We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Veritas NetBackup Appliance based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Deduplication Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I like Data Domain as a protocol for data backup."
"Most cases are related to databases, such as Oracle and MySQL."
"The stability is excellent."
"This solution has a feature called Domain Boost, which allows for source deduplication and compression."
"This is a superior and reliable backup system that can handle large capacities with little management."
"The technology has been very useful. There are lots of features on offer."
"The solution is very scalable."
"9900 has around 1.5 petabits of capacity in a single rack, and that's huge."
"The utilization of Data Domain is crucial because of its integration with a key Veritas feature: retention lock. This feature ensures data integrity by preventing any alterations to stored data. When NetBackup interacts with Data Domain, enabling the retention lock feature ensures that neither administrators nor backup personnel can modify data stored within the system. This functionality is vital for compliance purposes and meets the requirements of auditors."
"The most valuable feature involves VMware Instant Recovery, which allows one to do restoration within seconds."
"Compared to a homemade installation, this appliance is very stable."
"The most valuable feature of Veritas NetBackup Appliance is duplication and covers many applications."
"There are a lot of new features that operate to protect the data from ransomware attacks. They launched the Veritas/Appliances to protect our data. Veritas has been doing its job well."
"It is very capable of scaling and very good for heterogeneous environments."
"The solution has a very easy-to-navigate user interface."
"We find the pricing is reasonable."
"Dell PowerProtect DD does not have integration with the cloud and virtualization software."
"We would like to see the price of this solution brought down to be comparable with similar products currently on the market."
"Installation and deployment for this product need improvement. These processes need to made easier. Currently, it's not an easy installation for customers. This product needs to be installed by professionals."
"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."
"We encountered data loss during the configuration process."
"When you use Data Domain, you have to have at least 20% free space so it can work properly. Sometimes we struggle with that, because we wanted to use all the free space, but then Data Domain becomes really slow. I understand that 20% is needed to process all the data, and doing the duplication and compression and all that, but it would be a big improvement if they did not require that 20%, because it is just too much to have available."
"The licensing is not cost-effective, and the pricing could be better."
"EMC is very expensive for small customers."
"The price needs to be improved because it is really expensive."
"The challenge arose due to a space issue. The issue was related to disk breaks, especially when power cuts occurred. One of the disks would break, leading to a loss of functionality."
"It would be a better solution if we were able to make more reports in regards to the backup system."
"The only drawback for NetBackup, and of course for Veritas, is that they have stuck to the same environment and to the same UI - User Interface. This needs to be improved in future releases. It needs to be more dynamic."
"More licensing options could be introduced to the software. It is currently based on capacity only. Compared to competitors, it is difficult to position it economically everywhere. From the usability point of view, they are making many improvements on new interfaces, the SaaS offering, etc."
"I would like to see support for databases such as MySQL and MongoDB."
"The NetBackup software is based on Red Hat Linux, but we should have multiple software options for that. We should have more OS options. Also, there are too many tools and intermediaries. Everything should be built into an all-in-one solution."
"Veritas NetBackup Appliance could improve by having a site recovery feature."
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Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 65 reviews while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is ranked 6th in Deduplication Software with 47 reviews. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.6, while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is rated 8.0. 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 Veritas NetBackup Appliance writes "Offers good connectivity, easy to use and stable solution ". Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Veeam Backup & Replication and Cohesity DataProtect, whereas Veritas NetBackup Appliance is most compared with Veritas NetBackup, ExaGrid EX Series, DD Boost, HPE StoreOnce and Veeam Backup & Replication. See our Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) vs. Veritas NetBackup Appliance report.
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