Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) Valuable Features

SK
Solution architect at Aeris

The product, a disk backup solution, improves our data application tasks. We used tape libraries with Dev drives in legacy architectures, resulting in slow backups compared to modern drives like NVMe and SSDs. By transitioning to NVMe and SSDs, backups have become much faster. The tool's backup restoration is faster compared to other tools. 

The tool's most valuable feature for data protection strategies is defining backup policies with specific retention periods. For example, if we take monthly backups, we can establish a one-year retention period. Additionally, we can also use incremental or differential backup methods. 

In terms of performance, Dell PowerProtect DD outperforms other data protection solutions we've used, such as Veritas and HPE Data Protector. From our experience,  Dell PowerProtect DD stands out as the best option available in the market.

The tool supports our business continuity process since we can back up the data. 

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GA
Manager Networks & Messaging Systems at TCS

The most valuable feature is the reliability of the backup service. The compressing mode or the number of the backups which are available on the device is also excellent.

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Vijeesh Thayyil - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Consultant at Deep Ocean General Trading

DD's deduplication technology is valuable because it partially offloads deduplication on the client and backup server while the rest happens on the data domain. The deduplication is 65 times more than other products.

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Buyer's Guide
Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain)
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain). Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
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AnjaneyaVara Prasad - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Deduplication and compression are the best features of the solution, which are popular and very effective.

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Darshan Kolambkar - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Technical Architect at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

The most important feature is the level of data compression provided by Dell EMC. It's a leader in data compression and deduplication, and the level of compression isn't available with any other vendors in the market.

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Whitney Gray - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Architect at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees

PowerProtect is a flexible solution that you can cover various cloud and on-premise environments. 

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Nilesh Nn - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr IT Consultant at Midis Group

The most valuable features of Dell PowerProtect DD are reduplication and compression. It provides a lot of data savings for backups. Additionally, the Dell PowerProtect DD solution offers a bundled backup software and storage option. If desired, users can also connect to cloud technology to create an additional copy of their data in the cloud. This solution supports synchronization with various cloud vendors, including Azure and AWS.

Using Dell PowerProtect DD eliminates the need for multiple management consoles and devices to run a backup solution. Traditionally, a backup server is needed to install backup software and connect to a storage unit or tape library to store backup data. However, Dell PowerProtect DD includes the storage option and software, providing a consolidated solution in a single device.

The solution is designed for change. With new updates, it adapts to work with new edge applications, such as Kubernetes containers and can support these applications during the backup process. This means that users do not need to seek out alternative backup solutions for their Kubernetes and container applications in the future.

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Marinos  Savvides - PeerSpot reviewer
Pre-Sales Consultant at Logicom Sales Inc

The deduplication and compression are great. 

We started looking at Data Domain together with the Dell Cyber Recovery solution to have them work together.

The solution is stable.

We have found the product to be scalable. 

The interface is fine.

It has good documentation.

Compatibility with other products is okay.

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ManuelIglesias - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect at Open group

Data Domain is an excellent repository that's compatible with a lot of different solutions. Even Veeam Backup recommends sending backup to Data Domain. Space optimization is great. Currently, it guarantees 50-to-1 compression of the application in the same device. In all these years, I never had a client who was unsatisfied with Data Domain. It is a solid appliance with VMware integration, instant access to restore and search, and analytics.

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RB
Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

It has a feature where, instead of having a separate media server for backup to run the backup software, Dell now provides a version that runs it all together, so you don't need a separate media server.

It has a feature called deduplication which saves you space in your rack. If you run somewhere else and you get charged for physical space. this avoids using extra space, and that's a big plus.

The compression aspect of the solution is great.

It is very reliable. They have 99.999% uptime.

The product is scalable. 

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JN
Lead Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

The cost is quite good if you look at the product. 

It should provide everything that an enterprise needs. 

It can back up all the workloads on-prem, off-prem, and mainly the VM infrastructure. You should be able to replicate to another site. 

The reporting and monitoring features that it provides are great. 

It offers security with the software.

The stability is excellent.

The solution scales well.

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MK
General Manager at Datacoast

They have a very nice, clearly laid out dashboard.

The functionality has been excellent.

So far, the solution is stable. 

Its pricing is not overly expensive. 

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OI
General Director at miromix unitedMiroMIX United

The specific algorithms of backups of the data deduplication are very good. For example, some of our competitors need much more space. When we have to use one additional enclosure, they have to use two times more. Data Domain has a lot of space. 

The technology has been very useful. There are lots of features on offer.

It's very competitive. We get discounts on pricing and find the cost to be quite good. 

The solution is stable and reliable.

It is scalable. 

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AD
Regional Key Account Manager at ACT

One of the most valuable features is that it looks for the deduplication, which can reduce the amount of the data.

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Nguyen_Nguyen - PeerSpot reviewer
Executive Vice Director at Sunshine Solution

The tool's performance is very good. DD Boost can improve its performance and backup. 

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Jayson Martin - PeerSpot reviewer
Head IT Data Storage at Liberty Life Association of Africa

The most valuable feature, beyond simply backing up our servers, is the data compression capability.

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CP
Infrastructure and Helpdesk Leader for Mexico, Chile and Colombia at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

Dell PowerProtect DD’s most valuable feature is data deduplication.

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Mohamed -Elsayed - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Maintenance Planning Engineer at Egyptian Steel

Our clients like the wide range of features that are available within this single solution.

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Nick Hamilton - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise IT Architect at ESTI Consulting Services

The most valuable feature is the inline data deduplication.

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Domenico-Vizzoca - PeerSpot reviewer
Delivery and Presales Manager at Harpaitalia italia

I like Data Domain as a protocol for data backup.

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Ozgur Fakir - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technology Consultant at GlassHouse

The data application compression is great. I also like Cyber Sense, Cyber Lock, fast parallelizing insights, and Sure Backup.

The initial setup is easy.

It is a stable solution. 

You can scale the product well. 

The interface is good. We are very familiar with it and are comfortable using it. 

The documentation is good. They are very accessible. 

The compatibility is very good. 

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AS
Senior SAN Administrator at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

I find the data to be most valuable. 

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AM
Senior Sales Engineer at a tech services company

The solution offers good storage. Also, deduplication and completion are the best features, in my opinion.

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Mina_Magdy - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Infrastructure Solutions Architect at Benya systems

This product has a lot of good features.

It has the most powerful deduplication and compression for data backup. Data consumes a lot of storage capacity, but with Data Domain, it splits the data into many chunks. The data is managed with smart architecture and algorithms, saving between 80% and 90% from the target capacity. This means that for every tier of capacity, it may reflect 20 times that, which is remarkable.

Data Domain has good data regulation features to prevent data corruption. Frequently with other products, users face data corruption. Data Domain always generates a hash from the target backup data and compares it with the hash of the data in production. This is done to make sure that the data is identical. If it detects a problem then it will rebuild the data on its own. This is why I recommend people make sure that they have a valid backup. In case of a crisis, it will restore and things will continue to function well.

This solution has a feature called Domain Boost, which allows for source deduplication and compression. Backup data consumes a very heavy amount of traffic because you are transferring almost all of your production data across the network to the backup appliance. By using Domain Boost, it supports source deduplication and compression, so you are only transferring a very slight amount of data across the network. This will assure very rapid data backup, guaranteeing RPO and RTO.

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SK
CTO at New Horizon Computers

The deduplication on the solution is great. It's elaborate but the companies already understand it. 

The hardware can operate in high temperatures, in case of any disaster. 

The scalability of the equipment and components of Data Domain are outstanding. We never go without Data Domain if we are talking about backup solutions. We always go with Data Domain.

It's a very reliable and consistent product. 

There's no match with any other product. It's outstanding. The performance of the hardware is improving day by day and new models are coming with more scalability.

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Kenneth Etsula - PeerSpot reviewer
General Manager at Dataposit Ltd

The most valuable features of Dell PowerProtect DD are ease of use and deduplication.

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it_user127905 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior SAN Engineer with 501-1,000 employees
Very easy to setup and Data Replication for off-site storage of data. View full review »
WC
Storage Analyst III at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The most valuable features of Dell EMC PowerProtect DD are the duplication security and uptime.

Dell EMC PowerProtect DD works well with other solutions, such as NetWorker. It's really easy to pass over to Data Domain and vice versa. 

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BR
Information Technology Manager at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The feature that is most valuable is the Data Domain Boost. With the DD Boost, it takes minimal time to clone very large data over WAN to the DR site with a very reasonable bandwidth. Over 1.5 TB of data is cloned every day. The cloning process is seamless. 

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Storemgr67 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
SK
Oracle Application DBA at Social Insurance Organizaton

The backup is very secure. The deduplication using EMC is very good. We are able to make systems and handle random cloning. EMC is a very stable solution for making backups.

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OI
General Director at miromix unitedMiroMIX United

What I like about Dell EMC PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is that it is a performance technology.

One of the features I find very interesting in this product is deduplication.

I also find it valuable that it's very easy to communicate with just one vendor if you're using this product. Normally, with other security systems, CAP systems, etc., you have to use the server, some hardware, and some software. The server could be from one vendor, while the software could be from another vendor. When a problem arises, this means you have to communicate with more than one vendor, but with Dell EMC PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), this is not the case. The only competitor I know that manufactures a similar product with this feature of one vendor communication is Symantec.

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AC
Professional Services - Data Protection Consultant at S&T Romania

The solution integrates well with our VM.

I like the hardware and the software together.

Based on what we have achieved in our environments on the bank's telecom, it's the best product. We have it installed with Dell EMC protection suite, NetWorker, but also with VM. There are many cases where we integrated with IBM TSM as a VTL. 

The best point is the duplication encryption and disaster recovery replication. The network replication's software has network verification where the product can not offer it. We use nothing for Data Domain replication. And when we use NetWorker, we use prone console application. With VM, also we use replication under the Data Domain application instead of copying the data from the VM.

The solution is very scalable.

The product offers excellent security.

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MD
General Manager responsible for IT Infrastructure and Operations at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

The reliability of Data Domain was the most useful feature to me. Every piece of data is recorded multiple times in several devices in a cluster. If any hardware failure occurs, it does not impact the data and does not result in any data loss. Resilience and reliability under any circumstances are important to data security.

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MT
System Engineer for Business Solution Department at PT. Mastersystem Infotama

The most valuable feature is the performance because you can back up data really quickly.

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Dhaval Pancholi - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Sales at Microhard IT Solutions Pvt Ltd

The most valuable features are that it is secure, reliable, and has officer support.

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MirziyodMirsaatov - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at Top-IT Solutions Ltd

I like the different features. We work closely with Dell on different products and features, which is why we use them all. 

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Chris Childerhose - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Infrastructure Architect at ThinkON

I would rate it at 5/5 as the deduplication and compression of the device for backups are outstanding. We have about 55TB of total space in the Data Domain which we send Veeam backups to, and we have sent over 200TB to the array.

The Deduplication and Compression are the most valuable as they allow us to back up a lot more data to the device knowing it will compress it well.

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MG
Pre-Sales and Technical Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The features that I have found most valuable with Dell EMC PowerProtect DD are its deduplication feature and its DD Boost protocol for fast transfer, which is amazing.

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MG
Pre-Sales and Technical Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The feature that I find the most useful is its data duplication. We had been having problems doing backups for the file server because we did not have enough space to store our backups. Data Domain solved that problem for us.

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AH
Senior Data Center Admin at Paltel

The most valuable features are the DD Boost and the multiple applications and model platforms.

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MF
Logistics Supervisor at Fetchr

We are very satisfied with this solution. It's easy to use and efficient.

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ML
Owner at a construction company with 5,001-10,000 employees

It works within backup windows and has got good deduplication.

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it_user1200867 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of IT Production Department at a government with 10,001+ employees

It is very fast as compared to the other competitors. Its simplicity and bit rate are also valuable. It takes less time if we compare it with the old solution that we have.

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SV
Technical Specialist at Pouyan Pardazesh Tehran Co

The solution is very stable.

The performance is good. 

It is easy to use. 

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MT
consultant at a security firm with 201-500 employees

The most valuable features of this product are its guaranteed reliability and its duplication capability.

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it_user156375 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Efficient De-duplication, highly efficient replication, Data Domain BOOST for enabling a level of 'Source-Side’ De-duplication.

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SS
IT Coordinator at a insurance company with 1-10 employees

The solution's most valuable feature is the integrated deduplication function. Another valuable feature is the possibility for replication between two devices on different occasions.

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it_user157662 - PeerSpot reviewer
Backup Administrator at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees

Deduplication and VTLs.

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CB
Solution architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

It's very competitive in terms of price and technology.

Also, the development team continuously makes updates.

The data reduction feature is very useful.

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it_user155190 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

Deduplication

Features of Archiving 

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Kenneth Etsula - PeerSpot reviewer
General Manager at Dataposit Ltd

It's very easy to use Data Domain once it's been set up. The interface is also user-friendly.

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AA
Senior Consultant at global brands

The most valuable features are the deduplication and compression and the Data Domain Boost feature. It's compatible with other backup software. 

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AH
System Consultant at ONYXES

The deduplication feature is the most valuable part of the solution.

The backup storage is also very good.

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it_user157944 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Consultant at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
it_user159162 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Technical Support at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Data Domain deduplication is excellent.

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it_user158214 - PeerSpot reviewer
Backup Engineer, AVP at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Stability, replication,

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it_user159876 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Tech Lead with 5,001-10,000 employees

Fast backup for complex and huge size data.

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it_user158877 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant Server & Storage with 1,001-5,000 employees

VTL, Dedupe and replication.

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Buyer's Guide
Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain)
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain). Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.