We performed a comparison between IBM ProtectTIER and Microsoft DPM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Veeam Software, Zerto, Commvault and others in Backup and Recovery."The most valuable features are the Self-Service, and the ability to search the data."
"The solution is highly stable."
"In terms of stability, I've found it to be very stable. I've walked into the server room when it was at 60 degrees Celcius, and it was still running fine."
"The cataloging is the best feature. It takes millions of frames for the backup. It's incremental, so it takes less time to complete."
"The command-line interface is good."
"Overall IBM ProtectTIER is a great solution. It is easy to use."
"Microsoft DPM is scalable."
"The initial setup is quite straightforward."
"I like the core backup feature. I also like the file server backup feature. I find Microsoft DPM interesting because it has fantastic integration with Microsoft products. For example, in Exchange and SharePoint, DPM is excellent when it comes to backing up data. It also does a decent job with open-source products."
"I could back up all the stuff we had, even the VMs we have for Hyper V."
"It has an application backup, a file backup, a system backup and a hypervisor."
"The user interface is very good. The reporting and monitoring features are also good."
"This solution helps us to manage all of the operations across servers and different workstations."
"The most valuable feature is the recovery."
"The backup for a large amount of data is slow."
"I would like the possibility to back up the infrastructure and then replicate it upon on restart, without having to orchestrate the starting of the VM."
"IBM ProtectTIER could improve by being more user-friendly."
"The configuration wizards are still complex and hard to navigate. These should be easier to manage."
"Setting up the system to work with legacy equipment is a bit complex at times."
"Compatibility and integration with other products needs improvement."
"Management reporting could be improved."
"The problem lies with the 2019 version, it's the file system they’re using."
"The user interface can be improved quite a bit."
"We can't take a snapshot and take it outside, which is a problem."
"You have only a few settings and if you change them for some special configurations, it's very difficult."
"The user friendliness could be improved."
"Microsoft DPM could improve if it was available in a public or private cloud."
IBM ProtectTIER is ranked 42nd in Backup and Recovery with 7 reviews while Microsoft DPM is ranked 28th in Backup and Recovery with 17 reviews. IBM ProtectTIER is rated 7.2, while Microsoft DPM is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of IBM ProtectTIER writes "Provides a short-term backup, archive, and cataloging for 20,000 people in our organization ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft DPM writes "Good for backing up, but the 2019 version lags". IBM ProtectTIER is most compared with Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), HPE StoreOnce, IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, Rubrik and DD Boost, whereas Microsoft DPM is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Azure Backup, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Veritas Backup Exec and Rubrik.
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