We performed a comparison between DD Boost, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), and HPE StoreOnce based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"DD Boost has improved our data backup and recovery process. Its data deduplication feature is amazing. The product comes with cloud features. It helps to save time."
"The tool's deployment was easy."
"We can retain the data for a pretty long time."
"The time taken for backup is very fast."
"The solution is quite scalable. An organization shouldn't have any problem expanding if they use this solution."
"Scalable and stable solution for backup purposes, with good encryption and huge data conversion features."
"I like the tool set, it's easy to work on and the support is brilliant."
"The solution can scale."
"The most valuable feature is the inline data deduplication."
"The tool's performance is very good. DD Boost can improve its performance and backup."
"It's very easy to use the domain once it's been set up. The interface is also user-friendly."
"9900 has around 1.5 petabits of capacity in a single rack, and that's huge."
"The features that I have found most valuable with Dell EMC PowerProtect DD are its deduplication feature and its DD Boost protocol for fast transfer, which is amazing."
"Good starting capacity and scalability."
"The stability is excellent."
"The most valuable features of Dell PowerProtect DD are reduplication and compression. It provides a lot of data savings for backups. Additionally, the Dell PowerProtect DD solution offers a bundled backup software and storage option. If desired, users can also connect to cloud technology to create an additional copy of their data in the cloud. This solution supports synchronization with various cloud vendors, including Azure and AWS."
"The speed and deduplication ratio are two of the most valuable features of the solution."
"We also really benefit from the GUI capabilities."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that the tool provides good value for somebody who needs an affordable and reliable storage solution."
"The solution saves a lot of storage capacity."
"The most valuable features for us are the ease of use, the reliability, and the exceptional deduplication that we get across that data that we store on those devices."
"It results in more efficient storage utilization, cutting capital expenditure in half."
"HPE StoreOnce has high performance."
"The hardware is strong and all the equipment has a good infrastructure. Personally, I think it's the best storage product in HPE for small to medium-sized businesses."
"There are some limitations where you cannot use it as a shared server or as a file server, it is limited for the only backup."
"Some competitors may not allow the use of DD Boost with their data management systems. The application process is not determined at the source site but on the estimation side."
"My customer was interested in ransomware protection. Currently, Dell offers the Cyber Vault solution, which is separate from Data Domain. Ideally, ransomware protection would be integrated directly within DD Boost, without requiring an additional out-of-the-box solution. This feature is currently available with HPE's Zerto and Huawei's Ocean Protect with third-party products like PradoNet. While Cyber Vault exists as a separate solution from Data Domain, having some standard protection for immutable backups into DD Boost would be a valuable addition and make it more competitive with other vendors."
"The solution needs to be more user-friendly for the end-users."
"The main issue I've identified is that when backing up a final backup from the branch server, we don't have deduplication functionality."
"Though the customer uses the product, they don't receive active support from DD Boost even though they pay for it."
"If you are using it with Recovery Manager, there are certain limitations. If those limitations are addressed, productivity will improve."
"DD Boost needs to improve its interface. It should be easier to use."
"The price could be a little cheaper than it is now."
"The product lacks some security features that would make it more stand-alone and integrated."
"The pricing model needs to be improved."
"We have some problems with backing up on the Power Platform. PowerServer is an IBM product, and it forces us to back up over LAN, which is not suitable for us."
"The pricing should be adjusted. Customers continuously talk about the price. They know it is a good solution and they really need the type of storage the solution offers, but it costs somewhere around $100,000 and up. It's not cheap, but it's very important for data vendors."
"I would like to see better integration and support for backing up to cloud providers such as Alibaba Cloud."
"I would like to see some kind of integration with the ransomware in the next release."
"The pricing could be better, but it's still not too expensive."
"HPE StoreOnce needs to be made cheaper than products from Dell and Veeam."
"HPE StoreOnce needs to provide a SaaS solution by offering high-density disks."
"The product could be improved with better support for data protection."
"The platform's price could be lower."
"The web interface, ease of use, and GUI all need to be improved."
"We would like to see some improvements in the Veeam Backup & Replication integration. It's good, but it has a lot of room to improve. In particular around the inability to easily move data between StoreOnce appliances."
"The solution could always be less expensive."
"The repository should have an extension to connect to the cloud and deposit the backups."
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