We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and IBM Storage Protect 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 product is easy to troubleshoot and store data."
"Instead of four or five tools, consisting of backup software, storage where the backup resides, and a separate system for reporting and central monitoring, they all now come in the virtual edition for IDP."
"The product is integrated with Huawei software and its backup and recovery time is very fast."
"We don't need to manage different devices."
"What I find valuable about Dell PowerProtect IDPA is its stability and strong performance."
"IDPA's best feature is Turbo Boost Technology. The compression and duplication features are excellent, too."
"The most valuable feature is the deduplication rate."
"We use it for complete backup and recovery. We have multiple clients and have created multiple large virtual capabilities and zoning backlogs."
"The best point about IBM Storage Protect is that it can use IBM tape environments, which we still use and will continue to use in the future."
"The tool's backup engine is very powerful. Previously, our client finished backup with HPE product in 48 hours. IBM Storage Protect completes backup in 8 hours."
"The price could be lowered slightly, to make it more competitive."
"The solution should be easier to use."
"The only thing that could be improved would be the complexity of the initial setup."
"We would like to see the pricing drop a bit."
"After resizing and compression, the system continuously runs out of space. Dell EMC doesn't do automatic cleanup or other things, so we constantly have to manually go in there or work with Dell support on this. The solution has not been working as advertised."
"The two-factor authentication is missing from Dell products."
"There is room for improvement in terms of network connectivity."
"Dell PowerProtect DP needs to include more features and improve backup for a continual base."
"The product should improve its GUI. It should also support Windows clustering."
"The solution is expensive."
Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is ranked 22nd in Backup and Recovery with 12 reviews while IBM Storage Protect is ranked 43rd in Backup and Recovery with 2 reviews. Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is rated 8.2, while IBM Storage Protect is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) writes "The product comes bundled with a host of useful solutions that help one centralize their work". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Storage Protect writes "A stable enterprise solution for backup and restore". Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell Avamar, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Rubrik and Commvault Cloud, whereas IBM Storage Protect is most compared with IBM Spectrum Protect. See our Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) vs. IBM Storage Protect report.
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