We performed a comparison between Barracuda Intronis Backup and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) 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."The most valuable feature is unlimited data storage on the cloud. Even if the employee has left the company for a few years, the backup will still be maintained."
"Whenever you have a crash or your service is not working, you can just live-boot the machine and have your service up and running."
"It's a one-stop shop, meaning we just program and schedule the backups, decide what is being backed up, and then it automatically replicates and deduplicates."
"Easy, immediate protection for data that is virtually infinitely scalable."
"The superior support from Barracuda in setting up, using, and helping with issues for the product."
"Most important is its ease of use. You plug it in, follow the steps, and you have your backup file."
"Of all the backup products we have used, this by far is the simplest to install and use."
"It is very reliable, so we don't have any issues with it. Our customers have never raised any issue with it. Basically, once you set it up and it is running, it is trouble-free. Our customers are happy. They just got a renewal for the subscription for the service."
"The stability is excellent."
"The most valuable features of the solution are recovery point, compression, and deduplication."
"9900 has around 1.5 petabits of capacity in a single rack, and that's huge."
"The feature that I have found most useful is its data duplication."
"We have never had any issues with Data Domain. It has been stable."
"The compatibility within the Dell PowerProtect DD portfolio makes data management more seamless. This integrated solution improves efficiency in our data center and simplifies operations by relying on a single company for servers and storage."
"The deduplication feature is the most valuable part of the solution."
"The technology has been very useful. There are lots of features on offer."
"I would like to see better integration with third-party applications."
"It is not always stable."
"I am working in some of the more rural areas of Sweden, and some of the customers here are a little bit wary of cloud technology at the moment. It is not like in Gothenburg or Stockholm, where people rely on it so much more. In the rural areas, companies are saying that we do need to use the cloud, and they are being very wary about their data, especially with GDPR and all that kind of stuff. Having more control and having an option for backing up locally, even if you don't want to use it, would be something very good. The cloud backup is brilliant, but there should be an option to take that cloud backup and save it locally as well. If you lose connection to the internet or you lose access to your data in the cloud, having a backup copy of the latest data on your server is helpful. You need to be able to get access to your customers' files, especially with GDPR, where you need to know where your customers' details are. If they're in the cloud and you've lost access to them, then you'll go into those GDPR regulations. This is somewhere where both Barracuda and Veeam haven't gone as far. As far as I have understood, with Veeam, you can back up your local servers to the cloud but not vice versa. I haven't worked on it much."
"The solution depends on your connectivity, so it is essential to have a proper connection to the cloud."
"We cannot backup Sun Micro systems. They are not currently supported."
"I would like to see the Live Boot feature extended to Hyper-V machines, in addition to VMware machines."
"I would like to see a way to increase space."
"Setting up Barracuda Backup is straightforward."
"Dell PowerProtect DD should come out with its own system so we do not have to use Data Domain. For example, something similar to what Symantec has done."
"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."
"Dell PowerProtect DD could improve by having better integration with other backup solutions."
"They still have hardware different from the software."
"They're scalable."
"The pricing could be lower."
"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 size and scale of the product are limited and could be improved."
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Barracuda Intronis Backup is ranked 10th in Deduplication Software with 24 reviews while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 65 reviews. Barracuda Intronis Backup is rated 8.4, while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Barracuda Intronis Backup writes "Finding data to restore is much easier than rummaging through tapes to find backups". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) writes "Supports business continuity process but needs improvement in pricing". Barracuda Intronis Backup is most compared with Rubrik, Veeam Backup & Replication and Acronis Cyber Protect, whereas Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Veeam Backup & Replication and Rubrik. See our Barracuda Intronis Backup vs. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) report.
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