We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Microsoft DPM 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."Short backup window has made a difference in the way my organization functions."
"I find the data to be most valuable."
"Deduplication and compression are the best features of the solution, which are popular and very effective."
"The product, a disk backup solution, improves our data application tasks. We used tape libraries with Dev drives in legacy architectures, resulting in slow backups compared to modern drives like NVMe and SSDs. By transitioning to NVMe and SSDs, backups have become much faster. The tool's backup restoration is faster compared to other tools."
"The deduplication feature is the most valuable part of the solution."
"The most valuable features are the deduplication and compression and the Data Domain Boost."
"The most valuable feature is the performance because you can back up data really quickly."
"Its pricing is not overly expensive."
"The most valuable feature is that DPM has an index so individual files can be searched."
"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."
"I could back up all the stuff we had, even the VMs we have for Hyper V."
"Microsoft DPM is scalable."
"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."
"The initial setup is quite straightforward."
"The user interface is very good. The reporting and monitoring features are also good."
"The most important feature is that it's easy to use."
"I would like to see some kind of integration with the ransomware in the next release."
"We are not able to deal directly with the OEM we have to go to their partners in Nigeria."
"The software from Dell that can be used to operate Data Domain needs to have enhancements made to the user interface. It is too complex."
"The tool's DD Boost is expensive."
"The tool's pricing could be cheaper."
"The firmware upgrades could be simplified. I'm in the process of struggling to upgrade right now."
"They still have hardware different from the software."
"Data Domain lacks compatibility with fiber channels and tapes. We can't use it with a tape library. That's an issue in Latin America sometimes because a lot of clients still use tapes for budget reasons. Maybe they have a lot of archives. In North America and Europe, they do a lot of archiving, but they use the cloud more than we do. Sometimes we have to put together a Frankenstein where we connect another server to the tape library and send all the data there."
"We can't take a snapshot and take it outside, which is a problem."
"There is a very poor online user community in terms of people blogging about their experiences with DPM."
"Microsoft DPM could improve if it was available in a public or private cloud."
"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."
"The problem lies with the 2019 version, it's the file system they’re using."
"Compatibility and integration with other products needs improvement."
"To evaluate the solution's abilities and its performance under demanding conditions, it is recommended to carry out a stress test."
"It would be better if it integrated seamlessly with open source and competitor products. In the next release, I would like to see some data governance frameworks. It should have support features for data integration and data replication like Veeam. Right now, we are also using Veeam for certain scenarios."
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Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 61 reviews while Microsoft DPM is ranked 27th in Backup and Recovery with 17 reviews. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.4, while Microsoft DPM is rated 7.0. 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 Microsoft DPM writes "Good for backing up, but the 2019 version lags". Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Rubrik and Veeam Backup & Replication, whereas Microsoft DPM is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Azure Backup, Veritas Backup Exec, Commvault Cloud and Veeam Data Platform.
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