We performed a comparison between Azure Backup and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager 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."Azure Backup is good because it is entirely cloud-based, which means that you can be 99.9% sure that your backup is safe."
"The hardware is always updated and it's saved us a lot of money."
"The most valuable feature is the ease in which it backs up our data."
"You can select the tiering for your backup and manage your cost."
"This solution is easy to configure and restore. It is a Microsoft product so is easily compatible with other solutions."
"Our client’s infrastructure is protected by the tool."
"The fact that Azure Backup is integrated is one of its biggest advantages."
"It is a stable solution...It is a highly scalable solution."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"I would say flexibility is the most important feature of the product. The performance and speed are the best on the market."
"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."
"The deduplication is the most valuable feature because it helps to control the overhead."
"Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager is user-friendly and easy to use. it does what it needs to do."
"Dell PowerProtect Data Manager helps to reduce the amount of data being transferred and stored."
"The solution's initial setup is straightforward."
"It doesn't have the option to have a backup from the database. It has backup for the files, folders, and backup only the whole virtual machine. But if I need to do a backup from the Oracle database, from an Exchange server or from SharePoint, this ability isn't there. There is no application backup."
"The support for Office365 backup is atrocious and is something that has to be improved."
"It still does not have a lot of customization, especially if your workloads are not in Azure."
"I would like to see more automation, integration, and security. The price could be better."
"The solution is quite technical. I wouldn't describe it as user friendly. It could be simplified a lot to make it more accessible to the average user."
"I would like to see better integration with more products, and more services."
"It can be further improved by continuously meeting its compliance requirements."
"My company faces a lot of difficulties in restoring any encrypted VM backup."
"Management is difficult and it is hard to determine when things aren't working properly."
"As a new product, there are some things that still need to improve a bit as it matures."
"A lot of improvement is required in Dell's first level of support."
"You need to use additional software to back up entire environments. It will be good if they could support entire tape libraries."
"They should include a feature similar to S3 bucket."
"The Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager reports could improve. There should be different kinds of reports on failures, such as dashboards that we can submit to top management or auditors."
"The interface is too complex."
"There is always room for improvement. The compression ratio should be improved as well as the efficiency."
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Azure Backup is ranked 9th in Backup and Recovery with 51 reviews while Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is ranked 25th in Backup and Recovery with 8 reviews. Azure Backup is rated 7.8, while Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of Azure Backup writes "Straightforward to set up and manage and allows us to monitor all backups in one place". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager writes "A tool that offers good capacity management and product management". Azure Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Commvault Cloud, Acronis Cyber Protect and Dell Avamar, whereas Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is most compared with Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Dell NetWorker and Dell Data Protection Advisor. See our Azure Backup vs. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager report.
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