We performed a comparison between DD Boost, HPE StoreOnce, and NetApp FAS Series 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."It cuts down network traffic, and only the relevant parts move around because it is deduced and encrypted."
"Data Domain Boost has a unique protocol. I don't think with other vendors you get the same efficiency. I work with some the other products, but this solution has amazing efficiency in comparison."
"The most valuable features are the performance and the duplication."
"The initial setup of DD Boost involves a simple procedure."
"The time taken for backup is very fast."
"There are no limitations when it comes to the scalability feature of the product. You can scale up or scale down however much you want."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"The time taken for backup is very fast."
"The most valuable feature of HPE StoreOnce is the virtual drive."
"The most valuable features for us are the ease of use, the reliability, and the exceptional deduplication that we get across that data that we store on those devices."
"From a centralized system, I can manage the interface, the backup policies, and the status of the database."
"Has very good deduplication and encryption features."
"It is very easy to implement."
"The solution is stable."
"HPE StoreOnce works well, it is stable."
"I think the most valuable feature is the catalyst technology, which is in the StoreOnce appliance."
"I have found all the features useful in NetApp FAS Series."
"The most valuable feature of the NetApp FAS Series is its stability."
"The most valuable feature is SnapMirror."
"The SnapMirror is a good tool because, as long as you're going NetApp to NetApp, it's ultimately the fastest way to move data. We replicate everything to another site for disaster recovery."
"The strong point is that our clients like this are RadLV (Radiology Low-Value). They also use SnapMirror and MetroCluster."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The initial setup was so straightforward. It was well-documented."
"The replication feature is noteworthy because it's faster than most and it uses little bandwidth. Then there's the friendly interface that the equipment offers. With this interface, it is very easy to manage."
"My customer was interested in ransomware protection. Currently, Dell offers the Cyber Vault solution, which is separate from Data Domain. Ideally, ransomware protection would be integrated directly within DD Boost, without requiring an additional out-of-the-box solution. This feature is currently available with HPE's Zerto and Huawei's Ocean Protect with third-party products like PradoNet. While Cyber Vault exists as a separate solution from Data Domain, having some standard protection for immutable backups into DD Boost would be a valuable addition and make it more competitive with other vendors."
"Technical support is okay but could be improved. I've sent a lot of complaints their way and I feel like they might be able to respond a bit better."
"The main issue I've identified is that when backing up a final backup from the branch server, we don't have deduplication functionality."
"There are limitations when using the VTL protocol in extreme cases."
"DD Boost's technical support could be better."
"The solution doesn't scale. If you hit your capacity, you need to buy a new device."
"I'd like the be able to deploy the solution on SAN backups."
"DD Boost is a bit expensive."
"HPE StoreOnce needs to provide a SaaS solution by offering high-density disks."
"The setup phase is not so simple that an end user can plug and play to make it operational."
"The solution's pricing could be improved."
"The user interface of HPE StoreOnce is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Agnostic backups."
"When it comes to upgrading, it always goes block-wise. One block is 48 TB raw capacity. It would be good if they can include a smaller capacity for SMB customers. Currently, it is not possible to increase in a smaller capacity. You have to buy the exact same unit. It would be great if they can provide a smaller next block. There are around 20 hard disks, and it would be really helpful if we can add 10 hard disks initially and 10 hard disks later."
"The appliance doesn't have the global deduplication, it has StoreOnce deduplication. It does not deduplicate across the appliance, it will deduplicate in one particular store. With the global deduplication, I could store more data."
"The solution's technical support should be faster."
"The NetApp FAS Series is not as high-performing and is not as fast. Its speed needs improvement, but this could only be done if it's an all-flash solution."
"Currently, the newest release is not HCI friendly."
"I would like to see less latency and higher IOPS."
"I think this kind of infrastructure is mostly obsolete. To keep up with developments in this space, you need to move all these features to an All-Flash solution."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern, so from an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made cheaper."
"Cluster mode needs to be more ubiquitous."
"With scalability, we feel the system is limited."
"They should add new features to the product."
