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We performed a comparison between Dell ProtectPoint [EOL] and IBM ProtectTIER based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"The speed and the ease of the initial setup are both good. It is not complex.""One of the features I find most valuable, is the good technical support."

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"The most valuable features are the Self-Service, and the ability to search the data.""The command-line interface is good.""The solution is highly stable.""In terms of stability, I've found it to be very stable. I've walked into the server room when it was at 60 degrees Celcius, and it was still running fine.""The cataloging is the best feature. It takes millions of frames for the backup. It's incremental, so it takes less time to complete.""Overall IBM ProtectTIER is a great solution. It is easy to use."

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Cons
"The product has to be more mature, like to be another six to eight months on the market. A lot of maturity needs to be incorporated.""The interface and documentation need to improve."

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"The configuration wizards are still complex and hard to navigate. These should be easier to manage.""Setting up the system to work with legacy equipment is a bit complex at times.""The backup for a large amount of data is slow.""IBM ProtectTIER could improve by being more user-friendly.""I would like the possibility to back up the infrastructure and then replicate it upon on restart, without having to orchestrate the starting of the VM."

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  • "This solution is very expensive."
  • "IBM ProtectTIER is an expensive solution."
  • "The customer can decide how they want to purchase a license. However, the price of the solution is expensive."
  • "We have a capacity-based license, which is managed centrally for all the sites of my company."
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    Top Answer:The cataloging is the best feature. It takes millions of frames for the backup. It's incremental, so it takes less time to complete.
    Top Answer:We have a capacity-based license, which is managed centrally for all the sites in my company. I'm managing one of the centers, and there are multiple small sites as well. Everything is managed… more »
    Top Answer:The backup for a large amount of data is slow. When there's a large amount of data, sometimes the backup isn't completed in time. I have a 24 hour cycle, so it doesn't get completed in 24 hours with… more »
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    In Backup and Recovery
    43rd
    out of 133 in Backup and Recovery
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    245
    Comparisons
    213
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    639
    Rating
    8.0
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    Overview
    Dell EMC ProtectPoint technology provides up to 20x faster, more efficient backup and 10x faster recovery while eliminating the backup impact on application servers. By integrating primary storage and industry leading protection storage, ProtectPoint reduces cost and complexity by eliminating traditional backup applications while still providing the benefits of native backups. Overall, ProtectPoint provides the performance of snapshots with the functionality of backups.

    IBM TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway is designed to meet the disk-based data protection needs of the enterprise data center while enabling significant infrastructure cost reductions. The solution offers industry-leading inline deduplication performance and scalability up to 1 petabyte (PB) of physical storage capacity per system, and can provide up to 25 PB or more backup storage capacity. Combined with IBM or third-party storage, TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway provides a powerful disk-based repository to improve the performance, retention and availability of backup and archive data in a small footprint for energy and cost efficiency.

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    Financial Services Firm24%
    Computer Software Company21%
    Government8%
    Wholesaler/Distributor7%
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    Small Business43%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise43%
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    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise60%
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    Dell ProtectPoint [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Backup and Recovery while IBM ProtectTIER is ranked 43rd in Backup and Recovery with 7 reviews. Dell ProtectPoint [EOL] is rated 7.6, while IBM ProtectTIER is rated 7.2. The top reviewer of Dell ProtectPoint [EOL] writes "Speedy and easy setup but it needs to mature ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM ProtectTIER writes "Provides a short-term backup, archive, and cataloging for 20,000 people in our organization ". Dell ProtectPoint [EOL] is most compared with , whereas IBM ProtectTIER is most compared with Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), HPE StoreOnce, IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, Rubrik and DD Boost.

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