We performed a comparison between Azure Backup and Microsoft DPM 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."I have no issues with the stability at all. So I don't necessarily care about the stability of the product. I look more at whether or not can I recover. And I haven't had a failed recovery yet. I've got no failed recoveries of all my years."
"The hardware is always updated and it's saved us a lot of money."
"With a couple of buttons, we can configure a VM for a backup and use the wall service, the storage wall service, pretty seamlessly."
"The fact that Azure Backup is integrated is one of its biggest advantages."
"Azure Backup is very simple to use and user-friendly."
"I like that it's a stable solution and their support is good. I think Microsoft's commercial force is superior."
"The most valuable feature is the ease in which it backs up our data."
"We are happy with this product and have not found any issues while using it."
"It has an application backup, a file backup, a system backup and a hypervisor."
"The user interface is very good. The reporting and monitoring features are also good."
"I like the core backup feature. I also like the file server backup feature. I find Microsoft DPM interesting because it has fantastic integration with Microsoft products. For example, in Exchange and SharePoint, DPM is excellent when it comes to backing up data. It also does a decent job with open-source products."
"I could back up all the stuff we had, even the VMs we have for Hyper V."
"The most valuable feature is that DPM has an index so individual files can be searched."
"Microsoft DPM is scalable."
"This solution helps us to manage all of the operations across servers and different workstations."
"It is almost perfect for Microsoft products. It is not a very powerful tool, but it is okay for small sites and small businesses with Microsoft products. It is easy to use for backup and restore. It is good for backing up Microsoft servers such as Exchange and SharePoint servers."
"Azure Backup could improve the backup data copies because they are not immutable."
"The monitoring and tagging features could be improved."
"We faced some issues synchronizing the information in Azure when the storage was changed."
"The integration with the record database and integration with other applications will be good, especially with the database piece."
"My company faces a lot of difficulties in restoring any encrypted VM backup."
"I would like to have the option to increase the frequency of the backups. Azure Backup does backups on an hourly basis, but I would prefer it to take backups more often."
"I once tried restoring a Linux environment, and the size of the Linux VM or the data disk was really huge. It took a really long time to restore the environment and send the data from the storage to the disk. It took around 25 to 30 minutes, which was much longer than I anticipated. They can improve the duration of such restore operations. In the next release, it would also be good if they could reduce the duration for transferring the data from their storage to the actual storage while creating a virtual machine. They can reduce the duration or increase the data transfer rate."
"Azure Backup is limited to certain workloads. It would be helpful if Microsoft focused on enabling backups for Oracle and other unsupported databases."
"The data tagging feature needs improvement. The solution could be a bit more intuitive in certain aspects."
"It needs portability for other vendors. It is good for backing up Microsoft servers, but it doesn't support third-party solutions such as Oracle Database. It depends on Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy, especially for Hyper-V, which has a lot of problems. They should enhance the Volume Shadow Copy functionality. Its reporting should also be better. Reporting is too weak in DPM."
"Compatibility and integration with other products needs improvement."
"The user friendliness could be improved."
"Microsoft DPM could improve if it was available in a public or private cloud."
"Additional Hyper-V knowledge would be great."
"The user interface can be improved quite a bit."
"The problem lies with the 2019 version, it's the file system they’re using."
Azure Backup is ranked 7th in Backup and Recovery with 50 reviews while Microsoft DPM is ranked 27th in Backup and Recovery with 17 reviews. Azure Backup is rated 7.8, while Microsoft DPM is rated 7.0. 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 Microsoft DPM writes "Good for backing up, but the 2019 version lags". Azure Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Commvault Cloud, Acronis Cyber Protect and N-able Cove Data Protection, whereas Microsoft DPM is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Veritas Backup Exec, Commvault Cloud and Veeam Data Platform. See our Azure Backup vs. Microsoft DPM report.
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