We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect Data Manager and Veritas NetBackup Appliance 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."It's the perfect solution for virtual and container directives. The data reduction feature works well, and we haven't had any issues."
"Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager is user-friendly and easy to use. it does what it needs to do."
"The solution adequately handles data storage."
"The deduplication is the most valuable feature because it helps to control the overhead."
"The solution's initial setup is straightforward."
"Dell PowerProtect Data Manager helps to reduce the amount of data being transferred and stored."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"I would say flexibility is the most important feature of the product. The performance and speed are the best on the market."
"The policy-based backup feature is very helpful."
"The product enables me to recover the information of the appliances in the organization."
"Technical support has been great."
"The reporting is very good compared to other tools."
"The most valuable feature is that the backup and restoring process is very fast."
"The solution is very scalable."
"The standout feature is its connectivity and robust support. They are easily easy to get hold of, making it convenient for us."
"The most valuable features of Veritas NetBackup Appliance are the ease of use and the familiar interface."
"A lot of improvement is required in Dell's first level of support."
"Management is difficult and it is hard to determine when things aren't working properly."
"As a new product, there are some things that still need to improve a bit as it matures."
"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."
"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."
"We had some problems with the backup of the physical server."
"The reporting feature can be improved."
"The product should provide more AI and ML features."
"In terms of implementing the solution, it's quite technical. You need to be knowledgable in order to pull off a successful deployment."
"I would like the ability to recover a single folder within the backup of a virtual machine."
"The challenge arose due to a space issue. The issue was related to disk breaks, especially when power cuts occurred. One of the disks would break, leading to a loss of functionality."
"The scalability could be improved."
"I would like to see a product that requires less expertise to manage it."
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Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is ranked 8th in Deduplication Software with 9 reviews while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is ranked 6th in Deduplication Software with 47 reviews. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is rated 7.8, while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is rated 8.0. 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 NetBackup Appliance writes "Offers good connectivity, easy to use and stable solution ". 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 NetBackup Appliance is most compared with Veritas NetBackup, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), ExaGrid EX Series, DD Boost and Arcserve UDP. See our Dell PowerProtect Data Manager vs. Veritas NetBackup Appliance report.
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