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."Its pricing is not overly expensive."
"Data Domain is an excellent repository that's compatible with a lot of different solutions. Even Veeam Backup recommends sending backup to Data Domain. Space optimization is great. Currently, it guarantees 50-to-1 compression of the application in the same device. In all these years, I never had a client who was unsatisfied with Data Domain. It is a solid appliance with VMware integration, instant access to restore and search, and analytics."
"It works within backup windows and has got good deduplication."
"The most valuable features of this product are its guaranteed reliability and its duplication capability."
"The solution's most valuable feature is the integrated deduplication function."
"The most valuable features of the solution are recovery point, compression, and deduplication."
"It is stable. I would rate the stability of the solution a nine out of ten."
"The most valuable feature is the performance because you can back up data really quickly."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it is easy to manage and easy to use."
"It is an inexpensive storage solution."
"The most valuable features are stability and response time."
"The stability is quite good. Once you deploy all the equipment, it's very stable."
"The storage has been good."
"The initial setup was easy and simple."
"I find this solution to be cost-effective in providing data storage for clients."
"The Dell warranty is the most valuable feature."
"The usage of this solution is a bit difficult to develop processes, and it takes a long time to market permits."
"The size and scale of the product are limited and could be improved."
"The price could be improved."
"The price could be a little cheaper than it is now."
"They still have hardware different from the software."
"They need to make migration easier."
"First-time integrations are difficult in NetWorker. NetWorker software needs to be simplified. It's very complex."
"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."
"The high prices of the solution are an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The tool needs to improve its UI."
"In most instances, clients are using Dell PowerVault with tape drives, but we want to transition them away from tape drives due to the risk of data loss."
"PowerVault doesn't integrate with Active Directory. Other storage solutions offer SAN and NAS unified storage in a single appliance, but PowerVault is only SAN."
"Dell PowerVault could improve by having a higher cache and file protocol support added."
"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."
"I would like to see improvements made to the user interface."
"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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