Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) Valuable Features
The best feature of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is its deduplication.
The integration of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) with leading backup applications within the infrastructure is very good. It works with multiple backup solutions, not only with NetWorker or Avamar; it is also compatible with McAfee and NetBackup.
The security features of this solution, such as encryption and role-based access control, are included, and ransomware protection is also incorporated. The solution comes with security features by default.
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Mohamed Abdel Salam
Senior Sells at Enterprise Sigma Technology
Retention for data, deduplication, and replication between sites are valuable features. The solution syncs immediately.
View full review »The solution is valuable for its security purposes and good support. It securely protects data against threats like Trojans. The solution has been awesome over the last ten years, offering stability and reliability, which I recommend for stable storage.
Additionally, it supports new technologies and offers a fantastic after-sales service, with engineers responding within 24 hours to solve issues, proving crucial for our operations.
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Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain)
June 2025

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It increases uptime and compatibility with our product and other third-party backup solutions. It offers ease of integration with any of our backup systems. The software provides a reliable backup and recovery process, making it easy to integrate into that area. We have encountered very few issues, only about 1% with our data domain storage, which required an engineer to address a hardware problem.
An additional advantage is the compression provided. The front-end and back-end capacity we gain significantly reduces our total ownership cost. In most cases, we achieve a compression ratio of more than 2.5:1. For example, if we purchase 100 terabytes of storage, we can store 250 terabytes of data.
It can be effective if we design the backup solution correctly, focusing on online backups with Data Domain and not heavily on archival data. For instance, I’m working with a customer with nine petabytes of archival data.
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Houssem Sandli
Technical manager at Advanced Computer Technology (ACT)
The most valuable feature of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is its deduplication capability. This feature is crucial for our customers as it allows them to have more storage space for backup jobs.
Additionally, the integration with Dell EMC arrays and storage snapshot backup functionalities are key elements, enabling efficient daily and nightly backups of sensitive ERP or applications.
View full review »Dell PowerProtect Data Domain provides data duplication. For backup technology, we take the same backup every day. The only difference should be the differential thing, whatever is added on the same day. If we take a full backup, the difference is only for one day.
The solution provides the best deduplication and compression ratio with respect to backups. Two to three organizations I worked in use Data Domain due to this great feature of deduplication and compression.
The solution allows us to take a huge number of backups, and the footprint is quite small. The speed and throughput we get are very good. We can take a backup of 16 terabytes in 20 minutes, depending on our connectivity. Dell PowerProtect Data Domain is the best product in the market right now.
It provides data protection and network cloud.
View full review »It's deduplication and faster recovery that are the key features. We had a challenge with the backup window because earlier, we were using traditional backup methodology, which used to take an enormous amount of time. By using Data Domain, we get the advantage of data deduplication, reducing data size. The backup window is also reduced, and recovery is definitely faster.
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SushilKumar4
Solution architect at Aeris
The product, a disk backup solution, improves our data application tasks. We used tape libraries with Dev drives in legacy architectures, resulting in slow backups compared to modern drives like NVMe and SSDs. By transitioning to NVMe and SSDs, backups have become much faster. The tool's backup restoration is faster compared to other tools.
The tool's most valuable feature for data protection strategies is defining backup policies with specific retention periods. For example, if we take monthly backups, we can establish a one-year retention period. Additionally, we can also use incremental or differential backup methods.
In terms of performance, Dell PowerProtect DD outperforms other data protection solutions we've used, such as Veritas and HPE Data Protector. From our experience, Dell PowerProtect DD stands out as the best option available in the market.
The tool supports our business continuity process since we can back up the data.
DD's deduplication technology is valuable because it partially offloads deduplication on the client and backup server while the rest happens on the data domain. The deduplication is 65 times more than other products.
View full review »The most valuable features of PowerProtect DD are the immutable storage and the AI scanning. These features detect differences in backup versions and help in preventing any unauthorized changes, ensuring data protection. The AI scanning is also beneficial for prediction and protection, as it can scan locally without needing to connect to any external templates.
View full review »The licensing model is the most valuable aspect of Dell PowerProtect DD. The pricing is cost-effective for the solution, and a one-time payment is required; no annual charges or additional costs are involved with Dell PowerProtect DD. I deal with multiple brands, so the end customer of the solution contacts me to find a suitable solution to their issues.
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Rick Brandenstein
Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
It has a feature where, instead of having a separate media server for backup to run the backup software, Dell now provides a version that runs it all together, so you don't need a separate media server.
It has a feature called deduplication which saves you space in your rack. If you run somewhere else and you get charged for physical space. this avoids using extra space, and that's a big plus.
The compression aspect of the solution is great.
It is very reliable. They have 99.999% uptime.
The product is scalable.
View full review »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.
Using Dell PowerProtect DD eliminates the need for multiple management consoles and devices to run a backup solution. Traditionally, a backup server is needed to install backup software and connect to a storage unit or tape library to store backup data. However, Dell PowerProtect DD includes the storage option and software, providing a consolidated solution in a single device.
The solution is designed for change. With new updates, it adapts to work with new edge applications, such as Kubernetes containers and can support these applications during the backup process. This means that users do not need to seek out alternative backup solutions for their Kubernetes and container applications in the future.
View full review » PowerProtect is a flexible solution that you can cover various cloud and on-premise environments.
The compatibility within the Dell PowerProtect DD portfolio makes data management more seamless. This integrated solution improves efficiency in our data center and simplifies operations by relying on a single company for servers and storage.
View full review »The most valuable features of the solution are recovery point, compression, and deduplication. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is a reliable solution.
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Carlos Pineda Sánchez
Infrastructure and Helpdesk Leader for Mexico, Chile and Colombia at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Dell PowerProtect DD’s most valuable feature is data deduplication.
View full review »The tool's performance is very good. DD Boost can improve its performance and backup.
View full review »Deduplication and compression are the best features of the solution, which are popular and very effective.
View full review »Data Domain is an excellent repository that's compatible with a lot of different solutions. Even Veeam Backup recommends sending backup to Data Domain. Space optimization is great. Currently, it guarantees 50-to-1 compression of the application in the same device. In all these years, I never had a client who was unsatisfied with Data Domain. It is a solid appliance with VMware integration, instant access to restore and search, and analytics.
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.
View full review »We use it to back up the whole database through the EMC network.
View full review »Our clients like the wide range of features that are available within this single solution.
View full review »I like Data Domain as a protocol for data backup.
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Muad Khalfallh
General Manager at Datacoast
They have a very nice, clearly laid out dashboard.
The functionality has been excellent.
So far, the solution is stable.
Its pricing is not overly expensive.
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OlegIvanov
General Director at miromix unitedMiroMIX United
The specific algorithms of backups of the data deduplication are very good. For example, some of our competitors need much more space. When we have to use one additional enclosure, they have to use two times more. Data Domain has a lot of space.
The technology has been very useful. There are lots of features on offer.
It's very competitive. We get discounts on pricing and find the cost to be quite good.
The solution is stable and reliable.
It is scalable.
The data application compression is great. I also like Cyber Sense, Cyber Lock, fast parallelizing insights, and Sure Backup.
The initial setup is easy.
It is a stable solution.
You can scale the product well.
The interface is good. We are very familiar with it and are comfortable using it.
The documentation is good. They are very accessible.
The compatibility is very good.
View full review »This product has a lot of good features.
It has the most powerful deduplication and compression for data backup. Data consumes a lot of storage capacity, but with Data Domain, it splits the data into many chunks. The data is managed with smart architecture and algorithms, saving between 80% and 90% from the target capacity. This means that for every tier of capacity, it may reflect 20 times that, which is remarkable.
Data Domain has good data regulation features to prevent data corruption. Frequently with other products, users face data corruption. Data Domain always generates a hash from the target backup data and compares it with the hash of the data in production. This is done to make sure that the data is identical. If it detects a problem then it will rebuild the data on its own. This is why I recommend people make sure that they have a valid backup. In case of a crisis, it will restore and things will continue to function well.
This solution has a feature called Domain Boost, which allows for source deduplication and compression. Backup data consumes a very heavy amount of traffic because you are transferring almost all of your production data across the network to the backup appliance. By using Domain Boost, it supports source deduplication and compression, so you are only transferring a very slight amount of data across the network. This will assure very rapid data backup, guaranteeing RPO and RTO.
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OlegIvanov
General Director at miromix unitedMiroMIX United
What I like about Dell EMC PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is that it is a performance technology.
One of the features I find very interesting in this product is deduplication.
I also find it valuable that it's very easy to communicate with just one vendor if you're using this product. Normally, with other security systems, CAP systems, etc., you have to use the server, some hardware, and some software. The server could be from one vendor, while the software could be from another vendor. When a problem arises, this means you have to communicate with more than one vendor, but with Dell EMC PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), this is not the case. The only competitor I know that manufactures a similar product with this feature of one vendor communication is Symantec.
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Abbas Dagher
Regional Key Account Manager at ACT
One of the most valuable features is that it looks for the deduplication, which can reduce the amount of the data.
View full review »The cost is quite good if you look at the product.
It should provide everything that an enterprise needs.
It can back up all the workloads on-prem, off-prem, and mainly the VM infrastructure. You should be able to replicate to another site.
The reporting and monitoring features that it provides are great.
It offers security with the software.
The stability is excellent.
The solution scales well.
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Asim Sinha
Senior SAN Administrator at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
I find the data to be most valuable.
View full review »The most valuable features of Dell PowerProtect DD are ease of use and deduplication.
View full review »The deduplication and compression are great.
We started looking at Data Domain together with the Dell Cyber Recovery solution to have them work together.
The solution is stable.
We have found the product to be scalable.
The interface is fine.
It has good documentation.
Compatibility with other products is okay.
View full review »The most valuable features of Dell EMC PowerProtect DD are the duplication security and uptime.
Dell EMC PowerProtect DD works well with other solutions, such as NetWorker. It's really easy to pass over to Data Domain and vice versa.
View full review »The most valuable feature is the inline data deduplication.
View full review »It works within backup windows and has got good deduplication.
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Adrian Constantinescu
Professional Services - Data Protection Consultant at S&T Romania
The solution integrates well with our VM.
I like the hardware and the software together.
Based on what we have achieved in our environments on the bank's telecom, it's the best product. We have it installed with Dell EMC protection suite, NetWorker, but also with VM. There are many cases where we integrated with IBM TSM as a VTL.
The best point is the duplication encryption and disaster recovery replication. The network replication's software has network verification where the product can not offer it. We use nothing for Data Domain replication. And when we use NetWorker, we use prone console application. With VM, also we use replication under the Data Domain application instead of copying the data from the VM.
The solution is very scalable.
The product offers excellent security.
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Sufyan Khan
CTO at New Horizon Computers
The deduplication on the solution is great. It's elaborate but the companies already understand it.
The hardware can operate in high temperatures, in case of any disaster.
The scalability of the equipment and components of Data Domain are outstanding. We never go without Data Domain if we are talking about backup solutions. We always go with Data Domain.
It's a very reliable and consistent product.
There's no match with any other product. It's outstanding. The performance of the hardware is improving day by day and new models are coming with more scalability.
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Michel Taung
System Engineer for Business Solution Department at PT. Mastersystem Infotama
The most valuable feature is the performance because you can back up data really quickly.
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MohamedDakn
General Manager responsible for IT Infrastructure and Operations at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
The reliability of Data Domain was the most useful feature to me. Every piece of data is recorded multiple times in several devices in a cluster. If any hardware failure occurs, it does not impact the data and does not result in any data loss. Resilience and reliability under any circumstances are important to data security.
View full review »The most valuable feature, beyond simply backing up our servers, is the data compression capability.
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Adams Rasheed
Information Technology Manager at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The feature that is most valuable is the Data Domain Boost. With the DD Boost, it takes minimal time to clone very large data over WAN to the DR site with a very reasonable bandwidth. Over 1.5 TB of data is cloned every day. The cloning process is seamless.
View full review »I would rate it at 5/5 as the deduplication and compression of the device for backups are outstanding. We have about 55TB of total space in the Data Domain which we send Veeam backups to, and we have sent over 200TB to the array.
The Deduplication and Compression are the most valuable as they allow us to back up a lot more data to the device knowing it will compress it well.
View full review »The most valuable features are that it is secure, reliable, and has officer support.
View full review »I like the different features. We work closely with Dell on different products and features, which is why we use them all.
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Mohamed Fahim
Logistics Supervisor at Fetchr
We are very satisfied with this solution. It's easy to use and efficient.
View full review »The features that I have found most valuable with Dell EMC PowerProtect DD are its deduplication feature and its DD Boost protocol for fast transfer, which is amazing.
View full review »The most valuable features of this product are its guaranteed reliability and its duplication capability.
View full review »The feature that I find the most useful is its data duplication. We had been having problems doing backups for the file server because we did not have enough space to store our backups. Data Domain solved that problem for us.
View full review »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.
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Sajid Khan
Oracle Application DBA at Social Insurance Organizaton
The backup is very secure. The deduplication using EMC is very good. We are able to make systems and handle random cloning. EMC is a very stable solution for making backups.
View full review »The solution's most valuable feature is the integrated deduplication function. Another valuable feature is the possibility for replication between two devices on different occasions.
View full review »It's very easy to use Data Domain once it's been set up. The interface is also user-friendly.
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Ashraf Ali
Senior Consultant at global brands
The most valuable features are the deduplication and compression and the Data Domain Boost feature. It's compatible with other backup software.
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AsemHamamdi
Senior Data Center Admin at Paltel
The most valuable features are the DD Boost and the multiple applications and model platforms.
View full review »The deduplication feature is the most valuable part of the solution.
The backup storage is also very good.
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Abdelrahman Mohamed
Senior Sales Engineer at a tech services company
The solution offers good storage. Also, deduplication and completion are the best features, in my opinion.
View full review »DD Boost.
View full review »Deduplication and VTLs.
View full review »Fast backup for complex and huge size data.
View full review »Data Domain deduplication is excellent.
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View full review »VTL, Dedupe and replication.
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View full review »Efficient De-duplication, highly efficient replication, Data Domain BOOST for enabling a level of 'Source-Side’ De-duplication.
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Very easy to setup and Data Replication for off-site storage of data.
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Shahab Vahdatian
Technical Specialist at Pouyan Pardazesh Tehran Co
The Dell PowerProtect DD architecture offers several significant features. One is DD Boost, which is utilized at both the source and destination sites for application processing. By employing DD Boost, the backup process is offloaded to the server side, efficiently utilizing network resources.
Additionally, the Data Domain incorporates a Global Deduplication feature. This feature allows Data Domain to deduplicate all data streams simultaneously, enabling more efficient utilization of backup space within the Data Domain system.
View full review »It's very competitive in terms of price and technology.
Also, the development team continuously makes updates.
The data reduction feature is very useful.
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Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain)
June 2025

Learn what your peers think about Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain). Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: June 2025.
859,957 professionals have used our research since 2012.