Dell NetWorker vs Dell ProtectPoint [EOL] comparison

"The backup capabilities and the automatization of the backup - along with the potential to make the back up on a virtual machine - are the solution's most valuable aspects."

"For a file system backup or one that is on disk or in a tape library, or for virtualization, I recommend using NetWorker because of ease of deployment, ease of use, and the user-friendly GUI."

"The most valuable features for us at the moment are NFS, file system backup, and IP backup."

"There are no problems in terms of stability."

"Simple, stable and straightforward."

"Good scalability and virtual environment protection."

"The solution has a longer lifespan, so the customer doesn't have to change their solution and upgrade every four years, and it's much better for the customer to have a stable piece of software that has a lifespan of maybe ten years or more."

"Support for various operating systems, we use, AIX, Solaris, Linux, VMware, and Windows Excellent deduplication with Data Domain Boost A good user interface, so we can, from a single console, manage the entire backup infrastructure"

"Since I started working with Dell a few months ago, I have found that the solution is very strong."

"One of the features I find most valuable, is the good technical support."

"I would definitely recommend this solution."

"The speed and the ease of the initial setup are both good. It is not complex."

"The front end of the solution could improve. The user-friendliness is lacking."

"This is an expensive solution, in addition to which, the interface is not user-friendly."

"The tool should be more streamlined and simplified to create a backup to receive objects."

"The interface is the same, so when we are trying to troubleshoot the logs, it doesn't display properly."

"There should be total integration of the replication and cloud logistic back up on cloud."

"It is not easy to understand and deploy. It is complex in nature. Simplicity is not there. When we deploy it, the customer always needs some training from us. To make it user friendly, there should be one agent that can be used to back up every product. Dell EMC NetWorker uses so many user agents. In PowerProtect Data Manager, you can just install its VM, import that VM into vCenter, and you can start to do backups directly from vCenter. However, in Dell EMC NetWorker, you always need one server, and from that server, you need to initiate all backups. You must know the interface and the CLI. It is not user friendly. It would be a great feature if we can deploy Dell EMC NetWorker on a virtual machine, like Avamar. The additional features that are required in Dell EMC NetWorker are already available in PowerProtect Data Manager and Avamar. Therefore, there is no need to enhance Dell EMC NetWorker. It would be better if they can just rename it to PowerProtect Data Manager or Avamar."

"We pretend to start image backups from VMware, but we are also working with Xen and RHEV, and this product doesn't support those platforms."

"NetWorker’s code needs improvement. There are so many bugs in each version, so I have to wait until the last cumulative hotfix of each service pack is released, to be sure that I will not affect production and create more work for myself."

"The product has to be more mature, like to be another six to eight months on the market. A lot of maturity needs to be incorporated."

"The product has to be more mature, like to be another six to eight months on the market; a lot of maturity needs to be incorporated."

"Sometimes I find that the interface is not as good as it should be."

"The interface and documentation need to improve."

"If you purchase Avamar, NetWorker is free with Avamar, for one terabyte license capacity."

"I have a capacity-based license, but I don't know the exact cost of that license."

"The tool is pricey."

"The pricing for the telecom, government, and banking sectors is relatively affordable."

"It is not very expensive and not very cheap."

"Pricing is cheaper for this product, compared to its competitors."

"There is a licensing fee."

"It's approximate, but I believe we pay around $20-30,000 a month in licensing."