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Dell Data Protection | Encryption Enterprise Edition (DDPE) vs. IBM Storage Protect Plus

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Dell Data Protection | Encryption Enterprise Edition (DDPE)

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/ADell Data Protection | Encryption Enterprise Edition (DDPE) presents software-based Data Centric Encryption designed to enable IT to enforce encryption policies, whether the data resides on the system drive or external media. Designed for mixed vendor environments, it also won’t get in the way of existing IT processes for patch management and authentication. Dell acquired Credant in 2015 to supply encryption technologies. DDPE replaces the former Credant products.N/A

    IBM Storage Protect Plus

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AIBM Storage Protect Plus (formerly IBM Spectrum Protect Plus) provides data recovery for virtual environments and databases.N/A
    Pricing
    Dell Data Protection | Encryption Enterprise Edition (DDPE)IBM Storage Protect Plus
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Dell Data Protection | Encryption Enterprise Edition (DDPE)IBM Storage Protect Plus
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is available in a monthly license or perpetual license.
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    Features
    Dell Data Protection | Encryption Enterprise Edition (DDPE)IBM Storage Protect Plus
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Dell Data Protection | Encryption Enterprise Edition (DDPE) and IBM Storage Protect Plus
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    Ratings
    IBM Storage Protect Plus
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Universal recovery00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Instant recovery00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Recovery verification00 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Business application protection00 Ratings8.14 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations00 Ratings8.13 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Snapshots00 Ratings9.53 Ratings
    Flexible deployment00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Management dashboard00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Platform support00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Retention options00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Encryption00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Dell Data Protection | Encryption Enterprise Edition (DDPE)IBM Storage Protect Plus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    Dell Data Protection | Encryption Enterprise Edition (DDPE)IBM Storage Protect Plus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Dell Technologies
    DDPE is great if you want very specific data encrypted and managed. It's flexible in terms of configuration but also can be quite a pain to get configured right. It requires a lot of exclusions and does not play nice with Windows Updates. Usually the client needs to be updated before updates on Windows can be installed and sometimes a new version is no where in sight. The ATP is great but also requires extensive configurations as otherwise it has way too many false positives.
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    IBM
    Good for daily operational backups and their replications and areas like VM backup, when it comes to resting the backups in a cloud environment especially features like BYOL is an edge to IBM over its near competitors. On the other hand, a lot of scopes to improve to have native/application-aware backups for modern applications like AI and microservices.
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    Pros
    Dell Technologies
    • Silent installation/uninstallation. It was very easy to deploy and remove the software remotely.
    • Transparent to users. Users did not see messages from the software or notice performance issues during encryption.
    • File or disk level encryption. Includes the option to do file or full-disk encryption to meet your organization's needs.
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    IBM
    • recovery
    • replication
    • retention
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    Cons
    Dell Technologies
    • The encryption policies require careful configuration to avoid damaging the system
    • Encryption does not play nice with Windows OS updates
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    IBM
    • Incorporation of more touchless agents for physical servers.
    • Direct offload to tape - instead of requiring Spectrum Protect.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Dell Technologies
    We switched to McAfee Endpoint Encryption, which provides full-disk encryption. We saw fewer issues with McAfee Endpoint Encryption full-disk encryption than Credant full-disk encryption.
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    IBM
    IBM Spectrum Protect Plus doesn't allow taking backup of the Meditech HIMS application, due to the unique nature of the database and its functionality. As it's a special case, the vendor supports only a few fully integrated backup solutions which resulted in using Bridgehead as a trustable backup option specific to the application.
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    Return on Investment
    Dell Technologies
    • Added security to physical disks and removable media
    • Protects with very powerful ATP
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    IBM
    • Cloud backup can be expensive and slow
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