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

"When it works, it is the best product that is available."

"The most valuable feature we have found in RecoverPoint is its ability to provide the lowest RPO."

"The image backup feature is great. For example, if you set the journal to take a backup every ten minutes, it will create a snapshot or pointer every ten minutes for as long as you need."

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

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

"It is amazing because it is very easy to test with many alternative bookmarks."

"The solution is now Flash-based, which is better. they moved away from Java."

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

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

"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."

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

"Dell RecoverPoint can be improved by virtualizing it, which would use less storage and enhance performance."

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

"The product should provide integration with new products."

"I am waiting for block replication with VirtualBox."

"RecoverPoint is designed to integrate seamlessly with Dell EMC storage. If you don't have Dell EMC storage, you can't use it with other brands like IBM or HP."

"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."

"RecoverPoint's WAN optimization could be improved."

"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."

"The product is fairly priced."

"It is considered quite costly."

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

"The price is moderate."

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

"Support is an additional subscription."