We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Veritas Backup Exec 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."As our organization functions, we have a total of 2500+ primary sites and 6300+ secondary sites. All of our entire backup systems are totally dependent on this product. EMC Data Domain is very reliable and there are no issues using it since 2015."
"I find the data to be most valuable."
"Dell PowerProtect DD is a stable solution."
"It is secure, reliable, and has officer support."
"The most valuable features of Dell PowerProtect DD are reduplication and compression. It provides a lot of data savings for backups. Additionally, the Dell PowerProtect DD solution offers a bundled backup software and storage option. If desired, users can also connect to cloud technology to create an additional copy of their data in the cloud. This solution supports synchronization with various cloud vendors, including Azure and AWS."
"When utilizing Dell PowerProtect DD for backup systems, Data Domain offers fast performance with low latency, providing high throughput for quicker backups compared to other vendors."
"This solution has a feature called Domain Boost, which allows for source deduplication and compression."
"We have never had any issues with Data Domain. It has been stable."
"For us, the main two features that we appreciate in this application are backup and restore. They are the main purposes for which we are using this application."
"One of the valuable features is the instant recovery for VMs. It reduces the RTO (Recovery Time Objective) drastically."
"We have virtual infrastructure, so restoring virtual machine systems from backups is also very easy."
"We are satisfied with the stability of the product."
"Veritas Backup Exec is fully compatible with different tape libraries."
"Veritas is simple and easy to deploy. In terms of the presentation and UI, they do their job well."
"The most valuable features of Veritas Backup Exec are the graphical interface, ease of management, and overall ease of use."
"The usability and interface of the solution are good."
"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."
"Dell PowerProtect DD does not have integration with the cloud and virtualization software."
"DD Boost."
"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."
"We are not able to deal directly with the OEM we have to go to their partners in Nigeria."
"The pricing could be better, but it's still not too expensive."
"It could be more secure."
"I would like to see some kind of integration with the ransomware in the next release."
"Enhanced support for cloud backup needs to be added."
"Its scalability should be improved."
"I would like to see this solution improve on faster restoration. Currently, it takes a long time to restore my data."
"There still a lot of room for improvement in synthetic technologies, especially when targeted to deduplication media."
"The reports could be made in an easier way."
"The cost is quite high. Along with the general costs, the supposed agents that you have to buy for the various options that you want to use ends up driving the costs higher as well."
"I would like to improve their ability to back up the cloud environment. Additionally, it would be nice to have simpler UI."
"The EDR should be looked at, as the operating system is too weak."
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Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 63 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 15th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.6, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. 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 Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Veeam Backup & Replication and Rubrik, whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Arcserve UDP.
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