We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect Data Manager and Veritas Backup Exec based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Dell PowerProtect Data Manager helps to reduce the amount of data being transferred and stored."
"The solution's initial setup is straightforward."
"The solution adequately handles data storage."
"It's the perfect solution for virtual and container directives. The data reduction feature works well, and we haven't had any issues."
"One notable feature is its robust backup support for Kubernetes and container environments. Additionally, PPDM stands out for its ease of deployment and management compared to other backup solutions. It is highly user-friendly, allowing users to quickly learn and implement backup and restore processes within a week. PPDM represents the next generation of backup software and is comparable to offerings from other vendors. Furthermore, PPDM prioritizes security with various access controls, such as user and database access controls. Its deployment tool is also known for its simplicity."
"The deduplication is the most valuable feature because it helps to control the overhead."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager is user-friendly and easy to use. it does what it needs to do."
"Once the solution is integrated with the Exchange, you just click Exchange to back up that file."
"This solution works well and has good integration with technologies such as VMware and Hyper-V."
"It is a simple and flexible solution to work with."
"The product allows for versatile storage options, enabling users to store data on disk storage, NAS storage, or tape libraries."
"One nice feature with Backup Exec is mainly that disaster can happen to any server and the disk image can be destroyed very easily. It's also easy to fully email the backup image and restore the server."
"The solution is good for small and medium-sized businesses."
"In the global business world, Veritas has a very good name. I think they have a good solid product, and they are always trying to improve it, and update it. ;They know what the client actually needs, and they are up to the challenge of satisfying those needs."
"The backup solution comes in different versions to support different platforms."
"The Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager reports could improve. There should be different kinds of reports on failures, such as dashboards that we can submit to top management or auditors."
"PPDM requires further development. It is primarily integrated with DevOps systems."
"You need to use additional software to back up entire environments. It will be good if they could support entire tape libraries."
"There is always room for improvement. The compression ratio should be improved as well as the efficiency."
"They should include a feature similar to S3 bucket."
"The interface is too complex."
"As a new product, there are some things that still need to improve a bit as it matures."
"Management is difficult and it is hard to determine when things aren't working properly."
"We've experienced some performance issues with Backup Exec. The backup jobs take too long to complete."
"One area that needs improvement is SQL backup. Backup Exec doesn't support higher availability."
"The initial installation needs some effort."
"The solution lacked local support, which became an issue for us and our customers. They needed to have more presence on the ground."
"Enhanced support for cloud backup needs to be added."
"Compared to other vendors, there are features that you will find not included in Veritas."
"More stable environment in a WAN infrastructure."
"The one thing which could be improved, which we have informed Veritas about, is the ability to plug in to the cloud. Meaning, instead of using local storage if we're backing up a small user or end user, we want to be able to make it so they can direct the backups directly to the cloud. It can't be done at the moment. We can only back up to the storage then replicate to the cloud, but we cannot use the cloud as a source of storage."
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Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is ranked 25th in Backup and Recovery with 9 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is rated 7.8, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager writes "A tool that offers good capacity management and product management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is most compared with Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Dell NetWorker and Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA), whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Dell NetWorker. See our Dell PowerProtect Data Manager vs. Veritas Backup Exec report.
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