We performed a comparison between Dell Avamar, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), 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."Graphically, it's very user interactive. It's got a very nice interface."
"Duplication and the speed of backup are great."
"The installation process is pretty straightforward."
"The backup and recovery speed is very fast."
"Its stability and deduplication capabilities are most valuable."
"Dell EMC Avamar is very good with endpoint backups."
"The setup is very easy."
"I have found the product to be scalable."
"The solution can scale up to one petabyte right now. It's very good for enterprise-level organizations."
"Good starting capacity and scalability."
"PowerProtect is a flexible solution that you can cover various cloud and on-premise environments."
"The feature that I have found most useful is its data duplication."
"The solution is very scalable."
"We have never had any issues with Data Domain. It has been stable."
"Short backup window has made a difference in the way my organization functions."
"We have found the product to be scalable."
"Compression of the backup Oracle by RMAN on NFS saves space 5:1."
"Other products lose performance over time, but NetApp OS is speed-optimized."
"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."
"Adaptive balancing is a valuable feature."
"The storage efficiency provided a maximum savings in our storage utilization."
"We can manage our applications from a single dashboard."
"The solution is very stable and reliable"
"The new FAS series is a good fit for some customers. We have good performance and capacity, even though it is full flash."
"I want to see a more user-friendly and administrator-friendly Dell Avamar. The solution also needs a better UI and dashboard."
"It is very scalable, and that's its claim to fame, but that also makes it hard to make changes. Anytime there is a large piece of software, changing that piece of software is harder. You've got a larger install base, so you can't just rapidly change. We also use another product called Veeam, and it has this new feature called Continuous Data Protection, which basically lets you get very close to the way the system was in time. We have a system or two up there on which we have set 10 minutes Continuous Data Protection. So, we can roll it back to whatever it was 10 minutes ago, 20 minutes ago, or 30 minutes ago. This feature doesn't exist in Avamar Data Domain. That's the one feature I'd like to see first."
"The solution should improve its tape-connectivity features."
"There also needs to be single sign-on support."
"If you need to pull data out of it to offload to tapes, that's messy. You have a mechanism for it, but it is painful."
"Performance can sometimes be affected when tools are utilized for tasks like backup or deep archiving."
"We don't trust the product 100 percent. Kaspersky has many features Dell Avamar doesn't support, such as granular backup and history."
"Its ability to back up very large objects can be improved. In terms of new features, they can include the ability to use cloud services, like S3, more natively."
"Installation and deployment for this product need improvement. These processes need to made easier. Currently, it's not an easy installation for customers. This product needs to be installed by professionals."
"The pricing could be better, but it's still not too expensive."
"The price of the product is high."
"We would like faster instant recovery."
"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."
"We encountered data loss during the configuration process."
"Dell PowerProtect DD could improve by having better integration with other backup solutions."
"The only problem is that it's more expensive than any other vendors available in the market."
"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."
"The solution could do more than just data."
"No other area for improvement comes to mind other than its price. Making the price more attractive will help this solution have a bigger market share."
"With scalability, we feel the system is limited."
"The product should include an audit log feature."
"It may need more flexibility to fight with other competing arrays."
"I’ve found that I use command line more often than I thought needed. Some things should be done in the GUI, and command-line switches can be overwhelming and take up a lot of time."
"The product should improve its user experience."
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