AWS Backup vs PowerProtect DD (formerly Dell EMC Data Domain)

Likelihood to Recommend

AWS [Backup] does what it intends on doing. AWS [Backup] is very fast, however, for that speed, you'll end up with a high bill at the end of the month. Compared to competitors, AWS [Backup] is a lot more expensive than others. However, I believe it makes it up in it's versatility - there's no company more compatible with others than AWS.

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Matt Hoffman

Chief Executive Officer

Hoffman Management GroupMarketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees

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When used as a backup target PowerProtect DD models offer incredible density and can efficiently replicate to another cloud-based or offsite unit. Most complaints about these have been addressed in software over the years and they are now a intuitive and easily managed backup system. You are not buying a Swiss army knife, you are getting a machine designed for a purpose, use it for that and you will not be disappointed. While they have the ability to serve as a CIFS server, they are not a filer and lack many of the features inherent to filers and are a poor substitute.

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Verified User

Technician in Information Technology

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

AWS Backup

PowerProtect DD (formerly Dell EMC Data Domain)

Universal recovery

Live recovery

Recovery verification

Business application protection

Multiple backup destinations

Incremental backup identification

Backup to the cloud

Deduplication and file compression

Snapshots

Flexible deployment

Management dashboard

Platform support

Retention options

Encryption

Pros

Data backup.
Disaster recovery.

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Verified User

Engineer in Engineering

Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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It writes backups quickly. DDBoost add-on is very useful as well for improving backup speeds.
DD is very efficient in its use of capacity. It dedupes and compresses very well.
It spans to large capacity amounts.

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Verified User

Administrator in Information Technology

Insurance Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Cons

add more services to support aws backups
optimized the total size of backups (used one)
try to make previews of backups

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carlos bonilla

Office Support Manager

ciberneticaComputer & Network Security, 11-50 employees

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It can be expensive to implement, especially when used in conjunction with other applications/hardware such as Avamar.
The TCO can be high, especially when it needs its storage expanded.
Recovery speeds can be slow (compared to other solutions) for when recovery is time sensitive.

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Sam Majam

Systems Administrator

TBC CorporationAutomotive, 10,001+ employees

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Likelihood to Renew

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No answers yet

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PowerProtect DD (formerly Dell EMC Data Domain) 10.0

Based on 1 answer

DD has performed flawlessly for almost 10 years as our backup/recovery storage with offsite replication. Given its track record and great support from EMC, we're unlikely to look elsewhere any time soon.

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Administrator in Information Technology

Government Administration Company, 201-500 employees

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Usability

AWS Backup 9.5

Based on 2 answers

Very easy to use and is as plug and play as you can get. There are configuration options for multiple schemas that best fits your organization.

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Chris Barretto

CTO (Chief Technical Officer)

CureusPublishing, 1-10 employees

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No score

No answers yet

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Support Rating

AWS Backup 9.4

Based on 5 answers

With a HUGE online help base, and very knowledgeable and fast support teams. They also have reps on the Spiceworks forums actively helping members in real time and support a very large VAR and MSP / Re seller Networking that are all trained and hyper knowledgeable in the solutions offered by AWS.

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Daniel Cauley

Co-Owner

Dawn till Dusk TekInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

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PowerProtect DD (formerly Dell EMC Data Domain) 6.0

Based on 4 answers

Customer support has had some ups and downs here. We've had several issues with EMC support before and during the acquisition by Dell, but in the last 18 months support has been top notch. Quick and knowledgeable help is but a chat away, or they will call you back so you don't have to wait on hold. The team supporting us is responsive and is quick to assist with any request or issue.

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Verified User

Technician in Information Technology

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Being an AWS service, AWS Backup integrates in a native way with other AWS services, providing an easy way to backup those services. Being able to create separate backup plans that meet specific business and regulatory compliance requirements provides us with capabilities to face auditing processes.

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Oscar Martinez

DevOps

Aval Digital LabsFinancial Services, 201-500 employees

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We selected Data Domain due to its integration with our backup software. The Data Domain works well for what we need it to do.

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Verified User

Employee in Information Technology

Higher Education Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Return on Investment

We use a lot of AWS services, so backup goals are now simpler to achieve.
We let auditors access the dashboard to check backup status.

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Oscar Martinez

DevOps

Aval Digital LabsFinancial Services, 201-500 employees

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We were able to immediately discontinue our remote tape storage and TBU maintenance.
Reduced backup footprint in the data center.
It is costly to expand so buy it with a purpose.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Retail Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

AWS Backup Editions & Modules

Edition

Backup Storage - Warm Storage	$0.095¹
Backup Storage - Cold Storage	$0.01¹
Restore - Warm Storage	$0.02¹
Restore - Cold Storage	$0.03¹
Restore - Item-Level Restore	$0.50²

per GB per month
per request

Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

PowerProtect DD (formerly Dell EMC Data Domain) Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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Rating Summary

AWS Backup

PowerProtect DD (formerly Dell EMC Data Domain)

AWS Backup

PowerProtect DD (formerly Dell EMC Data Domain)

AWS Backup

PowerProtect DD (formerly Dell EMC Data Domain)

AWS Backup

PowerProtect DD (formerly Dell EMC Data Domain)

AWS Backup

PowerProtect DD (formerly Dell EMC Data Domain)

Likelihood to Recommend

AWS Backup

PowerProtect DD (formerly Dell EMC Data Domain)

Feature Rating Comparison

Universal recovery

Live recovery

Recovery verification

Business application protection

Multiple backup destinations

Incremental backup identification

Backup to the cloud

Deduplication and file compression

Snapshots

Flexible deployment

Management dashboard

Platform support

Retention options

Encryption

Pros

AWS Backup

PowerProtect DD (formerly Dell EMC Data Domain)

Cons

AWS Backup

PowerProtect DD (formerly Dell EMC Data Domain)

Likelihood to Renew

AWS Backup

PowerProtect DD (formerly Dell EMC Data Domain)

Usability

AWS Backup

PowerProtect DD (formerly Dell EMC Data Domain)

Support Rating

AWS Backup

PowerProtect DD (formerly Dell EMC Data Domain)

Alternatives Considered

AWS Backup

PowerProtect DD (formerly Dell EMC Data Domain)

Return on Investment

AWS Backup

PowerProtect DD (formerly Dell EMC Data Domain)

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

AWS Backup Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

PowerProtect DD (formerly Dell EMC Data Domain) Editions & Modules

Additional Pricing Details

Rating Summary

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