Dell Data Protection Suite vs Dell PowerProtect Backup Services comparison

Dell Data Protection Suite vs. Dell PowerProtect Backup Services

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ROI

Sentiment score

6.5

Dell Data Protection Suite boosts efficiency, cuts costs by preventing data loss, and improves recovery and data management.

Sentiment score

5.8

Dell PowerProtect enhances efficiency and reduces costs via cloud management, storage optimization, and reliable, rapid data recovery.

Dell Data Protection Suite justifies its ROI in cases of disaster by ensuring data availability and preventing losses in time and data.

Director - Sales & Operations at Techtrix System

If you have the right products in place with data recoverability, data protection strategies, and cyber resiliency strategy, customers can depend on this solution to recover their data rather than spending a lot of time and money paying ransomware to restore their data.

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

The essential point is its reliability and fast recovery of information from corporate equipment.

reviewer2845620

Analista de Infraestrutura de TI at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees

Storage savings have been approximately fifty to seventy percent reduction in backup storage through compression and deduplication.

Server Administrator at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees

The fact that I am not managing an infrastructure is actually reducing the cost of the environment because there is no one sitting just to manage that infrastructure.

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

Instead of having to send a DBA in to investigate the database and the errors within it, we can just quickly restore from an hour or two ago to get back to where we are needing.

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VP Of Security at NatureFresh™ Farms

Customer Service

Sentiment score

7.6

Dell Data Protection Suite's customer service is praised for its knowledgeable team, although response times and documentation can improve.

Sentiment score

4.8

Dell PowerProtect Backup Services receives mixed reviews, praised for server-side support but criticized for desktop response delays.

The support is excellent, with on-ground people and a well-established partner ecosystem providing assistance.

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Director - Sales & Operations at Techtrix System

Customer support is great, as it is very easy to create different cases and quick to solve issues.

D Alvarado

Lider Soporte Cloud at a security firm with 51-200 employees

They provide knowledgeable technical resources and good assistance during troubleshooting through calls and emails.

Gustavo Ragazzi

Infrastructure Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The skill of the support is good, but the response time is something that needs to be better.

Angel Lacerna

Oficial Senior at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

That one number to call, that one tech to call, to rely on support for not just the single product but the whole suite that we are there to do it.

VP Of Security at NatureFresh™ Farms

I've always rated Dell with excellent support.

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.5

Dell Data Protection Suite offers scalable, flexible solutions for diverse workloads and seamless integration, despite potentially rising licensing costs.

Sentiment score

5.7

Dell PowerProtect Backup Services offers scalable, efficient performance across multi-clouds, excelling in hybrid settings with centralized management advantages.

The integration with Data Domain helps to accommodate growing backup volumes efficiently, scaling well as business and data protection requirements evolve.

Gustavo Ragazzi

Infrastructure Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Multiple data domain storage boxes are offered by Dell for storage expansion.

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Director - Sales & Operations at Techtrix System

The scalability of Dell Data Protection Suite is very good, and it can be scaled in a relatively smooth way.

reviewer2845620

Analista de Infraestrutura de TI at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees

The one thing that we found is that they were not scalable.

VP Of Security at NatureFresh™ Farms

Dell PowerProtect Backup Services handles multi-cloud workloads efficiently across edge, core, and cloud environments with centralized management and consistent data protection policies.

Server Administrator at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees

Dell PowerProtect Backup Services is really easy to scale and is pretty scalable.

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

Stability Issues

Sentiment score

8.2

Dell Data Protection Suite is valued for reliability, efficient performance, and robust integration, offering crucial protection against data loss.

Sentiment score

8.1

Dell PowerProtect offers reliable cloud backup, regional replication, encryption, ransomware protection, and prompt support for minor issues.

Overall, the Dell DPS provides efficient performance when properly integrated with other infrastructures.

Director - Sales & Operations at Techtrix System

The solution is stable when it is implemented in the right way.

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

Dell Data Protection Suite is stable because it is part of the solution suite from the best company for my needs.

Leo Diaz

Cloud Support at a tech company with 1-10 employees

If customers need to ensure that data is vaulted and immutable to protect against ransomware, they can pay extra to create a vault in AWS to ensure the data is protected.

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

The platform has provided consistent backup solution performance and reliable recovery capabilities.

Server Administrator at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees

There's never an issue with the data, so the encryption works excellently.

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Room For Improvement

Dell Data Protection Suite needs improved UI, documentation, automation, affordability, cloud integration, support, and virtualization compatibility for enhanced user experience.

Dell PowerProtect Backup Services aims to improve integration, performance, security, and flexibility for enhanced operational efficiency and user experience.

The deployment is complex and not simplified, requiring professional expertise.

Director - Sales & Operations at Techtrix System

A customer with a complex environment with multiple workloads may find that a single tool cannot cover everything.

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

Dell Data Protection Suite is very robust and scalable, but it requires training for the IT team.

reviewer2845620

Analista de Infraestrutura de TI at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees

allowing us to get that final single pane of glass to function with everything in the product suite

VP Of Security at NatureFresh™ Farms

Dell PowerProtect Backup Services could improve by providing more proactive alerts and predictive monitoring to identify potential issues before they impact operations.

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Server Administrator at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees

Dell PowerProtect Backup Services does not allow us to customize the schedule in backup tasks, which only has options for daily or twice a day.

Angel Lacerna

Oficial Senior at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Setup Cost

Dell Data Protection Suite's pricing varies based on features and infrastructure, balancing costs with efficiencies like automation and deduplication.

Dell PowerProtect offers cost-effective backup services with strong features, though cloud pricing could be more competitive.

The solution is very expensive, which is its main drawback compared to competition in the market.

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Director - Sales & Operations at Techtrix System

When I need to deploy the different features of the solutions, I learn what the price is, where, and when to apply the licensing.

Leo Diaz

Cloud Support at a tech company with 1-10 employees

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is mixed, as I need to be aware of these details when implementing the solution.

D Alvarado

Lider Soporte Cloud at a security firm with 51-200 employees

The main areas for improvement are providing more flexible licensing options, simpler pricing, and more cost-efficient scaling for growing cloud workloads.

Server Administrator at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees

Dell PowerProtect Backup Services costs us around 10 grand.

System Administrator

Competitors offer lower prices for Office 365 backups compared to Dell PowerProtect Backup Services.

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

Valuable Features

Dell Data Protection Suite provides robust backup, recovery, ransomware protection, and integration, enhancing security, efficiency, and compliance for various workloads.

Dell PowerProtect Backup Services provides secure, scalable, and cost-effective multi-cloud backup with centralized management, reducing operational complexities.

The suite also provides a high level of encryption for data traveling between primary and disaster recovery sites, ensuring its security.

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Director - Sales & Operations at Techtrix System

Immutable backups gave us confidence against ransomware, and faster VM restores improved uptime.

Leo Diaz

Cloud Support at a tech company with 1-10 employees

Many of our customers and partners are very satisfied because using Dell Data Protection Suite or Data Domain allows them to manage their backups in a smooth way and gain significant savings in storage area because the deduplication of Data Domain is really effective.

reviewer2875761

Technical Solutions Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

We can go right into one spot, see where our backups are, understand the situation, restore, make a new backup, move it, migrate it from one location to the other really quickly and easily without having to go into a lot of technical detail.

VP Of Security at NatureFresh™ Farms

The platform uses advanced data scrambling that decouples the actual data from its metadata, storing the data as an isolated or immutable cloud that cannot be overwritten or deleted by ransomware.

Server Administrator at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees

The handiest feature of Dell PowerProtect Backup Services is that it syncs up our backups to other locations.

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System Administrator

Categories and Ranking

Dell Data Protection Suite

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

26th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Dell PowerProtect Backup Se...

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

24th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Featured Reviews

D Alvarado

Lider Soporte Cloud at a security firm with 51-200 employees

Unified backups have protected hybrid workloads and now enable rapid recovery from ransomware

Dell Data Protection Suite is the most effective solution for my needs. The best features include comprehensive backup recovery across hybrid environments, supporting physical, virtual, and cloud workloads with tools that ensure fast, efficient restores across diverse environments. The flexibility in supporting physical, virtual, and cloud workloads has been a real advantage for us. We had a legacy physical database workload running on-premises alongside a newer cloud application in Azure. Traditionally, we would have needed separate tools to protect each environment, which would have meant extra overhead and complexity. Dell Data Protection Suite has positively impacted our organization by strengthening resilience, simplifying operations, and reducing downtime. Fast recovery is a key positive outcome, as RecoveryPoint for VMs allows us to restore critical workloads to a clean point in time with snapshots within minutes, minimizing downtime during incidents. The accuracy and reliability of the output from Dell Data Protection Suite's AI are generally high, especially concerning anomaly detection and compliance reporting.

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Automated cloud backups have strengthened ransomware recovery and reduced laptop data loss

Server Administrator at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees

The best features Dell PowerProtect Backup Services offers include source-side deduplication. The lightweight agent resides on the client, deduplicates data locally before transmitting, and only uploads the unique or modified blocks, which drastically minimizes bandwidth utilization and saves the cloud storage footprint, rather than transferring massive data blocks over the internet and duplicating them at the storage target. Another valuable feature is the air-gapped encrypted storage. The platform uses advanced data scrambling that decouples the actual data from its metadata, storing the data as an isolated or immutable cloud that cannot be overwritten or deleted by ransomware. The zero egress restore model is also significant. A massive pain point with cloud-native storage is the fee structure, but Dell PowerProtect Backup Services stands out by allowing unlimited full restore points without charging data egress fees, which represents a huge cost to enterprises. Unified multi-workload management provides the ability to control data from Microsoft 365, SaaS applications, distributed employee laptops, or virtual machine servers in a single centralized pane of glass, which eliminates the need to jump between different backup solutions. The impact of Dell PowerProtect Backup Services on my organization has been positive. The backup process has become more reliable and automated, reducing the need for manual intervention and lowering the risk of missed backups. Recovery time has improved, allowing us to restore critical systems and data much faster during incidents. The platform's deduplication and compression capabilities have helped us reduce storage costs while optimizing backup efficiency. Additionally, its centralized management and reporting gives us visibility into our data protection environment, making it easier to monitor compliance and identify potential issues before they become problems.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

16%

Outsourcing Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

Security Firm

Outsourcing Company

30%

Construction Company

25%

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Large Enterprise	5

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	2

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell Data Protection Suite?

The pricing and licensing of Dell Data Protection Suite depend on factors such as the number of protected server virtual machines, storage capacity, workload types, and required features. From a se...

What needs improvement with Dell Data Protection Suite?

Dell Data Protection Suite can be improved in several areas. The user interface could be more intuitive, especially for new administrators. Reporting and dashboard customization could provide more ...

What is your primary use case for Dell Data Protection Suite?

My main use case for Dell Data Protection Suite is protecting VMware virtual machines, Windows and Linux servers, and critical applications. I configured backup policies, monitored scheduled backup...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerProtect Backup Services?

Regarding my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Dell PowerProtect Backup Services, it is quite positive. While the initial investment and licensing cost are higher than some alt...

What needs improvement with Dell PowerProtect Backup Services?

Dell PowerProtect Backup Services could be improved in several areas. The user interface could be simplified to make day-to-day administration and troubleshooting more intuitive. Reporting and anal...

What is your primary use case for Dell PowerProtect Backup Services?

Dell PowerProtect Backup Services is generally used for cloud native data protection and securing SaaS applications like Microsoft 365. It operates as a fully managed backup-as-a-service, allowing ...

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Overview

Dell Data Protection Suite is a comprehensive data backup and recovery solution known for its robust encryption, seamless system integration, and support for various storage options.

Chosen by many for its proficiency in safeguarding data and ensuring compliance with data protection regulations, Dell Data Protection Suite efficiently manages essential information to ensure minimal downtime. It is celebrated for its reliable backup and recovery features, easy deployment, scalability, and efficient performance under different workloads. The centralized management console is intuitive, making it effective for multiple data protection tasks. However, some users suggest improvements in performance speed, error handling, installation simplicity, and compatibility with newer operating systems. Enhanced technical support, better scalability, cost-effectiveness, simplified complexity, broader platform compatibility, and comprehensive documentation are also areas noted for improvement.

What are the most valuable features?

Robust Encryption: Ensures data security through advanced encryption methods.
Seamless Integration: Easily integrates with existing systems for smooth operation.
Reliable Backup and Recovery: Provides dependable data backup and recovery options.
Ease of Deployment: Simple to deploy across IT environments.
Comprehensive Data Protection: Offers extensive data protection capabilities.
Scalability: Performs efficiently under different workloads.
Centralized Management Console: Intuitive interface for managing protection tasks.

What benefits and ROI should users expect?

Data Security: High-level encryption and data protection.
Minimal Downtime: Efficient management leads to reduced downtime.
Compliance: Helps in meeting data protection regulations.
Ease of Use: Intuitive management tools simplify data protection tasks.
Cost Efficiency: Reliable performance results in better resource management.
Scalable Solutions: Adaptable to evolving IT needs.

In specific industries like finance and healthcare, Dell Data Protection Suite is implemented to ensure stringent data security and regulatory compliance. Manufacturing and retail sectors leverage its scalability and reliability for comprehensive data management and recovery. Its advanced encryption and seamless integration make it a favored choice across various sectors needing robust data protection.

Dell Technologies

Dell PowerProtect Backup Services offers a transformative approach to cyber resilience, combining backup, disaster recovery, and long-term retention. It eliminates infrastructure management, simplifying and securing business operations.

PowerProtect Backup Services streamlines data protection with its comprehensive suite of capabilities. This platform delivers cyber resilience as-a-Service, ensuring businesses can safeguard data without the burden of managing infrastructure. By integrating backup, disaster recovery, and retention, it provides end-to-end security, mitigating the risk of data loss and enhancing recovery agility.

What are the key features of Dell PowerProtect Backup Services?

Radically Simple: Streamlines complex operations, making data protection easy and efficient.
Cyber Resilience: Offers all-in-one defense against cyber threats with its resilience-focused architecture.
Comprehensive Protection: Includes backup, disaster recovery, and long-term data retention.
Infrastructure-Free: Eliminates the need for on-site infrastructure management.

What benefits do users mention in their reviews?

Simplified Management: Reduces administration effort, freeing up resources for other tasks.
Enhanced Security: Provides robust protection features that reduce vulnerabilities.
Cost-Efficient: Saves costs by eliminating the need for separate backup and management solutions.
Improved Data Governance: Facilitates compliance and better data handling practices.

In industries such as finance and healthcare, Dell PowerProtect Backup Services has become integral in managing large volumes of sensitive data. Its ability to offer compliant and streamlined data protection processes addresses industry-specific challenges, enabling organizations to focus on core activities while maintaining data integrity.

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Dell Data Protection Suite vs. Dell PowerProtect Backup Services