My advice to others would be to consider Dell PowerProtect IDPA, especially for its resiliency features. Testing it in your enterprise environment is the best way to evaluate its effectiveness, as marketing documents may not convey the full picture. Hands-on experience is key to understanding its benefits. Overall, I would rate the solution as a nine out of ten.
Even though the solution is simple, users need to know their units before buying a DHL server. Also, a Dell engineer is required. I rate the overall solution a seven out of ten.
The product comes in three models. One is the IDPA 4400, IDP 5000 series, and the other is the 8900 series. The initial model comes as a basic appliance, and all these products come in the virtual edition. In 5900, the next version, you get physical storage while the remaining solutions are virtual. The solution is a mixture of different products, so one should be aware of at least three solutions or software it provides. It comes with Avamar as a backup software and Data Domain as a storage solution, where they are known for deduplication. Avamar provides source-side deduplication, which means anything, once backed up, doesn't get sent to the storage to back it up again and thus utilizes less network bandwidth. On the other hand, Data Domain is target-side deduplication, and it is global-level deduplication, so there is one more deduplication happening on the target side as well. So I would choose this backup considering deduplication will be at a higher rate, in which case we can save a lot of storage. It is a great product because it saves a lot on the storage side. Since the data domain is the backup target, the solution is best in class for data duplication. I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
While this solution is available on the cloud, we are using it on-premises. Which we use depends on the customer. Dell has different backup solutions within its portfolio. It depends on our requirements which one we go with. In terms of IDPA, for me, it's a good product. I would recommend the solution to others. It depends on the use case, however, if you are a small to medium organization, definitely go for it. I'd rate the solution a nine out of ten.
Enterprise Solutions Architect at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2021-10-15T18:06:17Z
Oct 15, 2021
Based on our experience, I'd give Dell IDPA a five out of 10. Our experience with it so far has been underwhelming. We implemented the solution for a specific purpose, and it hasn't lived up to our expectations. I'm sure it's a good solution. It backs up our Windows systems and our Linux systems and everything. However, it doesn't do well with databases, no matter what they claim. That's where we're having a capacity issue. Every time we back up our databases, we're running out of space. And then, we have to work out work with support, which takes too long. Dell's support is a big reason for the low score. It has been completely unsatisfactory. We've always had to escalate that support to get traction. If you're considering Dell IDPA, work with your Dell rep and make sure that the features you want are not an add-on. Get everything you need for your solution because whenever we had an issue, they told us we should've bought this or that. This solution has been piecemeal. Every time we're trying to solve a problem, their answer is to buy another product or add-on.
Data Protection Specialist at Tech Mahindra Limited
Real User
Top 20
2021-06-19T05:06:18Z
Jun 19, 2021
Avamar is the brain, but we have Data Domain and you have the latest versions. Both are integrated closely. I would recommend this solution to others who are interested in using it. Dell themselves will not sell to you individually. It depends on your environment. They are moving to IDPA everywhere. In summary, this product is very stable, has the best of Avamar Data Domain, and has good reporting. I would rate Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance a nine out of ten.
My advice to anybody who is considering this solution is to compare products from Veritas, Commvault, IBM, and Dell EMC. Personally, I feel that this is a robust solution and one that I can always recommend. That said, there is no perfect solution. No matter how robust it is, all competitors have an edge in some way. It could be price, availability, simplicity, the level of support, or something else. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
The PowerProtect DP series appliances is the integrated appliance solution from the Dell data protection appliances portfolio.
PowerProtect DP series appliance: Simple, efficient and agile data protection
The DP series is an all-in-one backup appliance that reduces the complexity of managing multiple data silos, point solutions and vendor relationships. The DP series simplifies deployment and management—while delivering powerful, enterprise-grade data protection capabilities for small,...
My advice to others would be to consider Dell PowerProtect IDPA, especially for its resiliency features. Testing it in your enterprise environment is the best way to evaluate its effectiveness, as marketing documents may not convey the full picture. Hands-on experience is key to understanding its benefits. Overall, I would rate the solution as a nine out of ten.
I am the manager of infrastructure services. I am satisfied with the tool. Overall, I rate the product an eight out of ten.
Even though the solution is simple, users need to know their units before buying a DHL server. Also, a Dell engineer is required. I rate the overall solution a seven out of ten.
I would rate the tool a ten out of ten.
The product comes in three models. One is the IDPA 4400, IDP 5000 series, and the other is the 8900 series. The initial model comes as a basic appliance, and all these products come in the virtual edition. In 5900, the next version, you get physical storage while the remaining solutions are virtual. The solution is a mixture of different products, so one should be aware of at least three solutions or software it provides. It comes with Avamar as a backup software and Data Domain as a storage solution, where they are known for deduplication. Avamar provides source-side deduplication, which means anything, once backed up, doesn't get sent to the storage to back it up again and thus utilizes less network bandwidth. On the other hand, Data Domain is target-side deduplication, and it is global-level deduplication, so there is one more deduplication happening on the target side as well. So I would choose this backup considering deduplication will be at a higher rate, in which case we can save a lot of storage. It is a great product because it saves a lot on the storage side. Since the data domain is the backup target, the solution is best in class for data duplication. I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
While this solution is available on the cloud, we are using it on-premises. Which we use depends on the customer. Dell has different backup solutions within its portfolio. It depends on our requirements which one we go with. In terms of IDPA, for me, it's a good product. I would recommend the solution to others. It depends on the use case, however, if you are a small to medium organization, definitely go for it. I'd rate the solution a nine out of ten.
The integration carried out in the product including DataDomain, Avamar and DPA was very interesting since all the products are very good!
I rate Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance 10 out of 10.
Based on our experience, I'd give Dell IDPA a five out of 10. Our experience with it so far has been underwhelming. We implemented the solution for a specific purpose, and it hasn't lived up to our expectations. I'm sure it's a good solution. It backs up our Windows systems and our Linux systems and everything. However, it doesn't do well with databases, no matter what they claim. That's where we're having a capacity issue. Every time we back up our databases, we're running out of space. And then, we have to work out work with support, which takes too long. Dell's support is a big reason for the low score. It has been completely unsatisfactory. We've always had to escalate that support to get traction. If you're considering Dell IDPA, work with your Dell rep and make sure that the features you want are not an add-on. Get everything you need for your solution because whenever we had an issue, they told us we should've bought this or that. This solution has been piecemeal. Every time we're trying to solve a problem, their answer is to buy another product or add-on.
Avamar is the brain, but we have Data Domain and you have the latest versions. Both are integrated closely. I would recommend this solution to others who are interested in using it. Dell themselves will not sell to you individually. It depends on your environment. They are moving to IDPA everywhere. In summary, this product is very stable, has the best of Avamar Data Domain, and has good reporting. I would rate Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance a nine out of ten.
My advice to anybody who is considering this solution is to compare products from Veritas, Commvault, IBM, and Dell EMC. Personally, I feel that this is a robust solution and one that I can always recommend. That said, there is no perfect solution. No matter how robust it is, all competitors have an edge in some way. It could be price, availability, simplicity, the level of support, or something else. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.