Dell EMC PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) Review

​Stability, replication, deduplication, virtual library & ddboost are valuable but deduplication could be better.

What is most valuable?

Stability, replication,

How has it helped my organization?

Could fully automate backup process with 1500 backup clients (machines).

What needs improvement?

Smarter & better deduplication, CLI shell should have more options for managing this product.

For how long have I used the solution?

4 years.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

Yes, but it related to hard disk manufacturer, not product itself.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Haven't scaled it yet.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

4/5

Technical Support:

4/5

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Before we used EMC VTL, an awful and nasty product from EMC with lots of manual work.

How was the initial setup?

Initial straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

Via vendor with excellent support.

What was our ROI?

100%.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We have special discount from EMC.

What other advice do I have?

Would recommend.

**Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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author avatarit_user127905 (Senior SAN Engineer with 501-1,000 employees)
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The deduplication rate that you get is totally dependent on the type of data you are backing up. In our environment some of our backups are getting a dedup rate of over 30x (Veeam) some over 90x (Backup Exec) and other data (Oracle DBs) we get only 5 - 8x.

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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.
The initial setup was straightforward. Deployment takes about two weeks.
The solution can scale up to one petabyte right now. It's very good for enterprise-level organizations.
The deduplication feature is the most valuable part of the solution.
We have never had any issues with Data Domain. It has been stable.
The most valuable features are the deduplication and compression and the Data Domain Boost.
It's very easy to use the domain once it's been set up. The interface is also user-friendly.
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