Dell RecoverPoint vs Dell SRDF (Symmetrix Remote Data Facility ) [EOL] comparison

"I would rate the overall solution a 9.9 out of 10."

"It has improved RTO and RPO."

"We use RecoverPoint for disaster recovery and asynchronous replication, and we use the application at a block level, not the software level. This has been tested, and it's very durable."

"The most valuable features include the ease of defining contingency groups and the drag-and-drop functionality, which speeds up our application processes."

"The technical support for Dell RecoverPoint is excellent."

"The product does block-level replication very well."

"It can replicate data from a distant location and it can scan it as well. It has continuous data replication with almost no data loss."

"I would rate its stability almost a nine out of ten."

"The feature of taking snapshots from the replicated volumes has allowed us to use them for DR testing to validate the application consistent point of recovery."

"We've found the support to be very good overall."

"I am waiting for block replication with VirtualBox."

"The cost of the solution is pretty high. The licensing costs may affect a company's ability to scale."

"Considering the speed Dell RecoverPoint can recover data, it would be good if we could replicate data from on-premise to the cloud with this solution."

"The solution normally supports only specific types and amounts of storage. If it could be increased to support much larger amounts or a wider range, it could fetch a bigger market."

"When it comes to storage and backup, that is where scalability problems have affected us."

"Dell RecoverPoint is considered an older technology and is not recommended for new deployments by Dell EMC. It requires double the storage capacity for source and target storage areas, which creates a heavy burden on storage resources."

"It is worth mentioning that this solution is no longer supported, primarily because it doesn't replicate between two different storage systems anymore."

"The support is horrible."

"The main pain point that we experienced is during device creation. For every newly provisioned volume, creating replication relationships between production and DR site, creating snapshots for third copy at DR site, and configuring them in appropriate replication groups and device groups means that there are lot of steps involved and a lot of room for error. There has to be a lot of checks and balances which need to be incorporated to make sure that the solution is set up correctly."

"If you are new to the product, the initial setup might be a bit difficult."

"It is considered quite costly."

"The product is fairly priced."

"RecoverPoint came free as an add-on to the PowerProtect Data Manager backup software from Dell EMC."

"The price is moderate."

"Support is an additional subscription."

"While I recommend Dell EMC, it depends on your specific use case. Licensing is perpetual, meaning you buy it once."