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"When it works, it is the best product that is available.""The tool's most valuable feature is stability.""The solution is very stable. Once it's installed, many customers forget they even have it.""It is amazing because it is very easy to test with many alternative bookmarks.""It excels in duplicating data between two distinct types of storage systems.""The solution provides continuous data protection.""The most valuable feature we have found in RecoverPoint is its ability to provide the lowest RPO.""We use RecoverPoint for disaster recovery and asynchronous replication, and we use the application at a block level, not the software level. This has been tested, and it's very durable."

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"The feature of taking snapshots from the replicated volumes has allowed us to use them for DR testing to validate the application consistent point of recovery.""We've found the support to be very good overall."

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"I am waiting for block replication with VirtualBox.""Other hypervisors should be integrated with this system. Other hypervisors should be able to get the benefits of this solution.""The solution normally supports only specific types and amounts of storage. If it could be increased to support much larger amounts or a wider range, it could fetch a bigger market.""The support is horrible.""When it comes to storage and backup, that is where scalability problems have affected us.""It is worth mentioning that this solution is no longer supported, primarily because it doesn't replicate between two different storage systems anymore.""RecoverPoint's WAN optimization could be improved.""Considering the speed Dell RecoverPoint can recover data, it would be good if we could replicate data from on-premise to the cloud with this solution."

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"If you are new to the product, the initial setup might be a bit difficult.""The main pain point that we experienced is during device creation. For every newly provisioned volume, creating replication relationships between production and DR site, creating snapshots for third copy at DR site, and configuring them in appropriate replication groups and device groups means that there are lot of steps involved and a lot of room for error. There has to be a lot of checks and balances which need to be incorporated to make sure that the solution is set up correctly."

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  • "RecoverPoint came free as an add-on to the PowerProtect Data Manager backup software from Dell EMC."
  • "Support is an additional subscription."
  • "The product is fairly priced."
  • "It is considered quite costly."
  • "The price is moderate."
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    RecoverPoint Continuous Remote Replication
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    Overview

    Dell RecoverPoint provides continuous data protection with multiple recovery points to restore applications instantly to a specific point in time. It is used to protect applications with bidirectional synchronous and asynchronous replication and digital video recorder (DVR)-like recovery in physical, virtual, and cloud infrastructures.

    The Symmetrix Remote Data Facility family of software is the gold standard for remote replication in mission critical environments. Built for the industry-leading high-end VMAX hardware architecture, the SRDF family of solutions is trusted for disaster recovery and business continuity.
    Sample Customers
    Regis Aged Care, Cap Atlantique, Lewisville Independent School District, EnvisionRxOptions, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, Major Boutique Hotel Chain, Riverside Health System, Panduit
    Global Security Provider, SSM Health Care, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, Shriners, BZWBK, Qatar Islamic Bank, Sudwestrundfunk (SWR)
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    Government29%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Healthcare Company14%
    Marketing Services Firm14%
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    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Healthcare Company7%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Financial Services Firm57%
    Comms Service Provider14%
    Healthcare Company14%
    Computer Software Company14%
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    Small Business39%
    Midsize Enterprise39%
    Large Enterprise22%
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    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise69%
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    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise71%
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    Dell RecoverPoint is ranked 4th in Data Replication with 7 reviews while Dell SRDF (Symmetrix Remote Data Facility ) [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Data Replication. Dell RecoverPoint is rated 8.6, while Dell SRDF (Symmetrix Remote Data Facility ) [EOL] is rated 9.2. The top reviewer of Dell RecoverPoint writes "Is a great investment due to the speed of replication and the point-in-time recovery feature". On the other hand, Dell RecoverPoint is most compared with Dell AppSync and NetApp Snapshot, whereas Dell SRDF (Symmetrix Remote Data Facility ) [EOL] is most compared with NetApp SnapMirror and Hitachi TrueCopy.

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