NetApp FAS Series and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager compete in the data protection and management category. NetApp FAS Series has the upper hand in performance stability and protocol integration, while Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is preferred for its data protection in virtualized environments.
Features: NetApp FAS Series supports high availability through clustered architectures and integrates multiple data protocols, offering effective deduplication for complex storage needs. SnapMirror provides excellent data protection, making it a top choice for high-performance stability. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager excels in containerized environments with strong data reduction and ease of deployment capabilities, though it lacks a comprehensive unified management tool.
Room for Improvement: NetApp FAS Series needs better integration with all-flash systems and more efficient customer support. Users seek simplified migration and configuration processes and better third-party integration. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager requires improvements in third-party technology integration and first-level support. Enhancements in scalability and single-solution capabilities for hybrid infrastructures are essential.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: NetApp FAS Series offers versatile deployment for on-premises and private cloud, with generally positive technical support, despite some concerns over responsiveness. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is deployed both on-premises and hybrid cloud, though users note the need for improved user interface support. Customer service experiences are mixed, with attention to support highlighted by some users.
Pricing and ROI: NetApp FAS Series is seen as costly, affecting purchase decisions, but users are satisfied with ROI, particularly in VMware settings, due to reduced operational costs through consolidation. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager offers competitive pricing and flexible licensing, appealing for cost-efficient data management, though users may face additional costs for extra features. Both products provide value, but pricing can heavily influence choice based on organizational needs and budget considerations.
PowerProtect Data Manager offers efficient data protection capabilities leveraging the latest evolution of Dell trusted protection storage architecture.
With operational simplicity, agility and flexibility at its core, PowerProtect Data Manager enables the protection, management and recovery of data in on-premises, virtualized and cloud deployments, including protection of in-cloud workloads. You can also protect cloud-native workloads across multiple public clouds via our integrated SaaS based PowerProtect Cloud Snapshot Manager.
Modernize how you protect your VMware virtual machines using Transparent Snapshots. Transparent Snapshots simplifies VM image backups for near-zero impact to your VMs or VM resources – and it works with any VMware supported storage. Transparent Snapshots innovation increases backup performance, lowers costs and simplifies management and reduces the risk of data loss.
Streamline data protection directly for applications or Kubernetes containers to Dell PowerProtect appliances and reduce application resource constraints.
Increase business resiliency with PowerProtect Cyber Recovery capabilities to rapidly recover from cyber incidents.
Modular design allows agile delivery of new features and updates. Rapidly evolve to meet future IT demands.
Reviews from Real Users
“We keep an eye on the future, and we are confident that PowerProtect Data Manager and PowerProtect DD series appliances will support our transformation project. Both products are continuously evolving and will cover our future needs, including using the cloud for data protection.” – Dimitris Mavromichalis, IT Deputy Manager at National Bank of Greece
“PowerProtect Data Manager combined with PowerProtect appliances – that’s cutting edge. That’s world leading as far as we’re concerned.” – Drew Hills, Infrastructure Analyst at USC Australia
““Most of my wish list came true with the PowerProtect Data Manager plugin for vSphere, which provides perfect integration with vCenter.” – Dave Chapman, Senior Technician at PSC Publishing
NetApp FAS series is an enterprise-level storage system that provides a wide variety of data management services, including data protection, block and file storage, and data management.
NetApp FAS is designed to be highly scalable, allowing your organization to grow storage capacity on demand. NetApp FAS also supports multiple protocols, including NFS, SMB, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel, as well as various storage architectures, including SAN (Storage Area Network) and NAS (Network-Attached Storage).
The FAS series has multiple data protection and data management features, including snapshots, cloning, replication, and deduplication, to help secure your data and manage it more efficiently. The system integrates with other NetApp products and solutions, to create a unified data management platform. The system can be deployed on-premise, on multi-cloud environments, or hybrid.
NetApp FAS Series Benefits and Features
NetApp FAS series provides its users with several key benefits and features, including:
Reviews from Real Users
NetApp FAS Series stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Several major ones are its speed, reliability, and a wide variety of features.
Adriano S., IT project and infrastructure service manager, writes, “The replication feature is noteworthy because it's faster than most and it uses little bandwidth. Then there's the friendly interface that the equipment offers. With this interface, it is very easy to manage.”
Temitope O., a NetApp product manager at Hiperdist Ltd, says, “I like the unified management feature because sometimes you end up running a single protocol on the entire system. You rather have a system for a particular protocol and another system for other protocols, especially in a big environment like mine.”
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