We performed a comparison between Dell Avamar, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), and NetApp FAS Series 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 entire system operates seamlessly, with minimal hands-on involvement, allowing us to focus on monitoring rather than constant adjustments or deployments, as seen in larger, more dynamic environments."
"We are talking about a complete end-to-end solution which comes with its own hardware storage to back up the data on tape-less."
"I think the brand is very good. Support is also very nice for end users and integration with EMC products for businesses."
"The most valuable features are scalability and integration."
"The most valuable feature is the integration with Data Domain and your VM stacks."
"Centralization is Avamar's biggest advantage. It moves data to a central location from various geographical locations."
"The product is good for backups."
"Its stability and deduplication capabilities are most valuable."
"The solution is very stable."
"It is secure, reliable, and has officer support."
"The feature that I have found most useful is its data duplication."
"It's very competitive in terms of the price and technology. Also, the development team continuously makes updates. The data reduction feature is very useful."
"The initial setup was straightforward. Deployment takes about two weeks."
"The stability is excellent."
"The hardware can operate in high temperatures, in case of any disaster."
"The most valuable feature is the inline data deduplication."
"It's a stable product. No issues there."
"A reliable and easily managed storage system is a key performance factor. The system also has more features than we require."
"I have found all the features useful in NetApp FAS Series."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The replication feature is noteworthy because it's faster than most and it uses little bandwidth. Then there's the friendly interface that the equipment offers. With this interface, it is very easy to manage."
"Has rock solid reliability and is easy to use."
"NetApp FAS is highly stable and reliable, especially under a heavy load. That is what I like most about the NetApp."
"Adaptive balancing is a valuable feature."
"The UI is not easy to use. There are other products such as Veeam that are easy to use for the end-user which is why they are moving away from Avamar or Networker."
"EMC has discontinued their Avamar hardware version. They only advertise the Avamar virtual edition."
"I have found the support from Dell EMC Avamar to be not as good as Veeam. The time it takes to receive support could be improved. However, once we have the support the agents are knowledgeable and helpful."
"The solution, in the future, should offer support for mobile."
"Avamar cannot back up Nutanix as a virtual solution."
"I think they could also move more towards cloud solutions. It already has some cloud tiering, but I think that could be more extensive. They should work with all cloud providers and I think in the future they will be on all cloud platforms."
"Avamar is not the best tool when it comes to taking Azure backups. Like Commvault, if Avamar can support VM-level backups for the cloud, that would make it a bit better."
"Desktop-laptop backups and backup over the WAN needs lot of improvisation. For DTLT there must be a provision to push agents from the management console."
"The initial setup is complex."
"I would like to see integration with public cloud."
"The usage of this solution is a bit difficult to develop processes, and it takes a long time to market permits."
"Dell EMC Data Domain needs to have better compatibility between NetWorker and the hardware. NetWorker is not as good as the other products which are currently on the market like Backup Exec."
"I would like to see some kind of integration with the ransomware in the next release."
"First-time integrations are difficult in NetWorker. NetWorker software needs to be simplified. It's very complex."
"The price could be a little cheaper than it is now."
"Looking at Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), there is a need for improvement, especially in terms of protection from cyber resiliency, cyber recovery, or man-in-the-middle attacks."
"I’ve found that I use command line more often than I thought needed. Some things should be done in the GUI, and command-line switches can be overwhelming and take up a lot of time."
"Its licensing cost can be improved."
"We no longer have OEM support in South Africa which is not helpful, it can be difficult. They should add an office back to the country because it was better."
"NetApp systems are somewhat more complex, though not excessively so. If you're transitioning from a Windows server environment to NetApp, get training or education; otherwise, you might struggle with this solution."
"NetApp FAS Series should improve its price, which is expensive."
"Its operating system is very cumbersome. However, after you set it up, it runs pretty smoothly. Its file system is not very dynamic. It is very static."
"Cluster mode needs to be more ubiquitous."
"The solution could do more than just data."
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