Azure Backup vs Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery comparison

Azure Backup vs. Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

ROI

Sentiment score

2.8

Azure Backup offers cost-effective solutions with immediate security benefits and long-term savings, despite occasionally high licensing costs.

Sentiment score

5.8

Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery reduces ransomware costs, enhances data security, and ensures financial benefits through efficient threat prevention.

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The biggest return on investment for me when using Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is that if we had an attack, we would be able to recover in hours instead of weeks or months, which is a lot of risk reduction.

reviewer2776317

Global Head, Storage at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

It is possible to observe ROI with Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery because the costs incurred from paying ransoms or decrypting data will be much higher than the solution price itself, providing customers with confidence in their last line of defense.

Pre Sales Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The biggest return on investment when using Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery comes from its ransomware protection feature.

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Data Protection Architect at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Customer Service

Sentiment score

7.4

Azure Backup's customer service is well-rated but faces criticism for response times and support quality variability.

Sentiment score

7.7

Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery support is praised for expertise and dedication but needs improvement in response times and integration.

The support from Microsoft is actually good; I have had positive experiences with it.

Project Manager at Capgemini

The technical support from Microsoft is good

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Senior Infrastructure Engineer at MIC Global

I think the technical support by Microsoft is good overall.

RiteshPurbey

Senior Analyst at ESRI INDIA

I would rate technical support and customer support a 10 because honestly, their support specialists go above and beyond.

SkylerWilliams

Electrical Engineer Ii at Lafayette Utilities System LLC

We have an account manager for enterprise solutions and local on-site support with a resident engineer positioned on-site.

Data Protection Architect at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Every time I have a call, they have a solution.

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System Administrator at De Persgroep Publishing

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

6.7

Azure Backup is highly scalable, suitable for all business sizes, and appreciates for seamless expansion and adaptability in varying environments.

Sentiment score

7.3

Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is highly scalable, handling critical data efficiently and seamlessly adapting to business growth.

Azure Backup is scalable since it is a global solution.

reviewer2356350

Ambassador at a pharma/biotech company with 5,001-10,000 employees

The scalability of Azure Backup is quite easy and affordable to scale, with many improved features like data transfer.

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Project Manager at Capgemini

The ability to recover, ability to air gap it, and ability to replicate it have all worked very well for us.

XiongXiong

Director, Information Technology at Ascend Performance Materials

In terms of scalability with Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery, it revolves around the same concept as Data Domain where you can scale up or scale out.

Taha Sayeh

Devops Solutions Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

Currently, my Cyber Recovery satisfies my data needs, with my data domain actually sized around 40% larger than it needed to be, in order to predict the available growth of the data I am bringing into the vault.

SkylerWilliams

Electrical Engineer Ii at Lafayette Utilities System LLC

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

6.5

Azure Backup maintains high stability with few issues, outperforming traditional systems, though minor challenges are efficiently resolved.

Sentiment score

8.1

Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is reliable, with minimal downtime and fast support, making it a dependable choice for users.

I would rate the stability of Azure Backup as nine out of ten; it shows high stability in my experience.

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Senior Infrastructure Engineer at MIC Global

Azure Backup is stable for Microsoft environments.

Nilesh Kalal

AI Solution Architect at Bitscape Infotech Pvt. Ltd.

The stability and reliability of Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery are very good, as we have not had any outages on it.

reviewer2776317

Global Head, Storage at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Until now, I have not experienced any downtime, crashes, or performance issues with Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery because we have a support contract with Dell.

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Data Protection Architect at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

When we assess the stability and reliability of Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery, I would rate it on a scale of zero to ten as being between nine and ten, if not nine point five.

XiongXiong

Director, Information Technology at Ascend Performance Materials

Room For Improvement

Azure Backup needs better VM/database support, pricing, performance, third-party integration, notifications, reporting, ransomware protection, and application-level options.

Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery needs AI integration, simplified processes, compatibility enhancements, and better UI for improved user experience.

It is not a perfect tool for restoring SQL databases since it requires replacing everything instead of restoring specific files.

reviewer2356350

Ambassador at a pharma/biotech company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Azure Backup needs improvements for specific backup options beyond just full VM snapshots.

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Project Manager at Capgemini

The reporting functionality of Azure Backup needs improvement.

Nilesh Kalal

AI Solution Architect at Bitscape Infotech Pvt. Ltd.

It would be beneficial to deploy an AI model inside the vault for more accuracy and faster restoration by scanning the data for any anomalies or unusual behavior.

Pre Sales Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I would like more visibility into what is going on with the individual backup images and how they are being scanned.

reviewer2776317

Global Head, Storage at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

My main problem is with the bare-metal recovery.

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System Administrator at De Persgroep Publishing

Setup Cost

Azure Backup pricing varies by usage and environment, offering integration with Microsoft, and requires management to avoid extra costs.

Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery pricing is praised for competitiveness and clarity, with room for improved bundling and hardware pricing.

Azure Backup is expensive relative to the value we get from it.

reviewer2356350

Ambassador at a pharma/biotech company with 5,001-10,000 employees

The pricing of Azure Backup is fine; it is a low-cost solution.

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Senior Infrastructure Engineer at MIC Global

I do not consider Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery to be expensive as it provides value relative to the ransom that would need to be paid to restore data and the difficulties faced after an attack.

Pre Sales Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

When you are hit by a ransomware attack, even the backup itself and the storage itself will be encrypted completely by the ransomware.

Ahmad Al-khuffsh

Assistant Manager Senior Systems Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Regarding pricing, I find it a lot cheaper than Veeam.

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System Administrator at De Persgroep Publishing

Valuable Features

Azure Backup is valued for its security, integration, scalability, cost-efficiency, and user-friendly interface, offering enhanced data protection.

Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery offers advanced analytics, isolation, and security features, enhancing data recovery and cybersecurity strategies.

The most valuable feature of Azure Backup is its simplicity.

Nilesh Kalal

AI Solution Architect at Bitscape Infotech Pvt. Ltd.

It has a good impact on our cost savings and operational efficiency as it is a low-cost solution.

Senior Infrastructure Engineer at MIC Global

The benefits I see from Azure Backup are that this solution is beneficial; we can access the data or files in Azure Backup anywhere, anytime.

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Project Manager at Capgemini

The second advantage is restoration, as I can guarantee that the data inside the vault will be clean and can be restored quickly using a golden copy that has been identified as clean.

Pre Sales Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The main function of cyber recovery, which I find important, is the air gap protection, and that is the most important capability we are using against ransomware protection.

Data Protection Architect at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

It helps my IT infrastructure be more secure mainly because we have replication of the backups on two physical sites, which is a plus.

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System Administrator at De Persgroep Publishing

Categories and Ranking

Azure Backup

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

19th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Dell PowerProtect Cyber Rec...

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

24th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Featured Reviews

Has supported secure data storage with incremental backups and centralized monitoring

Project Manager at Capgemini

Azure Backup supports all the features that we need, so additional features are not an immediate need for me. The documentation for Azure Backup seems okay for me; it is good overall, but it should be more descriptive for each item. It should elaborate more on how backup and restore are fulfilled in different scenarios. One of the reviews indicates that Azure Backup needs improvements for specific backup options beyond just full VM snapshots. I believe it should be improved actually. Regarding specific backup options, I say there should be improvements compared to how they provided them in older days.

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XiongXiong

Director, Information Technology at Ascend Performance Materials

Modern data protection has ensured resilient backups and reliable recovery from cyber incidents

The biggest improvement that we would like to see for Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is how it can be part of the storage side of the world versus being a standalone solution. Currently, being a standalone product is neat, but it means we cannot integrate it with our overall storage strategy. I would prefer to purchase Dell storage and use that storage across both my day-to-day storage and the storage for Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery. In my current configuration, I have separate hardware for the backup and recovery and the cyber resilience, and I have different hardware for just storage. Integrating these two would be quite interesting. From my perspective, the integration between products is not really an obstacle. What matters more is how we as customers can simplify our technology hardware stack on site. From a software perspective, it would be beneficial if they created a solution where I could see my compute, storage, and backup recovery as a single pane of glass. A one-stop shop with one dashboard would be great. This opportunity exists for improvement. From a hardware perspective, simplifying it so I have less hardware on site would be valuable. I want to reduce my footprint with Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery. Reducing footprint is something all manufacturing organizations desire. When you look at all the manufacturing sites around the world, we always have to build a room for IT usage and data center rooms at our facilities. The smaller your footprint, the less cooling and less energy usage you need, which is a win-win scenario. This is what all of us as customers are looking for, which is smaller footprints.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Construction Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

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Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	26
Midsize Enterprise	12
Large Enterprise	24

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	5

Questions from the Community

How does Azure Backup differ from Veeam Backup & Replication?

Veeam has a version for Azure but there are organizations, like ours, that are considering moving to an Azure environment and wonder if Azure Backup is better than Veeam Backup and Replication (Vee...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Backup?

The pricing of Azure Backup is fine; it is a low-cost solution.

What needs improvement with Azure Backup?

Azure Backup can be improved by providing an option and a utility so we can restore quickly instead of any manual intervention. Restoration times require manual backup and manual interventions, and...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery?

Pricing was very clear and actually not as bad as I thought. When I was going into this whole thing of getting a Cyber Vault, I was worried about enormous hardware costs and licensing, and that was...

What needs improvement with Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery?

What I would improve about Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is to make it a little more simplistic under the hood, comparable to PowerProtect Data Manager. It is harder to integrate the pieces toge...

What is your primary use case for Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery?

The main use case for Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is the ability to ingest all of my data into my vault. If there is an anomaly or something I need to be aware of, such as a large amount of da...

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Overview

Azure Backup provides efficient data protection with features like fast recovery and encryption. It integrates seamlessly with Azure services, offering scalable, secure storage solutions. Users benefit from straightforward configurations and flexible retention, although improvements in hybrid integration are needed.

Azure Backup stands out with its comprehensive data protection capabilities, including features such as incremental backups and geo-replication. It ensures consistent security and performance through its scalability and redundancy. Users find the platform cost-effective and appreciate its seamless integration with Azure services. While Azure Backup excels in many areas, such as ease of use and robust monitoring, challenges persist in hybrid environment integration and application-level backups.

What key features does Azure Backup offer?

Ease of use: Features straightforward configuration and incremental backups.
Fast recovery: Supports rapid data restoration with geo-replication.
Advanced protection: Provides encryption and flexible retention options for data security.
Seamless integration: Works well with Azure services for a unified experience.
User-friendly management: Offers robust monitoring and reporting tools.

What advantages should users expect from Azure Backup?

Cost-effectiveness: Provides affordable data protection solutions.
Scalability: Ensures consistent performance with cloud scalability.
Security: Enhances data security with advanced encryption features.
Efficiency: Simplifies backup processes with efficient scheduling.

Azure Backup is widely used in sectors requiring robust data protection, such as financial services, healthcare, and government. It is ideal for organizations looking to back up virtual machines, manage disaster recovery, or support cloud migrations. Its adaptability allows businesses to safeguard SAP workloads and SQL databases efficiently.

Microsoft

Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery delivers advanced data protection and cyber resilience by isolating critical data to secure it against cyber threats.

Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery leverages an isolated recovery vault to ensure critical business data remains secure and recoverable even during cyberattacks. Its AI-driven analytics validate data integrity, allowing confidence in the reliability of backups. This approach facilitates rapid restoration of operations, helping maintain business continuity amidst cyber threats.

What are the most important features of Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery?

Isolated Recovery Vault: Ensures that vital data remains intact and untampered with.
AI-based Analytics: Validates data integrity to maintain backup reliability.
Rapid Data Recovery: Enables swift restoration of business functions post-cyberattack.

What benefits or ROI should be considered in reviews for Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery?

Enhanced Cybersecurity: Provides robust defense against ransomware threats.
Improved Data Resilience: Ensures data is secure, recoverable, and available when needed.
Operational Continuity: Supports fast restoration of operations after an incident.

Industries such as finance, healthcare, and government benefit significantly from Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery. These sectors require stringent data protection and are vulnerable to cyber threats. By implementing Dell's solution, they enhance data security and ensure operational continuity, mitigating risks associated with cyberattacks.

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Sample Customers

Russell Reynolds Associates, Somerset County Council, Kardem, PCL Construction

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Azure Backup vs. Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery