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OpenText Data Protector pros and cons

Vendor: OpenText
3.8 out of 5

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PROS

OpenText Data Protector is noted for its ease of use and effective interaction with various systems.
It excels in backup and restoration features, notably for SAP, Oracle, and SQL servers.
OpenText Data Protector supports a wide range of operating systems, including Unix and Linux, ensuring stability and flexibility.
Zero downtime backup and deduplication capabilities enhance its efficiency and reliability.
The integration with VMware and robust scalability are key strengths of OpenText Data Protector.

CONS

OpenText Data Protector faces challenges with VM backup processes and lacks features that competitors like Veeam and Commvault offer.
Its integration with market applications like MS Exchange, Active Directory, SAP, and Oracle needs improvement.
The system is criticized for lacking scalability and requires better support for cloud integration and archiving solutions.
Technical support for OpenText Data Protector is considered poor and requires improvement.
The backup and recovery time estimates can occasionally be inaccurate, leading to reliability concerns.
 

OpenText Data Protector Pros review quotes

it_user334896 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Administrator at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Aug 25, 2017
It is very easy to use and the interaction with various systems is very handy.
it_user339234 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at a government with 501-1,000 employees
Nov 11, 2015
The reliability of HP Data Protector is the most valuable feature for us.
it_user354912 - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy Services
Jun 15, 2017
The installation was simple and provided an easy way to install even on Unix servers. It has excellent features like deduplication.
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it_user503607 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Center Manager at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees
Oct 16, 2016
Ability to automatically detect and secure new data sources without requiring manual configuration intervention.
it_user435672 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Infrastructure Analyst at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Jul 13, 2017
The file system backup (by far, the most used) is the most valuable feature.
it_user487941 - PeerSpot reviewer
Diretor Tecnico
Jul 24, 2017
Backup of SAP/Oracle -- they are more robust than the competition.
it_user548295 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Apr 8, 2018
It's supports Unix, Linux, all of the OS's. It's very stable software.
AS
Head, IT Network, Security & Data Center at ARABSAT
Feb 26, 2019
Performs the backup properly and protects our data.
TP
Technical Manager at CPCIT
Mar 12, 2019
I have used Micro Focus Data Protector for the file backup facilities. My primary use of the software is to backup file data.
ITproj677 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Project Manager at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 29, 2019
This solution is quite stable because we have only three users.
 

OpenText Data Protector Cons review quotes

it_user334896 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Administrator at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Aug 25, 2017
Faster VEAgent Restores
it_user339234 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at a government with 501-1,000 employees
Nov 11, 2015
The graphical interface needs to be improved.
it_user354912 - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy Services
Jun 15, 2017
VM backups needs to be improved. They need to make it similar to the way Veeam and Commvault are doing the virtual backups.
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it_user503607 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Center Manager at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees
Oct 16, 2016
It can occasionally be inaccurate in its backup/recovery time estimates.
it_user435672 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Infrastructure Analyst at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Jul 13, 2017
Integration with the market applications must be improved, such as MS Exchange, MS Active Directory, SAP and Oracle. Other backup tools are more efficient with the integrated backups.
it_user487941 - PeerSpot reviewer
Diretor Tecnico
Jul 24, 2017
Virtualization.
it_user548295 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Apr 8, 2018
The new backup systems are using new mechanisms for the recovery phases; for example, VM, recovery and testing the backup before recovering it. These features are not available in Data Protector.
AS
Head, IT Network, Security & Data Center at ARABSAT
Feb 26, 2019
The technical support is poor and should be improved.
TP
Technical Manager at CPCIT
Mar 12, 2019
They should design the solution so that it is much easier for deployment and make the UI easy to use.
ITproj677 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Project Manager at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 29, 2019
The technical support was very slow.