We performed a comparison between Dell NetWorker and IBM ProtectTIER based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Veeam Software, Zerto, Commvault and others in Backup and Recovery."It can support many different versions, both newer and older."
"The full backup is a great feature. Restoration is also good and very quick."
"Dell EMC NetWorker is scalable."
"The most valuable feature of Dell NetWorker is its quick configuration and handling of large databases."
"Technical support for this solution is very good."
"It's easy to use."
"The solution is very user-friendly. After setting up five machines for our customers we teach them how to set up the agent and start doing their backups. It is very easy for them once they see how to do it, they like to do it on their own."
"Deduplication is the most valuable feature of this solution."
"Overall IBM ProtectTIER is a great solution. It is easy to use."
"The cataloging is the best feature. It takes millions of frames for the backup. It's incremental, so it takes less time to complete."
"The command-line interface is good."
"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 most valuable features are the Self-Service, and the ability to search the data."
"The solution is highly stable."
"The software also isn't user-friendly like Convault or Rubrik. The solution errors and management aren't so good in comparison."
"It would be beneficial to have a single user interface for all of the features."
"Dell NetWorker could improve the GUI to include rack recovery."
"We are able to do direct backups, but analyzing the logs is not straightforward."
"The team does not have enough knowledge to support you."
"The data storage capabilities should be improved."
"We would like support for tape space reclaim, using either the same or another pool."
"When you're working with VMware, you need to use vProxy machines. You have to install the vProxy for every host in the VMware environment."
"IBM ProtectTIER could improve by being more user-friendly."
"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."
"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."
"Setting up the system to work with legacy equipment is a bit complex at times."
Dell NetWorker is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery with 73 reviews while IBM ProtectTIER is ranked 45th in Backup and Recovery with 7 reviews. Dell NetWorker is rated 7.8, while IBM ProtectTIER is rated 7.2. The top reviewer of Dell NetWorker writes "A stable tool that has an easy-to-use GUI that enables quick restoration". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM ProtectTIER writes "Provides a short-term backup, archive, and cataloging for 20,000 people in our organization ". Dell NetWorker is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup and Commvault Cloud, whereas IBM ProtectTIER is most compared with Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), HPE StoreOnce, IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, Rubrik and DD Boost.
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