We performed a comparison between Dell SRDF (Symmetrix Remote Data Facility ) [EOL] and NetApp SnapMirror based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about NetApp, Fivetran, Dell Technologies and others in Data Replication."The feature of taking snapshots from the replicated volumes has allowed us to use them for DR testing to validate the application consistent point of recovery."
"We've found the support to be very good overall."
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"This solution is easy to implement and easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is the data replication tool. There is also a lot of ability for data migration."
"The product has good performance."
"The most valuable feature is the snap shot."
"The tool seamlessly moves data over the network without putting pressure on the network."
"The technology enables us to have a safe backup."
"There are a lot of features that are excellent. The data compression during the transfer, for example, is good. The replication is great. The durability of the solution and the speed of the data moving from one site to another is impressive."
"Data protection is a valuable feature."
"If you are new to the product, the initial setup might be a bit difficult."
"The main pain point that we experienced is during device creation. For every newly provisioned volume, creating replication relationships between production and DR site, creating snapshots for third copy at DR site, and configuring them in appropriate replication groups and device groups means that there are lot of steps involved and a lot of room for error. There has to be a lot of checks and balances which need to be incorporated to make sure that the solution is set up correctly."
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"In the next release, I would like to see Data reduction included and WAN optimization."
"There is probably some limitations when it comes to the scalability of the solution."
"The new coursework models need to be improved. The bandwidth monitoring could also be better."
"It's necessary to install NetApp simulator to avoid complications."
"We have to do manual verifications about the subscriptions often."
"We must be able to integrate Flash Pool with SnapMirror."
"The price needs to be improved."
"The price could be cheaper."
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Dell SRDF (Symmetrix Remote Data Facility ) [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Data Replication while NetApp SnapMirror is ranked 2nd in Data Replication with 23 reviews. Dell SRDF (Symmetrix Remote Data Facility ) [EOL] is rated 9.2, while NetApp SnapMirror is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Dell SRDF (Symmetrix Remote Data Facility ) [EOL] writes "RPO and RTO have improved drastically". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp SnapMirror writes "Protects our data during any emergency or disaster". Dell SRDF (Symmetrix Remote Data Facility ) [EOL] is most compared with Dell RecoverPoint and Hitachi TrueCopy, whereas NetApp SnapMirror is most compared with NetApp Snapshot, Hitachi TrueCopy and Dell AppSync.
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