I like the core backup feature. I also like the file server backup feature. I find Microsoft DPM interesting because it has fantastic integration with Microsoft products. For example, in Exchange and SharePoint, DPM is excellent when it comes to backing up data. It also does a decent job with open-source products.

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RamaswamyK

M. I. S. Manager at Ruby Mills Ltd

Sep 25, 2020

The initial setup is quite straightforward.

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William Mugobogobo

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

Oct 19, 2020

The automated procedure is quite good for us, as it is able to capture all of the information that we require.

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RifkanHasan

Group Assistant, General Manager of IT at CIC

Dec 30, 2019

The most valuable feature is the recovery.

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reviewer2261112

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

Aug 22, 2023

This solution helps us to manage all of the operations across servers and different workstations.

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RamaswamyK

M. I. S. Manager at Ruby Mills Ltd

Jan 7, 2020

Its capability to give a BMR for all the workstations that I want to connect to.

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WayneMcgowan

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

Feb 13, 2023

I could back up all the stuff we had, even the VMs we have for Hyper V.

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it_user1350732

Managing Director at Adalites

Jul 5, 2020

It has an application backup, a file backup, a system backup and a hypervisor.

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reviewer1373331

DBA, Developer at a government with 201-500 employees

Jul 2, 2020

There is a very poor online user community in terms of people blogging about their experiences with DPM.

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reviewer1731429

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

Dec 20, 2021

You have only a few settings and if you change them for some special configurations, it's very difficult.

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Saiyed Shahab Ahmed

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

Feb 16, 2023

It would be better if it integrated seamlessly with open source and competitor products. In the next release, I would like to see some data governance frameworks. It should have support features for data integration and data replication like Veeam. Right now, we are also using Veeam for certain scenarios.

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RamaswamyK

M. I. S. Manager at Ruby Mills Ltd

Sep 25, 2020

The user interface can be improved quite a bit.