We performed a comparison between DD Boost and IBM ProtectTIER based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Deduplication Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Data Domain is valuable, especially to restore data. For normal data, the restore from Data Domain is very efficient and fast."
"The backup aspect of the solution is its most valuable feature."
"The functionality is very good. DD Boost and DD entry replication are used in almost all backup concepts. Those are the most used features."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is deduplication."
"The solution is quite scalable. An organization shouldn't have any problem expanding if they use this solution."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it can support both the CIFS and NFS protocols simultaneously."
"There are no limitations when it comes to the scalability feature of the product. You can scale up or scale down however much you want."
"The most valuable features are the performance and the duplication."
"In terms of stability, I've found it to be very stable. I've walked into the server room when it was at 60 degrees Celcius, and it was still running fine."
"The cataloging is the best feature. It takes millions of frames for the backup. It's incremental, so it takes less time to complete."
"The most valuable features are the Self-Service, and the ability to search the data."
"The command-line interface is good."
"Overall IBM ProtectTIER is a great solution. It is easy to use."
"The solution is highly stable."
"The solution could improve by adding more flexibility for the customers here in Thailand. Some of the small capacity models of the solution are not needed by our customers. There should be a more flexible version of the solution."
"Some competitors may not allow the use of DD Boost with their data management systems. The application process is not determined at the source site but on the estimation side."
"DD Boost could improve the solution by offering additional customizations that build upon existing features such as deduplication ratios. The primary objective of the solution is to create backups of existing data and push that data out to clients' backup systems. If they can make the process faster and introduce more enhancements, it would greatly benefit the backup environment."
"It would be nice if they could have the same tool set right from the smallest to the biggest modules, but being specific frame dependent."
"The solution could always be cheaper."
"There are limitations when using the VTL protocol in extreme cases."
"DD Boost is a bit expensive."
"When my company faced a problem with the product, it took some time to get proper support."
"The configuration wizards are still complex and hard to navigate. These should be easier to manage."
"IBM ProtectTIER could improve by being more user-friendly."
"The backup for a large amount of data is slow."
"Setting up the system to work with legacy equipment is a bit complex at times."
"I would like the possibility to back up the infrastructure and then replicate it upon on restart, without having to orchestrate the starting of the VM."
DD Boost is ranked 4th in Deduplication Software with 32 reviews while IBM ProtectTIER is ranked 11th in Deduplication Software with 7 reviews. DD Boost is rated 8.6, while IBM ProtectTIER is rated 7.2. The top reviewer of DD Boost writes "Enhancing backup and recovery operations and accelerating backup and restore processes while seamlessly integrating with various backup software applications". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM ProtectTIER writes "Provides a short-term backup, archive, and cataloging for 20,000 people in our organization ". DD Boost is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Veritas NetBackup Appliance and Dell Avamar, whereas IBM ProtectTIER is most compared with Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), HPE StoreOnce and IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. See our DD Boost vs. IBM ProtectTIER report.
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