Microsoft DPM Other Advice

WM
System Administrator at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

I wouldn’t rate Microsoft DPM's 2019 version with file system problems too high. I would give the overall solution a six out of ten.

Whenever I work on something, I research it, develop it, and look at exactly what it would do and how good it would be.

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Arthur Fan - PeerSpot reviewer
Deputy Director at MPICorporation

I rate Microsoft DPM an eight out of ten.

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SS
Chief Digitalization Executive at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Microsoft DPM an eight.

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RH
Group Assistant, General Manager of IT at CIC

Because of our budget constraints, we had some issues and wanted to go ahead with this DPM because it is a Microsoft product. We were told that this particular software is known and in operation worldwide, and when it comes to backups in existence it's listed in the October 2019 report.

My advice would be not to install DPM because of the support services.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

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MA
Microsoft Specialist at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

For a seamless integration and to prevent any potential compatibility issues, it is advisable to conduct a thorough compatibility assessment before opting for this solution. I rate the solution nine out of ten. 

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JB
Senior Consultant at a marketing services firm with 11-50 employees

We're solutions providers.

At this time I would not recommend the solution to other users.

I'd rate it at a five out of ten. 

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JA
DBA, Developer at a government with 201-500 employees

We're a government agency, so we don't have a business partnership with Microsoft.

I would suggest that Microsoft try to figure out how to foster an online user community outside of their official channels. This has been a source of frustration for me. New users should know, before implementing the solution, that this community doesn't exist right now, so there's no way to third-party verify Microsoft claims.

I would rate the solution five out of ten.

I would say it's not an industry leader. It might work for some people and it might be the most cost-effective option for some people, however, I don't know if everyone needs cloud backups. If a company needs a turn-key system or something close to turn-key system, it's not that.

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RK
M. I. S. Manager at Ruby Mills Ltd

I would rate Microsoft DPM an eight on a scale from1-10.

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RK
M. I. S. Manager at Ruby Mills Ltd

We're just Microsoft customers. We don't have a business relationship with the company.

I believe that I am using the latest version of the solution. We got into later versions as we didn't use the beta version.

I wouldn't recommend this solution to others right now. It's not user-friendly enough. That level of annoyance with the product can really kill it.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. They used to give away this product and they stopped doing that. It would be nice if they returned to having it as a free solution. It would also be nice if they took some time to reconsider its design in order to make it more user-friendly in the future.

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IH
System Administrator at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

I would recommend this solution for small businesses and small sites. I plan to keep using this solution.

I would rate Microsoft DPM a seven out of ten.

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WM
Head of ICT Infrastructure & Security at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

We are currently working with an on-premises deployment but we want to use the hybrid option now. We are looking forward to seeing how it performs.

To this point, from what we have been using, we have found this product to be okay and we haven't had any major issues. We are happy with the features that we have.

Overall, we are happy with this product. At the same time, I cannot give it a perfect rating until I see how well it scales in the cloud.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

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it_user1350732 - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at Adalites

I recommend Microsoft DPM as it is a cost-effective solution that works. It's worth checking the limitations of DPM before deployment, which can be done by reading the documentation. Make sure it's suitable for your needs and that it's going to work for you.

I would rate this solution a seven out of 10. 

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it_user175563 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Administrator at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees

Very good for Microsoft workloads. 

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NM
System Administrator with 51-200 employees

We use the on-premises deployment model.

Overall, I really like the product. There's not really any feature that is missing.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. it's very user-friendly, and I can do everything I need to do. It's very simple for me to use.

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it_user156372 - PeerSpot reviewer
Database Expert with 51-200 employees

I'm afraid I fail to see how the CEO of a 500+ employee company can be a "real user" in any relevant sense. The real hands-on experience with DPM is that it's difficult to set up unless you get it right first time, the agent processes gobble CPU and i/o, and if you're unfortunate enough for your DPM primary to go awol, you're faced with building a complete DPM network again because the secondary/ies will refuse full backups if the primary isn't there.

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it_user6414 - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Data Protection Manager provides data protection to your business system which covers every challenge posed by VMs migration. Through efficient use of DPMs or leveraging the situation by applying recovery techniques such as Item Level Recovery, data protection and recovery can be highly boasted. Leaning and understanding the file will enable one to master recovery techniques such as capability to recover directories and small file rather than the whole volume. This make the experience with Data Protection Manager a delight. View full review »
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