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Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) vs Dell PowerVault comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Dell PowerProtect DD (Data ...
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
75
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (1st), Disk Based Backup Systems (1st)
Dell PowerVault
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise SAN (3rd), Fibre Channel (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Dell PowerVault aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is designed for Deduplication Software and holds a mindshare of 29.2%, down 29.9% compared to last year.
Dell PowerVault, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise SAN, holds 7.3% mindshare, up 3.3% since last year.
Deduplication Software
Enterprise SAN
 

Featured Reviews

GopalSetia - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides backups, including long-term retention with increased uptime and compatibility
I was looking for a virtual edition, and that is now available. Many customers struggle to find a solution for ransomware protection, but we can set up an enterprise recovery vault for that purpose. These features are now part of Dell's overall offering. The solution has matured, and while I don't criticize technology, most of our technical and business requirements are met with the Data Domain storage solution. We can meet customer requirements easily with Data Domain. Some feedback has been received from our operations team. There’s always room for improvement. For instance, there may be suggestions regarding enhancements to the reporting dashboard
SigfridCecillon - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers good stability and simplicity
The room for improvement lies in the responsiveness and real-time feedback of the web server setup. We could set up the installation through a web server, but it's not very reactive on the web server. For example, when you launch a task, and you don't know exactly if the task has begun or if the task is in progress, or if it's finished. You have to wait for three to five to ten minutes to be sure that the task is running or in progress or finished. So at that point, it's not very good. For the rest, we have a good organization for the platform. And it's working everywhere. Another area of improvement is duplication.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It is a stable solution."
"The stability is excellent."
"This is a superior and reliable backup system that can handle large capacities with little management."
"Most cases are related to databases, such as Oracle and MySQL."
"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."
"Deduplication and compression are the best features of the solution, which are popular and very effective."
"As our organization functions, we have a total of 2500+ primary sites and 6300+ secondary sites. All of our entire backup systems are totally dependent on this product. EMC Data Domain is very reliable and there are no issues using it since 2015."
"The most valuable features of Dell PowerProtect DD are ease of use and deduplication."
"The Dell warranty is the most valuable feature."
"Dell PowerVault offers valuable full flash storage."
"Dell PowerVault is user-friendly and easy to deploy."
"The storage has been good."
"The most valuable feature of Dell PowerVault is its ability to provide small to medium-range storage. It doesn't have any specific standout features, but it's great for applications, such as surveillance where a large number of videos need to be recorded and performance isn't a priority."
"I like the tool's CloudIQ feature."
"The solution is reliable and stable."
"For us, the initial setup was easy."
 

Cons

"The firmware upgrades could be simplified. I'm in the process of struggling to upgrade right now."
"PowerProtect DD should improve the hypervisor support on the DD system."
"Dell PowerProtect DD could improve by having better integration with other backup solutions."
"The pricing should be adjusted. Customers continuously talk about the price. They know it is a good solution and they really need the type of storage the solution offers, but it costs somewhere around $100,000 and up. It's not cheap, but it's very important for data vendors."
"The price of the product is high."
"Dell EMC Data Domain needs to have better compatibility between NetWorker and the hardware. NetWorker is not as good as the other products which are currently on the market like Backup Exec."
"The model 3330 may need improvement."
"The pricing model needs to be improved."
"I would like to see improvements made to the user interface."
"PowerVault could be improved by increasing its memory cache capacity and adding the ability to export data to the cloud."
"Dell PowerVault could improve by having a higher cache and file protocol support added."
"We need higher performance and more reliable storage."
"Dell PowerVault is block-oriented storage only."
"I would like Dell to improve on the configuration of the disk groups. Only one group is expandable. Once you configure the other disk group types, you cannot expand them. It limits scalability. If you want maybe to grow a disk group, you lose information, and then you need to build it up again, which is not a good use case for customers."
"PowerVault doesn't integrate with Active Directory. Other storage solutions offer SAN and NAS unified storage in a single appliance, but PowerVault is only SAN."
"There have been situations when our customers requested professional support and the price of that feature is quite high."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price may be a bit higher than other products in the market, but you will receive ten out of ten support with next-business-day delivery on parts' availability."
"We usually buy products at the end year, and the license is included."
"Pricing is related to size. A lower range solution might be about $33,000. My customers use higher range versions with a price of around $100,000. That's the price for both the hardware and software."
"The pricing is cost-effective for the solution"
"It could be more competitively priced. Its licensing was for five years. Obviously, the support will get renewed at some stage, but that's it."
"The price of the backup appliance is slightly expensive. Compared to other vendors, the pricing will be slightly higher."
"The cheaper device costs around $70,000."
"If we do not move to the cloud solution and stay with our on-premise version we will miss some new features."
"I rate the price of Dell PowerVault a nine out of ten."
"The solution is more cost-effective than the competitors. It’s an affordable option for small businesses."
"The price is reasonable and we are satisfied with it."
"The product is inexpensive."
"They are offering a wide range of support models for the customers such as basic support that is budget-friendly, but they also provide a professional support solution that is a bit costly"
"I rate Dell PowerVault a six or seven out of ten for pricing."
"I would rate the pricing model a nine out of ten, with one being expensive and ten being cheap."
"It is important to remember that the retail price may seem high, but the final price is usually different."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
17%
Government
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your primary use case for Dell EMC PowerProtect DD (Data Domain)?
PowerProtect DD is mainly used for backup target for Networker Veeam and Commvault. We also use it for AS400 backups.
What do you like most about Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain)?
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 NV...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain)?
Pricing is sometimes reasonable depending on the discounts provided by the company.
What do you like most about Dell PowerVault?
Dell PowerVault offers valuable full flash storage.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerVault?
I rate the solution's pricing a seven to eight out of ten.
What needs improvement with Dell PowerVault?
The product is generally stable, but there have been instances, to my knowledge, where we faced issues in the controller during software upgrades. The availability is not at the desired level durin...
 

Also Known As

DataDomain, Dell EMC Data Domain, PowerProtect Data Domain
PowerVault
 

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Sample Customers

The US Army, City of Houston, Lloyds TSB, TiVo, Teck, Ingram Entertainment, The New York Mets
Dayco, FAW Foundry, University of Cambridge, Finder, Stadtwerke Pforzheim GmbH & Co.
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