We performed a comparison between Dell NetWorker and Oracle Data Guard 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."The extensive information provided on tool properties has been very useful, specifically the information on databases"
"Simple, stable and straightforward."
"The solution is simple to understand."
"Dell EMC NetWorker integrates well with our domain and the performance is quite good on-premise. We receive approximately 1 terabyte within one hour."
"The solution has a longer lifespan."
"The solution is scalable."
"The backup feature for this product is good. It is easy to set up and easy to scale."
"When you reach out to your maximum license availability, or you exceed your license limit, NetWorker never stops doing your backups."
"The most valuable features are the backup and restore. With this in place along with the clustering, the database is safe from hacking, hardware failure, power failures, and system crashes."
"The most valuable feature is the flashback standby, which allows us to test without scrapping the database."
"The solution is really very stable. One good thing about it, compared to other products, is that you can just run it and forget about it. Unless you come across some interruptions in the network, it works like a charm."
"If you have a problem with your primary site and can't access your primary database, you can continue working with the database that you have as standby on the other site, by changing its role to primary."
"The most valuable feature is the application or promotional code used in the production protocol to transfer data to the secondary database, situated on the DR site."
"The solution is quite stable. We haven't experienced any bugs, glitches, or crashes. We find it to be quite reliable."
"It is a top-notch product, super stable, making it our go-to for internal operations."
"The solution can scale as needed."
"I would like to see the user interface improved, more documentation, faster support, and it could be easier to configure."
"The support is an area with concerns where improvements are required."
"The price could be cheaper."
"We are able to do direct backups, but analyzing the logs is not straightforward."
"In the next release, I would like to see better pricing and more integration with the other products in Dell EMC."
"The user interface is hard to use, it should be simplified. There are a lot of web-based management interfaces which they should consider."
"NetWorker's major problem is its legacy software."
"The security features need backup and encryption. It would be nice if they added this feature. I would also like to be able to decrypt when restoring the security features. Hackers can sense these vulnerabilities today, and we need to have our enterprise prepared."
"It is a rather complex solution, so it could be more user-friendly."
"They may need to include the monitoring and the alerting part in Data Guard."
"The pricing of the solution is quite high. They should do what they can to bring it down so that it is more reasonable for customers like us."
"Oracle Data Guard is stable, but you need to keep monitoring the system all the time. You need to keep monitoring the archives."
"We would like to be able to see the date time stamp when you execute DGMGRL commands."
"Sometimes, the technical support team takes time to respond."
"A significant improvement for Oracle Data Guard would be enabling the disaster recovery site to handle read and write operations, not just data storage."
"For every standby server you have, you must pay a licensing fee, which is the main disadvantage."
Dell NetWorker is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery with 73 reviews while Oracle Data Guard is ranked 11th in Backup and Recovery with 31 reviews. Dell NetWorker is rated 7.8, while Oracle Data Guard is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dell NetWorker writes "A stable tool that has an easy-to-use GUI that enables quick restoration". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Data Guard writes "Ensures high availability, disaster recovery, and data protection for Oracle databases through features like real-time data synchronization, automatic failover and zero data loss". Dell NetWorker is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup and Commvault Cloud, whereas Oracle Data Guard is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Zerto, Veritas NetBackup, Commvault Cloud and IBM Spectrum Protect. See our Dell NetWorker vs. Oracle Data Guard report.
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