We compared Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager based on our user's reviews in several parameters.
Overall, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is praised for its high data storage capacity, efficient data deduplication, and reliable data protection capabilities, along with outstanding customer service. In contrast, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager excels in seamless integration, efficient data backup and recovery, advanced analytics, and robust security measures, along with cost-effectiveness. Users noted the need for improvements in performance, scalability, user interface, and support for different operating systems with Dell PowerProtect DD, while suggesting enhancements for a more intuitive interface, better documentation, and improved performance with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager. Deployment timeframes vary for both products, with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager taking longer on average. Pricing, setup cost, and licensing are considered reasonable and hassle-free for both products, with positive feedback on return on investment for both solutions. Dell PowerProtect DD is considered beneficial for its ROI, while Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is commended for its efficiency in managing data. Users appreciate Dell PowerProtect DD's competitive pricing and setup cost, as well as the licensing process. The product could benefit from better performance, scalability options, a more enhanced user interface, additional OS support, and improved deduplication capabilities. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is valuable for its efficient data backup and recovery, advanced analytics and reporting functionalities, robust security measures, user-friendly interface, and excellent customer service and support.
Features: Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) stands out for its high data storage capacity, efficient data deduplication, and reliable data protection. On the other hand, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager excels in seamless integration, advanced analytics, robust security measures, and excellent customer support.
Pricing and ROI: The setup cost of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is considered reasonable and competitive, with a straightforward and user-friendly process. On the other hand, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager has been positively received as well, with users finding the pricing fair and the setup cost straightforward and hassle-free., The Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) product was beneficial in terms of ROI, with positive user feedback. On the other hand, the Dell PowerProtect Data Manager showed significant ROI, impressing users with its efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and comprehensive features.
Room for Improvement: Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) needs improvements in performance, scalability options, user interface, operating system support, and data deduplication. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager should focus on enhancements in interface, support resources, compatibility, performance, and reliability.
Deployment and customer support: Review comparisons show that the deployment and setup durations for Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) vary, with some users taking a few hours and others spending several days. For Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, feedback suggests longer timeframes, ranging from a week to three months for both deployment and setup., The customer service for Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) has been highly praised for its prompt and efficient assistance, excellent responsiveness, and knowledgeable representatives. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager also receives positive feedback, with users appreciating the promptness, effectiveness, and helpfulness of the support team. Both products excel in customer service and support.
The summary above is based on 29 interviews we conducted recently with Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"I would say flexibility is the most important feature of the product. The performance and speed are the best on the market."
"It's the perfect solution for virtual and container directives. The data reduction feature works well, and we haven't had any issues."
"The solution's initial setup is straightforward."
"Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager is user-friendly and easy to use. it does what it needs to do."
"One notable feature is its robust backup support for Kubernetes and container environments. Additionally, PPDM stands out for its ease of deployment and management compared to other backup solutions. It is highly user-friendly, allowing users to quickly learn and implement backup and restore processes within a week. PPDM represents the next generation of backup software and is comparable to offerings from other vendors. Furthermore, PPDM prioritizes security with various access controls, such as user and database access controls. Its deployment tool is also known for its simplicity."
"The solution adequately handles data storage."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"Dell PowerProtect Data Manager helps to reduce the amount of data being transferred and stored."
"The technology has been very useful. There are lots of features on offer."
"It is stable. I would rate the stability of the solution a nine out of ten."
"We have found the product to be scalable."
"The compatibility within the Dell PowerProtect DD portfolio makes data management more seamless. This integrated solution improves efficiency in our data center and simplifies operations by relying on a single company for servers and storage."
"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 solution is very scalable."
"I like Data Domain as a protocol for data backup."
"I find the data to be most valuable."
"PPDM requires further development. It is primarily integrated with DevOps systems."
"A lot of improvement is required in Dell's first level of support."
"You need to use additional software to back up entire environments. It will be good if they could support entire tape libraries."
"As a new product, there are some things that still need to improve a bit as it matures."
"They should include a feature similar to S3 bucket."
"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."
"Management is difficult and it is hard to determine when things aren't working properly."
"The interface is too complex."
"We encountered data loss during the configuration process."
"I would like to see better integration and support for backing up to cloud providers such as Alibaba Cloud."
"Dell PowerProtect DD should come out with its own system so we do not have to use Data Domain. For example, something similar to what Symantec has done."
"When you use Data Domain, you have to have at least 20% free space so it can work properly. Sometimes we struggle with that, because we wanted to use all the free space, but then Data Domain becomes really slow. I understand that 20% is needed to process all the data, and doing the duplication and compression and all that, but it would be a big improvement if they did not require that 20%, because it is just too much to have available."
"I would like to see integration with public cloud."
"The pricing could be better, but it's still not too expensive."
"The Dell PowerProtect DD architecture offers several significant features. One is DD Boost, which is utilized at both the source and destination sites for application processing."
"Looking at Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), there is a need for improvement, especially in terms of protection from cyber resiliency, cyber recovery, or man-in-the-middle attacks."
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Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is ranked 7th in Deduplication Software with 9 reviews while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 66 reviews. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is rated 7.8, while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager writes "A tool that offers good capacity management and product management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) writes "Supports business continuity process but needs improvement in pricing". Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is most compared with Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and Rubrik, whereas Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, ExaGrid EX Series, Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik and Veritas NetBackup Appliance. See our Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) vs. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager report.
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