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    Arcserve UDP

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AArcserve Unified Data Protection (UDP) is designed to future-proof infrastructure by delivering data protection and disaster recovery for every type of workload. Backed by heterogeneous, image-based technology that protects to and from any target, the vendor boasts combining enterprise-ready features without the complexity of traditional enterprise solutions. Arcserve UDP supercedes the former Zetta DataProtect backup and recovery solution from Zetta.net, acquired by Arcserve July…N/A

    Digital Guardian

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AThe Digital Guardian Platform from Fortra (formerly HelpSystems, acquired in late 2021) is a cloud-delivered data protection platform purpose-built to stop data loss by both insiders and outsiders on Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems. Additionally, Digital Guardian User Activity Monitoring enables users to detect, investigate and mitigate suspicious user actions to ensure sensitive data doesn’t get out. And Digital Guardian for Data Discovery provides visibility and auditing of sensitive…N/A
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    Arcserve UDPDigital Guardian
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    Arcserve UDPDigital Guardian
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Arcserve UDPDigital Guardian
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    Forcepoint DLP
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Forcepoint DLP
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Forcepoint DLP
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Arcserve UDPDigital Guardian
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    9.9
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    User Testimonials
    Arcserve UDPDigital Guardian
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Arcserve
    If I were speaking to a fellow Managed Service Provider, I would likely NOT recommend this product. There are simply too many other tools out there that are better hitting this particular market. And the pain points that we do have with them are especially difficult because of our business model. However in speaking to pretty much anyone else in IT/Disaster Recovery this is an enterprise tool built to handle anything you throw at it. UNC paths and linking backup servers to one another, the flexibility of the tool allows for maximum cost savings if you build it right.
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    Fortra
    Digital Guardian has excellent data-preventing solutions, which locate and protect [that] database that [is] super sensitive. More so, Digital Guardian offers complete coverage of endpoint safety and network monitoring. Again, Digital Guardian has a team of elite professionals, who screens and detect any cyber threats. Finally, Digital Guardian has improvised and detailed attack response, very efficient in making the right controls.
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    Pros
    Arcserve
    • It is reliable and once it is up and running you do not need to worry about it.
    • It is flexible; you can use it to backup on-prem or in the cloud.
    • Backup and DR
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    Fortra
    • Email data leaks - DLP software must prevent certain actions to work well. Let's say you try to copy and paste an SS # to an email, or upload sensitive data to your personal email account. Guardian Edge can prevent that, and then alert administrators that it happened
    • Unauthorized file copies - Guardian Edge can also prevent users from copying files from a sensitive restricted area to somewhere else where they might be able to more easily exfiltrate it. A good example would be from a company file share to a less secure server or their own home drive
    • Alerting Administrators of suspicious activities - Any time a user uploads a file to an upload service or personal email, it is logged and reported as an event to be reviewed. If it found nothing in scanning the data, it will still notify you that it happened so you can review it yourself to confirm it wasn't a false negative.
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    Cons
    Arcserve
    • Notifications - on the odd occasion something doesn't work, I get way too many email notifications!
    • Explanation of issues - sometimes when there is a problem, the explanation is a bit lacking in the logs as to why
    • Flagging of errors - sometimes minor errors just get a warning flag, and it doesn't really notify you that they are there.
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    Fortra
    • Digital Guardian is perfect in database protection, hence, no complaint.
    • Digital Guardian makes the detection process effective, hence, reliable.
    • Finally, Digital Guardian is cloud focused or delivered, hence, concrete and efficient.
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    Usability
    Arcserve
    It works great in our infrastructure, we have reduced the risk of losing information at a lower TCO compared to other solutions. The implementation process was precise and fast and upgrades have always been smooth. It delivers what it promises.
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    Fortra
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    Support Rating
    Arcserve
    Pretty good--I haven't actually had to call them much so it's hard to say. The box works well enough and most of my issues have been related to the rest of my network, rather than the appliance itself.
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    Fortra
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    Alternatives Considered
    Arcserve
    Arcserve [UDP] has stood the test of time due to its low cost-to-feature value proposition for our company. We have ultimately decided to move to a more MSP-friendly product in N-Able Backup, but Arcserve [UDP] kept us around for years with their reliable and inexpensive product that delivered above and beyond technologically of their competitors throughout all that time.
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    Fortra
    DG is the only DLP platform I've used at my current employer. I used it at my previous employer as well, and we ended up abandoning future deployments of it due to many problems caused by it, especially with web browsers. This was in 2015, rather than the 2018 version I used with my current employer, but I feel it still warrants mentioning. DG works great...when it works. When it doesn't, it's a disaster.
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    Return on Investment
    Arcserve
    • We have been able to keep our clients' costs low and add advanced features with no additional overhead for us in licensing.
    • It does however cost us a significant amount of additional technician time to review backups each day compared to other products aimed in our vertical.
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    Fortra
    • The professional threat detectors and cyber security analysts [increase] the reliability of the company database.
    • Cloud coverage allows easy deployment and efficient systematic controls.
    • Lastly, Digital Guardian [values] and monitors the procedures or the roles that every player makes in the company.
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