes "Supports business continuity process but needs improvement in pricing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerVault writes "Easy to use with good integrations and reasonable pricing". Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Veeam Backup & Replication and Dell Avamar, whereas Dell PowerVault is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Huawei OceanStor SNS, Lenovo Storage V Series, ExaGrid EX and Cisco MDS Series.
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