We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Veritas NetBackup Appliance based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Deduplication Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most important feature is the level of data compression provided by Dell EMC. It's a leader in data compression and deduplication, and the level of compression isn't available with any other vendors in the market."
"It is very fast as compared to the other competitors. Its simplicity and bit rate are also valuable. It takes less time if we compare it with the old solution that we have."
"The tool's performance is very good. DD Boost can improve its performance and backup."
"It is secure, reliable, and has officer support."
"The most valuable features of Dell PowerProtect DD are reduplication and compression. It provides a lot of data savings for backups. Additionally, the Dell PowerProtect DD solution offers a bundled backup software and storage option. If desired, users can also connect to cloud technology to create an additional copy of their data in the cloud. This solution supports synchronization with various cloud vendors, including Azure and AWS."
"It is a stable solution."
"Its pricing is not overly expensive."
"Stable and scalable suite of solutions with deduplication, apart from data protection, storage, and backup."
"The most valuable features of Veritas NetBackup Appliance are the ease of use and the familiar interface."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it can be used in many different kinds of systems."
"The tool is easy to use, stable, and performs well, but it depends on the environment where it is deployed. It is leaning more toward huge enterprises where it is positioned. It needs to be as easy as others but addresses more complex requirements."
"I personally find Veritas NetBackup Applicance hassle-free."
"It is very capable of scaling and very good for heterogeneous environments."
"We rarely need their help. I would give their technical support an 8.5 out of ten. We are satisfied."
"The reporting is very good compared to other tools."
"It has a lot of very good features. The virtual tape library (VTL) feature is most valuable. Overall, it is easy to use."
"Its management can be improved."
"Dell PowerProtect DD could improve by having better integration with other backup solutions."
"Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is expensive. Also, it has a sort of a big physical footprint that data domains have, and that's part of the problem."
"We are not able to deal directly with the OEM we have to go to their partners in Nigeria."
"I would like to see better integration and support for backing up to cloud providers such as Alibaba Cloud."
"When you use Data Domain, you have to have at least 20% free space so it can work properly. Sometimes we struggle with that, because we wanted to use all the free space, but then Data Domain becomes really slow. I understand that 20% is needed to process all the data, and doing the duplication and compression and all that, but it would be a big improvement if they did not require that 20%, because it is just too much to have available."
"DD Boost."
"It helps if you have in-depth knowledge in order to use it correctly."
"Sometimes, the user interface doesn't work smoothly."
"The challenge arose due to a space issue. The issue was related to disk breaks, especially when power cuts occurred. One of the disks would break, leading to a loss of functionality."
"It's hard to get to the backups. There are too many tabs."
"Veritas NetBackup Appliance can improve by having a more direct connection to the cloud. It should have the technology to be able to directly communicate with the cloud."
"We had some problems with the backup of the physical server."
"Veritas NetBackup Appliance needs to improve its security. It needs to ensure that it is 100 percent protected against cyberattacks."
"The upgrade process of the solution needs to be improved since it is extremely complicated, especially without the benefit of a support person who can guide one through it."
"Technical support for this solution needs to be improved."
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Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 61 reviews while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is ranked 6th in Deduplication Software with 46 reviews. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.4, while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) writes "Supports business continuity process but needs improvement in pricing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas NetBackup Appliance writes "Offers good connectivity, easy to use and stable solution ". Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Rubrik and Cohesity DataProtect, whereas Veritas NetBackup Appliance is most compared with Veritas NetBackup, DD Boost, ExaGrid EX Series, HPE StoreOnce and Veeam Backup & Replication. See our Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) vs. Veritas NetBackup Appliance report.
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