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."You have the flexibility to encrypt your backups and choose the storage capacity you're comfortable paying for."
"The tool has a lot of features."
"I like the product's restoration cases."
"I like that it's a simple system."
"Enables immediate recovery and immediate restoration."
"The hardware is always updated and it's saved us a lot of money."
"It is a stable solution...It is a highly scalable solution."
"Azure Backup is easy to configure and restore."
"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."
"The solution's initial setup is straightforward."
"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 product's initial setup phase was easy."
"It's the perfect solution for virtual and container directives. The data reduction feature works well, and we haven't had any issues."
"The product must improve on a database level."
"My company faces a lot of difficulties in restoring any encrypted VM backup."
"Azure Backup could improve by offering better integration for Oracle databases and enhancing features like granular restore and backup compliance capabilities."
"The solution is still in its infancy; it's not a mature product yet."
"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."
"The extensibility onto hybrid environments needs a bit of tweaking for those on-prem."
"The support for Office365 backup is atrocious and is something that has to be improved."
"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."
"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."
"They should include a feature similar to S3 bucket."
"Management is difficult and it is hard to determine when things aren't working properly."
"There is always room for improvement. The compression ratio should be improved as well as the efficiency."
"A lot of improvement is required in Dell's first level of support."
"The interface is too complex."
"As a new product, there are some things that still need to improve a bit as it matures."
"PPDM requires further development. It is primarily integrated with DevOps systems."
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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 9 reviews. Azure Backup is rated 7.8, while Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is rated 7.8. 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, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker and Dell Data Protection Advisor. See our Azure Backup vs. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager report.
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