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Dell Technologies

Dell Data Protection Suite

Composite Score

6.7 /10

CX Score

6.5 /10

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What is Dell Data Protection Suite?

Dell Data Protection Suite is a comprehensive solution that enables you to adapt to increasingly complex modern IT environments, with offerings that meet your organization’s speciﬁc goals. No matter where your data resides, Data Protection Suite delivers security, ﬂexibility, performance and consistency of experience.

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Dell Data Protection Suite Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

84 Likeliness to Recommend

75 Plan to Renew

72 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+68 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Dell Data Protection Suite?

8% Negative

3% Neutral

89% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Respectful
Security Protects
Caring

Cons

Vendor Friendly Policies

Feature Ratings

Average 75

Replication for Long Term Storage and Disaster Recovery

Deduplication Implementation

Backup Automation

Backup Monitoring and Reporting

Virtual Machine Backup

Backup of Cloud Based Data

File Explorer Granular Restore

Physical Backup for Multiple Platforms

Automated Backup Testing and Verification

Application Awareness

Analytics

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 70

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Dell Data Protection Suite Reviews

Jasrah ..

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: Vendor Management and Renewal

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

I used this product it' very fantastic, easy use

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Dell Data Protection Suite from other similar products?

Dell Data Protection Suite differentiates itself with comprehensive data protection across physical, virtual, and cloud environments, flexible deployment options, centralized management, automation, and integration with Dell's hardware and software ecosystem for optimized performance and ease of use.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

This feature streamlines data protection processes by allowing users to manage backup, recovery, replication, and archiving tasks from a single interface. The automation capabilities reduce the complexity of managing data protection policies and help ensure data is consistently protected without requiring extensive manual intervention. This improves efficiency and reduces the risk of human error, making it an ideal choice for organizations looking to simplify their data protection strategy.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Due to its comprehensive range of features and capabilities, there can be a steep learning curve for those unfamiliar with Dell’s ecosystem or enterprise-level data protection solutions. This complexity may require additional training and support to fully leverage all the functionalities, especially for smaller organizations or teams without dedicated IT professionals. The initial setup and configuration can also be time-consuming, making it less appealing for users looking for a simpler, plug-and-play solution.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For someone considering the Dell Data Protection Suite, it's essential to first assess your organization's specific data protection needs, such as the volume of data, types of workloads, and recovery time and point objectives (RTOs and RPOs). Given the suite's comprehensive range of features, plan for an in-depth setup process and consider investing in training for your IT staff to ensure they can effectively utilize the product.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Fernando V.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Very complete and versatile product.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Dell Data Protection Suite from other similar products?

Versatility.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Automation.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Cuztomization

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

More integration.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

James M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Positives outweigh Negatives

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

What differentiates Dell Data Protection Suite from other similar products?

This product allows for a Unified Management Across Physical, Virtual and Cloud networks/systems

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Dell has a superb Compression Algorithm. Allowing for a smaller footprint than some comparables.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It is cumbersome to install, the cost is substantially higher than competitors,

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Ensure that you know the hidden cost, have your IT Staff take training on the material. This is far from a "Plug and Play" solution.

Pros

Caring
Respectful
Security Protects
Reliable

Cons

Vendor Friendly Policies
Less Performance Enhancing
Slower Product Innovation

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Dell Data Protection Suite Ratings

84 Likeliness to Recommend

75 Plan to Renew

72 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+68 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Dell Data Protection Suite?

Pros

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Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Replication for Long Term Storage and Disaster Recovery Onsite backup data is replicated and stored to a public cloud (AWS, Azure). Can also include restore-to-cloud capabilities for Disaster Recovery as a Service.

Deduplication Implementation Deduplication of redundant data blocks is implemented by the solution. Deduplication can be at source, target, or globally (source and target).

Backup Automation Solution automates backup, recovery and remediation tasks using RestAPI and CLI to integrate with 3rd party solutions, reduce cost and enforce standards.

Backup Monitoring and Reporting Backup and replication are continually monitored for status and effectiveness. Detailed reporting is available on successful and unsuccessful operations.

Virtual Machine Backup Automatically discovers and protects VMs as they come online, move, and change. Production VMs are replicated to a secondary data store.

Backup of Cloud Based Data In addition to targeting backups to the cloud, the solution also has the capability to back up primary data and services already in the cloud.

File Explorer Granular Restore Individual files can be located and restored from backup media without the need for full system mounting and restore.

Physical Backup for Multiple Platforms Backs up data and system info for non-virtualized systems. Primarily Windows and Linux servers but also, potentially, AIX, Unix and others.

Automated Backup Testing and Verification Goes beyond monitoring whether backup jobs completed by verifying the integrity of data restoration.

Application Awareness Application consistent backup and granular restore for application data from core applications such as MS SQL, Oracle, MS Exchange, MS SharePoint.

Analytics Built-in real-time and historical reporting and analytics on SLAs, performance, and resource consumption, as well as predictive capabilities to plan & optimize.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Dell Data Protection Suite Reviews

Jasrah ..

I used this product it' very fantastic, easy use

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Fernando V.

Very complete and versatile product.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

James M.

Positives outweigh Negatives

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Replication for Long Term Storage and Disaster Recovery

Deduplication Implementation

Backup Automation

Backup Monitoring and Reporting

Virtual Machine Backup

Backup of Cloud Based Data

File Explorer Granular Restore

Physical Backup for Multiple Platforms

Automated Backup Testing and Verification

Application Awareness

Analytics

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization