We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and OpenText Data Protector 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 compatibility within the Dell PowerProtect DD portfolio makes data management more seamless. This integrated solution improves efficiency in our data center and simplifies operations by relying on a single company for servers and storage."
"Deduplication and compression are the best features of the solution, which are popular and very effective."
"The most valuable features of Dell EMC PowerProtect DD are the duplication security and uptime."
"The solution can scale up to one petabyte right now. It's very good for enterprise-level organizations."
"The most valuable feature is the inline data deduplication."
"The tool's performance is very good. DD Boost can improve its performance and backup."
"The initial setup was straightforward. Deployment takes about two weeks."
"The compression aspect of the solution is great."
"The installation was simple and provided an easy way to install even on Unix servers. It has excellent features like deduplication."
"Performs the backup properly and protects our data."
"The normal file system backup is easy to manage, and our success rate is quite high."
"The most valuable feature of Data Protector is its integration with VMware. A lot of software these days integrates with VMware, and you can run some of these things on virtual machines. You can even have your backup manager running on a virtual machine and use physical managers to move data around. Their VMware integration isn't too bad, but Commvault has that feature, and many other backup products do."
"It's a good product that's pretty easy to use."
"Regarding scalability, it's unlimited with Data Protector. You can link multiple installations and let them work together. They can share backup devices. You have many possibilities with Data Protector. It's very proficient."
"I haven't experienced any crashes while using the solution...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"Integration with HP storage is a very strong point for Micro Focus Data Protector. It is the best solution for general operations like backup and restore. Zero downtime backup (ZDB) is one very important feature, which is basically the integration with the storage array. It is a very strong feature. We're using storage with snapshots with this integration."
"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."
"Its management can be improved."
"We have had deduplication and replication issues. When we used another backup software we noticed that it didn't have the same issues."
"The downside of PowerProtect's flexibility is that you have so many options. It can be a little confusing. It's like having a car with too many buttons on the dash. You can do so much with it, but it takes some time to learn what everything does."
"First-time integrations are difficult in NetWorker. NetWorker software needs to be simplified. It's very complex."
"It could be more secure."
"I would like to see some kind of integration with the ransomware in the next release."
"The price could be a little cheaper than it is now."
"People prefer Veeam because the interface is easier, and Data Protector is difficult in comparison."
"The technical support is poor and should be improved."
"OpenText Data Protector is more difficult to use and configure than OpenText VIM. The user-friendliness of OpenText Data Protector has to be increased, and the complexity of the tool needs to be reduced."
"It would be ideal if they could improve their level of support."
"We have a lot of requests for the Micro Focus team, particularly in terms of the Japanese data pattern, as it's not as good now. The Japanese data pattern accuracy of the Micro Focus Data Protector needs to be improved because there are a lot of false negatives and false positives. We are currently testing this and our product team has been communicating with the Micro Focus team."
"I would like to see a better user interface in the next release."
"Other tools seem to be easier to use."
"We face challenges with its stability."
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Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 65 reviews while OpenText Data Protector is ranked 24th in Backup and Recovery with 100 reviews. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.6, while OpenText Data Protector is rated 7.6. 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 OpenText Data Protector writes "User-friendly, competitive, agent-based, and easy to manage". Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Veeam Backup & Replication and Rubrik, whereas OpenText Data Protector is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Veritas NetBackup, Symantec Data Loss Prevention and Rubrik.
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