We performed a comparison between DD Boost, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), and IBM ProtectTIER based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it can support both the CIFS and NFS protocols simultaneously."
"The solution is very good because it is easy to use and it speeds up the backup and lowers the requirement for the storage rate. It is capable of encryption, compression, and deduplication and it is fast for sending all of the data over the network because it sends only the change blocks from the client to the DD server."
"The backup aspect of the solution is its most valuable feature."
"The solution is quite scalable. An organization shouldn't have any problem expanding if they use this solution."
"There are no limitations when it comes to the scalability feature of the product. You can scale up or scale down however much you want."
"Data Domain is valuable, especially to restore data. For normal data, the restore from Data Domain is very efficient and fast."
"The time taken for backup is very fast."
"It cuts down network traffic, and only the relevant parts move around because it is deduced and encrypted."
"This solution has a feature called Domain Boost, which allows for source deduplication and compression."
"The stability is excellent."
"It is secure, reliable, and has officer support."
"Our clients like the wide range of features that are available within this single solution."
"The product, a disk backup solution, improves our data application tasks. We used tape libraries with Dev drives in legacy architectures, resulting in slow backups compared to modern drives like NVMe and SSDs. By transitioning to NVMe and SSDs, backups have become much faster. The tool's backup restoration is faster compared to other tools."
"The backup is very secure. The deduplication using EMC is very good. We are able to make systems and handle random cloning. EMC is a very stable solution for making backups."
"I like the different features. We work closely with Dell on different products and features, which is why we use them all."
"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 command-line interface is good."
"The most valuable features are the Self-Service, and the ability to search the data."
"In terms of stability, I've found it to be very stable. I've walked into the server room when it was at 60 degrees Celcius, and it was still running fine."
"The solution is highly stable."
"The cataloging is the best feature. It takes millions of frames for the backup. It's incremental, so it takes less time to complete."
"Overall IBM ProtectTIER is a great solution. It is easy to use."
"There are limitations when using the VTL protocol in extreme cases."
"The multi-tier functionality can be improved, but it is quite good. They could improve replication and perhaps support additional sharing network protocols. I would also like to see better implementation of NFS Version 3, but it is already implemented and quite usable as it is."
"The product has low capacity."
"Technical support is okay but could be improved. I've sent a lot of complaints their way and I feel like they might be able to respond a bit better."
"DD Boost is a bit expensive."
"The experience of restoring VMware or Veeam Backup is difficult, when the backup you are using is a solution for backup, which is already having a deduplication. When you try to restore from Data Domain, it doesn't work perfectly, because Data Domain is already having a deduplication as well."
"The main issue I've identified is that when backing up a final backup from the branch server, we don't have deduplication functionality."
"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."
"We would like faster instant recovery."
"They still have hardware different from the software."
"We have had deduplication and replication issues. When we used another backup software we noticed that it didn't have the same issues."
"I would like to see some kind of integration with the ransomware in the next release."
"It can probably have integration with other OEMs. It should also have more features for ransomware protection."
"It helps if you have in-depth knowledge in order to use it correctly."
"When you use Data Domain, you have to have at least 20% free space so it can work properly. Sometimes we struggle with that, because we wanted to use all the free space, but then Data Domain becomes really slow. I understand that 20% is needed to process all the data, and doing the duplication and compression and all that, but it would be a big improvement if they did not require that 20%, because it is just too much to have available."
"We encountered data loss during the configuration process."
"I would like the possibility to back up the infrastructure and then replicate it upon on restart, without having to orchestrate the starting of the VM."
"IBM ProtectTIER could improve by being more user-friendly."
"Setting up the system to work with legacy equipment is a bit complex at times."
"The backup for a large amount of data is slow."
"The configuration wizards are still complex and hard to navigate. These should be easier to manage."
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