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Microsoft DPM pros and cons

Vendor: Microsoft
3.6 out of 5

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PROS

Microsoft DPM provides excellent integration with Microsoft products, especially for Exchange and SharePoint.
It allows for efficient backup and recovery across Microsoft workloads and Hyper-V environments.
Microsoft DPM supports a variety of backup types, including application, file, system, and hypervisor backups.
The automated processes within Microsoft DPM streamline tasks and improve security management.
Microsoft DPM is scalable and effective for managing operations across servers and workstations.

CONS

Data tagging needs improvement, and compatibility and integration with third-party solutions like Oracle Database are lacking.
Microsoft DPM reporting is too weak and should be enhanced to include data governance frameworks.
The reliance on Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy, especially for Hyper-V, presents problems, and the functionality should be enhanced.
Microsoft DPM should offer portability with other vendors and support integration and data replication features like Veeam.
The absence of backend support structure makes issue escalation difficult as there is no support received from Microsoft DPM.
 

Microsoft DPM Pros review quotes

NM
System Administrator with 51-200 employees
Oct 1, 2019
The user interface is very good. The reporting and monitoring features are also good.
RC
System Analyst at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Oct 6, 2020
The most valuable feature is that DPM has an index so individual files can be searched.
RifkanHasan - PeerSpot reviewer
Group Assistant, General Manager of IT at CIC
Dec 30, 2019
The most valuable feature is the recovery.
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RK
M. I. S. Manager at Ruby Mills Ltd
Jan 7, 2020
Its capability to give a BMR for all the workstations that I want to connect to.
reviewer1373331 - PeerSpot reviewer
DBA, Developer at a government with 201-500 employees
Jul 2, 2020
The solution backs up Microsoft workloads as well as anything on the market.
it_user1350732 - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at Adalites
Jul 5, 2020
It has an application backup, a file backup, a system backup and a hypervisor.
RK
M. I. S. Manager at Ruby Mills Ltd
Sep 25, 2020
The initial setup is quite straightforward.
WM
Head of ICT Infrastructure & Security at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Oct 19, 2020
The automated procedure is quite good for us, as it is able to capture all of the information that we require.
reviewer1510686 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Mar 17, 2021
It is almost perfect for Microsoft products. It is not a very powerful tool, but it is okay for small sites and small businesses with Microsoft products. It is easy to use for backup and restore. It is good for backing up Microsoft servers such as Exchange and SharePoint servers.
reviewer1731429 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at a marketing services firm with 11-50 employees
Dec 20, 2021
The most important feature is that it's easy to use.
 

Microsoft DPM Cons review quotes

NM
System Administrator with 51-200 employees
Oct 1, 2019
The data tagging feature needs improvement. The solution could be a bit more intuitive in certain aspects.
RC
System Analyst at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Oct 6, 2020
Additional Hyper-V knowledge would be great.
RifkanHasan - PeerSpot reviewer
Group Assistant, General Manager of IT at CIC
Dec 30, 2019
We can't take a snapshot and take it outside, which is a problem.
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RK
M. I. S. Manager at Ruby Mills Ltd
Jan 7, 2020
The user friendliness could be improved.
reviewer1373331 - PeerSpot reviewer
DBA, Developer at a government with 201-500 employees
Jul 2, 2020
There is a very poor online user community in terms of people blogging about their experiences with DPM.
it_user1350732 - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at Adalites
Jul 5, 2020
Compatibility and integration with other products needs improvement.
RK
M. I. S. Manager at Ruby Mills Ltd
Sep 25, 2020
The user interface can be improved quite a bit.
WM
Head of ICT Infrastructure & Security at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Oct 19, 2020
Management reporting could be improved.
reviewer1510686 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Mar 17, 2021
It needs portability for other vendors. It is good for backing up Microsoft servers, but it doesn't support third-party solutions such as Oracle Database. It depends on Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy, especially for Hyper-V, which has a lot of problems. They should enhance the Volume Shadow Copy functionality. Its reporting should also be better. Reporting is too weak in DPM.
reviewer1731429 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at a marketing services firm with 11-50 employees
Dec 20, 2021
You have only a few settings and if you change them for some special configurations, it's very difficult.