I am currently working with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, and when you called earlier, I had a problem on PPDM. The issue appears to be resolved. It looked like it was a default certificate that has expired. My impression of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager's Transparent Snapshots feature in terms of data protection is that we don't use the snapshot features. We still have Avamar as the software on the environment. We currently do not use the Anomaly Detection feature in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager. I assess the effectiveness of the Storage Direct Protection in managing our data storage needs by stating that we directly use the Data Domain currently on all PPDM. We just have mount points on the Data Domain for the Oracle RMAN backups via PPDM. We still use Data Domain for it. We are not using the Dynamic NAS Protection feature in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager. We have not used Dell PowerProtect Data Manager in the Kubernetes environment. I do not work with containers. My experience with the Recovery Orchestration feature, specifically in terms of simplifying the recovery process, is that because we just do Oracle on PPDM, it is more a DBA feature. The DBAs or the Oracle DBAs run the restores. All we provide them is the mount point and the password. We do not utilize the Dell orchestration feature in the recovery process that I described. I can't say whether I'm seeing benefits or improvements with the PPDM because I don't have anything to compare to. When I started working on PPDM, we already had the Oracle stuff on there. From what we can see, the backups are obviously much faster than using either Avamar or NetWorker. We are not using the Unified Dashboards feature, so I can't comment on its impact on our strategic decision-making processes. I do not know anything about the pricing, setup cost, or licensing cost of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager because I am technical and do not deal with that. I prefer Dell mainly because when I started my IT career or when I started my backup and storage path, it was Dell. Where I used to work, it was Dell, and I've worked on multiple other recovery or backup and recovery software. Dell always stands out because for me, it's been tested and proven, whereas multiple other software that's coming out hasn't proved itself to some extent. I purchased Dell PowerProtect Data Manager directly through Dell. I work with other Dell products at the moment, including Avamar, DPA, DPS, DPC, and ECS. I have been working in the data protection field for probably about 15 years. I would give this product an overall review rating of nine out of ten.
Backup Administrator at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 20
Jan 7, 2026
My impression of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager's dashboard interface and user experience is that it is user-friendly, straightforward, and simple with an easy design that anyone can understand and use effectively. I assess the efficiency of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager in managing data recovery processes at a VM-level snapshot to be a ten out of ten, while for remaining database recoveries, I would rate it an eight out of ten. I have utilized the solution's deduplication feature through Dell EMC with three hundred configuration. Both deduplication and compression are available based on operating system settings. Regarding role-based access control and its impact on security management within our operations, we are currently not utilizing role-based access and instead maintain common credentials only, though such role-based access control is available in solutions like Veritas. My overall review rating for Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is eight point five out of ten.
Senior Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 10
Nov 25, 2025
I work with a company called Global Brands, and one of their companies is called Direct, which is a Platinum Partner to Dell. I do not have any specific examples to share at the moment. I have hands-on experience on a demo website and I purchase through Dell. I give this product a review rating of 8 because it is a very good backup solution. For virtual environments using VMware, when customers want to purchase a separate recovery solution from Dell, I recommend Dell PowerProtect Data Manager as the backup software.
Business Development Manager at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 10
Apr 7, 2025
Regardless of competition, we recommend Dell PowerProtect Data Manager when working with Dell solutions. However, we feel more comfortable with competitors due to better communication and marketing. Overall, the market acceptance is less favorable for Dell. The overall rating for Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is seven out of ten.
A thorough deployment involves understanding the system's capabilities clearly. My customers must be made aware of what resources Dell PowerProtect Data Manager can handle. I recommend proper research and aligning deployment with customer needs to ensure success. My total rating for PowerProtect Data Manager is eight out of ten.
I would rate PowerProtect Data Manager a nine out of ten because of the missing features, namely fully orchestrated DR to the cloud and the tape-out capability. Overall, I find it to be an excellent solution.
Learn what your peers think about Dell PowerProtect Data Manager. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2026.
I recommend the tool to others because it is one of the solutions that can be integrated well. It's very easy to integrate the tool with other Dell products, so it works well in an ecosystem. The tool is easy to integrate with other products and third-party solutions. When it comes to data management tasks, it is one solution you can use to cover a few other areas. It is better to have one interface rather than a few of them. I don't see that non-technical people can use this because, you know, at some point, you have to have some knowledge about the server. Non-technical needs to know that it is a tool that is a server-oriented solution. We talk about Dell PowerProtect Data Manager as a kind of service. I rate the tool a seven out of ten.
Based on my experience with multiple projects, all my customers are really satisfied with the management solutions for data protection with artificial intelligence. There are no issues with the solution's AI features. The Dell support team takes care of the maintenance of the solution. If I inform the professional service team in my company, five engineers from the team will handle the maintenance issue. I would recommend the solution to other users because it is efficient and has more features. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
We are using PPDM to manage our banking customers' data. Additionally, we leverage our private financial cloud infrastructure. PPDM is compatible with and meets the regulations set by banking supervisors and government systems. Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
Cloud Infrastructure Delivery Lead at Johnson Controls, Inc.
Real User
Feb 7, 2024
I am satisfied with the product. The tool streamlines our company's data backup and recovery processes since the solution fits into our landscape and portfolio, especially with what we have in our infrastructure, and it actually helps us comply with data regulations. The tool protects critical data by dealing with areas like unauthorized access. I don't have hands-on experience with the product to be able to comment on how its UI enhances our company's data management tasks. The tool is majorly used in our company's operations team. I only work on certain projects and help the teams to deploy the product. The tool has the ability to handle growing data volume since my company has not faced any scalability issues since we were able to manage areas like sizing and future capacity expansion. To date, my company has not found any scalability issues with the product. It is a good product that fits in the latest infrastructures very well. If you have legacy products in your environment or data centers, then it is better to consider some other product other than Dell PowerProtect Data Manager. I rate the overall tool a seven or eight out of ten.
The solution needs two or three desk operators for maintenance at regular intervals. I advise others to make their buying decision based on the use cases. They should understand the technology. Also, they should learn ways to improve their resources by adopting new technology such as PPDM. I rate the solution as an eight.
I would recommend using Dell PowerProtect Data Manager because it's a tool that you can easily deploy and manage. Overall, I would rate it an eight out of ten.
IT Manager at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
May 21, 2020
I would rate it an eight out of ten. I would recommend it. There is nothing that needs improvement at the moment. So far all of the features have been good.
CEO/co-founder at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Real User
Feb 18, 2020
My advice is simply that I would recommend the product. On a scale from one to ten where one is the worst and ten is the best, I would rate Dell EMC PowerProtect as a nine.
Dell PowerProtect Data Manager provides efficient backup and recovery for hybrid and multicloud environments. It consolidates VMware, Kubernetes, database, and file system protection through a singular interface. PowerProtect Data Manager is a software-defined platform that integrates modern backup and recovery capabilities, focusing on enhancing performance metrics like RPO and RTO. It supports operations through automated discovery, policy-driven protection, and intelligent analytics while...
I am currently working with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, and when you called earlier, I had a problem on PPDM. The issue appears to be resolved. It looked like it was a default certificate that has expired. My impression of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager's Transparent Snapshots feature in terms of data protection is that we don't use the snapshot features. We still have Avamar as the software on the environment. We currently do not use the Anomaly Detection feature in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager. I assess the effectiveness of the Storage Direct Protection in managing our data storage needs by stating that we directly use the Data Domain currently on all PPDM. We just have mount points on the Data Domain for the Oracle RMAN backups via PPDM. We still use Data Domain for it. We are not using the Dynamic NAS Protection feature in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager. We have not used Dell PowerProtect Data Manager in the Kubernetes environment. I do not work with containers. My experience with the Recovery Orchestration feature, specifically in terms of simplifying the recovery process, is that because we just do Oracle on PPDM, it is more a DBA feature. The DBAs or the Oracle DBAs run the restores. All we provide them is the mount point and the password. We do not utilize the Dell orchestration feature in the recovery process that I described. I can't say whether I'm seeing benefits or improvements with the PPDM because I don't have anything to compare to. When I started working on PPDM, we already had the Oracle stuff on there. From what we can see, the backups are obviously much faster than using either Avamar or NetWorker. We are not using the Unified Dashboards feature, so I can't comment on its impact on our strategic decision-making processes. I do not know anything about the pricing, setup cost, or licensing cost of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager because I am technical and do not deal with that. I prefer Dell mainly because when I started my IT career or when I started my backup and storage path, it was Dell. Where I used to work, it was Dell, and I've worked on multiple other recovery or backup and recovery software. Dell always stands out because for me, it's been tested and proven, whereas multiple other software that's coming out hasn't proved itself to some extent. I purchased Dell PowerProtect Data Manager directly through Dell. I work with other Dell products at the moment, including Avamar, DPA, DPS, DPC, and ECS. I have been working in the data protection field for probably about 15 years. I would give this product an overall review rating of nine out of ten.
My impression of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager's dashboard interface and user experience is that it is user-friendly, straightforward, and simple with an easy design that anyone can understand and use effectively. I assess the efficiency of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager in managing data recovery processes at a VM-level snapshot to be a ten out of ten, while for remaining database recoveries, I would rate it an eight out of ten. I have utilized the solution's deduplication feature through Dell EMC with three hundred configuration. Both deduplication and compression are available based on operating system settings. Regarding role-based access control and its impact on security management within our operations, we are currently not utilizing role-based access and instead maintain common credentials only, though such role-based access control is available in solutions like Veritas. My overall review rating for Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is eight point five out of ten.
I work with a company called Global Brands, and one of their companies is called Direct, which is a Platinum Partner to Dell. I do not have any specific examples to share at the moment. I have hands-on experience on a demo website and I purchase through Dell. I give this product a review rating of 8 because it is a very good backup solution. For virtual environments using VMware, when customers want to purchase a separate recovery solution from Dell, I recommend Dell PowerProtect Data Manager as the backup software.
Regardless of competition, we recommend Dell PowerProtect Data Manager when working with Dell solutions. However, we feel more comfortable with competitors due to better communication and marketing. Overall, the market acceptance is less favorable for Dell. The overall rating for Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is seven out of ten.
A thorough deployment involves understanding the system's capabilities clearly. My customers must be made aware of what resources Dell PowerProtect Data Manager can handle. I recommend proper research and aligning deployment with customer needs to ensure success. My total rating for PowerProtect Data Manager is eight out of ten.
I would rate PowerProtect Data Manager a nine out of ten because of the missing features, namely fully orchestrated DR to the cloud and the tape-out capability. Overall, I find it to be an excellent solution.
I recommend the tool to others because it is one of the solutions that can be integrated well. It's very easy to integrate the tool with other Dell products, so it works well in an ecosystem. The tool is easy to integrate with other products and third-party solutions. When it comes to data management tasks, it is one solution you can use to cover a few other areas. It is better to have one interface rather than a few of them. I don't see that non-technical people can use this because, you know, at some point, you have to have some knowledge about the server. Non-technical needs to know that it is a tool that is a server-oriented solution. We talk about Dell PowerProtect Data Manager as a kind of service. I rate the tool a seven out of ten.
Based on my experience with multiple projects, all my customers are really satisfied with the management solutions for data protection with artificial intelligence. There are no issues with the solution's AI features. The Dell support team takes care of the maintenance of the solution. If I inform the professional service team in my company, five engineers from the team will handle the maintenance issue. I would recommend the solution to other users because it is efficient and has more features. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
We are using PPDM to manage our banking customers' data. Additionally, we leverage our private financial cloud infrastructure. PPDM is compatible with and meets the regulations set by banking supervisors and government systems. Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
I am satisfied with the product. The tool streamlines our company's data backup and recovery processes since the solution fits into our landscape and portfolio, especially with what we have in our infrastructure, and it actually helps us comply with data regulations. The tool protects critical data by dealing with areas like unauthorized access. I don't have hands-on experience with the product to be able to comment on how its UI enhances our company's data management tasks. The tool is majorly used in our company's operations team. I only work on certain projects and help the teams to deploy the product. The tool has the ability to handle growing data volume since my company has not faced any scalability issues since we were able to manage areas like sizing and future capacity expansion. To date, my company has not found any scalability issues with the product. It is a good product that fits in the latest infrastructures very well. If you have legacy products in your environment or data centers, then it is better to consider some other product other than Dell PowerProtect Data Manager. I rate the overall tool a seven or eight out of ten.
The solution needs two or three desk operators for maintenance at regular intervals. I advise others to make their buying decision based on the use cases. They should understand the technology. Also, they should learn ways to improve their resources by adopting new technology such as PPDM. I rate the solution as an eight.
I would recommend using Dell PowerProtect Data Manager because it's a tool that you can easily deploy and manage. Overall, I would rate it an eight out of ten.
It is important to understand your company's priorities and adjust your backup needs accordingly. I rate the solution a three out of ten.
I recommend Dell PowerProtect Data Manager to a lot of customers and would give a rating of eight out of ten.
I rate Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager an eight out of ten.
I would rate it an eight out of ten. I would recommend it. There is nothing that needs improvement at the moment. So far all of the features have been good.
My advice is simply that I would recommend the product. On a scale from one to ten where one is the worst and ten is the best, I would rate Dell EMC PowerProtect as a nine.