We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect Data Manager and Veritas Backup Exec based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution's initial setup is straightforward."
"It's the perfect solution for virtual and container directives. The data reduction feature works well, and we haven't had any issues."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager is user-friendly and easy to use. it does what it needs to do."
"Dell PowerProtect Data Manager helps to reduce the amount of data being transferred and stored."
"The deduplication is the most valuable feature because it helps to control the overhead."
"The solution adequately handles data storage."
"I would say flexibility is the most important feature of the product. The performance and speed are the best on the market."
"Setting up Backup Exec is straightforward. It took less than two weeks to get it up and running. You need maybe two people at most if you have a Veritas-certified engineer."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The product is good in a small environment when looking to a backup on a tape."
"The product provides automated and faster data backup and recovery compared to other vendors."
"The interface, dashboard, and pricing are all perfect."
"It is a good backup tool."
"The ease-of-use in general is great."
"It is one of the most stable backup solutions."
"They should include a feature similar to S3 bucket."
"A lot of improvement is required in Dell's first level of support."
"The Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager reports could improve. There should be different kinds of reports on failures, such as dashboards that we can submit to top management or auditors."
"Management is difficult and it is hard to determine when things aren't working properly."
"There is always room for improvement. The compression ratio should be improved as well as the efficiency."
"The interface is too complex."
"You need to use additional software to back up entire environments. It will be good if they could support entire tape libraries."
"As a new product, there are some things that still need to improve a bit as it matures."
"They can improve the reporting component. The reports aren't user-friendly at all. You have to download them to Excel to get statistics."
"The EDR should be looked at, as the operating system is too weak."
"I would like to be able to create a restore task that can be scheduled so that the same restore action will be performed automatically."
"The initial installation needs some effort."
"Firstly, the GUI for 2014 is mostly confusing, i.e., if you need to add any additional technical features, then it doesn't require a change to the GUI."
"I have experienced some errors, such as failures, but there have not been very many."
"Something within the software itself isn't quite right. There may be a bug or glitch. It will work fine for weeks and then all of a sudden it just tanks."
"This solution does not support image-level backup of a physical server."
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Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is ranked 25th in Backup and Recovery with 8 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 15th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is rated 7.4, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager writes "A tool that offers good capacity management and product management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is most compared with Dell Avamar, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker and Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA), whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and NAKIVO Backup & Replication. See our Dell PowerProtect Data Manager vs. Veritas Backup Exec report.
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