We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Microsoft DPM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, NetApp and others in Deduplication Software."The technology has been very useful. There are lots of features on offer."
"Stable and scalable suite of solutions with deduplication, apart from data protection, storage, and backup."
"It is stable. I would rate the stability of the solution a nine out of ten."
"The stability is excellent."
"When utilizing Dell PowerProtect DD for backup systems, Data Domain offers fast performance with low latency, providing high throughput for quicker backups compared to other vendors."
"The most valuable features of Dell PowerProtect DD are ease of use and deduplication."
"9900 has around 1.5 petabits of capacity in a single rack, and that's huge."
"The solution's most valuable feature is the integrated deduplication function."
"This solution helps us to manage all of the operations across servers and different workstations."
"The solution backs up Microsoft workloads as well as anything on the market."
"The user interface is very good. The reporting and monitoring features are also good."
"The most valuable feature is that DPM has an index so individual files can be searched."
"The automated procedure is quite good for us, as it is able to capture all of the information that we require."
"Microsoft DPM is scalable."
"The most important feature is that it's easy to use."
"It is almost perfect for Microsoft products. It is not a very powerful tool, but it is okay for small sites and small businesses with Microsoft products. It is easy to use for backup and restore. It is good for backing up Microsoft servers such as Exchange and SharePoint servers."
"The Dell PowerProtect DD architecture offers several significant features. One is DD Boost, which is utilized at both the source and destination sites for application processing."
"The pricing could be lower."
"Dell PowerProtect DD should come out with its own system so we do not have to use Data Domain. For example, something similar to what Symantec has done."
"It can probably have integration with other OEMs. It should also have more features for ransomware protection."
"I would like to see better integration and support for backing up to cloud providers such as Alibaba Cloud."
"Dell PowerProtect DD could improve by having better integration with other backup solutions."
"The tool's DD Boost is expensive."
"They still have hardware different from the software."
"The problem lies with the 2019 version, it's the file system they’re using."
"There is a very poor online user community in terms of people blogging about their experiences with DPM."
"The user interface can be improved quite a bit."
"You have only a few settings and if you change them for some special configurations, it's very difficult."
"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."
"Management reporting could be improved."
"Additional Hyper-V knowledge would be great."
"The data tagging feature needs improvement. The solution could be a bit more intuitive in certain aspects."
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Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 65 reviews while Microsoft DPM is ranked 29th in Backup and Recovery with 17 reviews. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.6, while Microsoft DPM is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) writes "Supports business continuity process but needs improvement in pricing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft DPM writes "Good for backing up, but the 2019 version lags". Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Veeam Backup & Replication and Rubrik, whereas Microsoft DPM is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Azure Backup, Veeam Data Platform, Commvault Cloud and Veritas Backup Exec.
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