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Dell RecoverPoint pros and cons

4.2 out of 5

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PROS

Dell RecoverPoint has enhanced RTO and RPO, ensuring improved recovery time objectives and recovery point objectives.
It offers continuous data replication with minimal data loss and the ability to replicate data from distant locations.
Block-level replication and automatic failover are among the most valuable features of Dell RecoverPoint.
Stability is a key highlight, with many users forgetting its presence due to its seamless operation.
Technical support for Dell RecoverPoint is highly rated, contributing to its overall preferred status among users.

CONS

Dell RecoverPoint is limited to specific storage types and could benefit from supporting larger amounts and diverse types to cater to a broader market.
It is designed to integrate with Dell EMC storage only, restricting usage with other brands like IBM or HP.
Licensing costs are high, potentially affecting scalability and making it less affordable for mid-size organizations due to additional network investment requirements.
Dell RecoverPoint is no longer supported as it fails to replicate between different storage systems and is considered an older technology not recommended for new deployments by Dell EMC.
It requires double the storage capacity for source and target storage areas, creating a heavy burden on resources.
 

Dell RecoverPoint Pros review quotes

it_user152817 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Engineer at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees
Sep 16, 2014
We have been able to achieve a very low RTO and RPO with near real-time replication policies and adequately sized journals for a limited recovery time requirement to bring systems online as well as a great recovery point to roll back to in the event of a disaster or outage.
it_user158700 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Solutions Architect with 51-200 employees
Oct 26, 2014
Product is self-payable, and due to the data protection provided to the IT environment, we can reach very secure operational levels.
it_user600753 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Team Lead at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Apr 23, 2020
With RecoverPoint, we can instantly mount an image Point in Time in case of a problem, and the Recovery Time Objective was improved for sure.
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RA
Bussiness Development Manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Jan 3, 2018
It has improved RTO and RPO.
CEOTechnba8d - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO/Technical Director at Flebytes Limited
Aug 18, 2019
The solution is very stable. Once it's installed, many customers forget they even have it.
IH
Customer Service Engineer, System engineer at Computer Services Ltd.
Apr 1, 2020
It can replicate data from a distant location and it can scan it as well. It has continuous data replication with almost no data loss.
DH
Senior Systems Engineer at a marketing services firm with 1-10 employees
Nov 3, 2021
The solution is now Flash-based, which is better. they moved away from Java.
Wesam Qashou - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Engineer at Ministry of Awqaf & Islamic Affairs
Dec 24, 2021
We use RecoverPoint for disaster recovery and asynchronous replication, and we use the application at a block level, not the software level. This has been tested, and it's very durable.
Mina_Magdy - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Infrastructure Solutions Architect at Benya systems
Aug 11, 2022
RecoverPoint's most valuable feature is the automatic failover.
Md. ImranulHoque - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise post-sales manager. at Smart technologies (BD) Ltd
Sep 13, 2022
The product does block-level replication very well.
 

Dell RecoverPoint Cons review quotes

it_user152817 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Engineer at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees
Sep 16, 2014
The new Gen5 appliances have adopted the Unisphere management interface and it is written for Adobe Flash, which in my experience, is very slow and makes administration cumbersome at times.
it_user158700 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Solutions Architect with 51-200 employees
Oct 26, 2014
Currently the product does not support cascaded replication, only "Y" replication.
it_user600753 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Team Lead at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Apr 23, 2020
RecoverPoint journals consume a lot of storage to obtain a large RPO.
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RA
Bussiness Development Manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Jan 3, 2018
I am waiting for block replication with VirtualBox.
CEOTechnba8d - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO/Technical Director at Flebytes Limited
Aug 18, 2019
The solution normally supports only specific types and amounts of storage. If it could be increased to support much larger amounts or a wider range, it could fetch a bigger market.
IH
Customer Service Engineer, System engineer at Computer Services Ltd.
Apr 1, 2020
Other hypervisors should be integrated with this system. Other hypervisors should be able to get the benefits of this solution.
DH
Senior Systems Engineer at a marketing services firm with 1-10 employees
Nov 3, 2021
The cost of the solution is pretty high. The licensing costs may affect a company's ability to scale.
Wesam Qashou - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Engineer at Ministry of Awqaf & Islamic Affairs
Dec 24, 2021
Integration with VMware is the only thing we need to improve. Another feature I'd like to see is the ability to convert management to HTML. And the integration should also be done on the same level.
Mina_Magdy - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Infrastructure Solutions Architect at Benya systems
Aug 11, 2022
RecoverPoint's WAN optimization could be improved.
Md. ImranulHoque - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise post-sales manager. at Smart technologies (BD) Ltd
Sep 13, 2022
Considering the speed Dell RecoverPoint can recover data, it would be good if we could replicate data from on-premise to the cloud with this solution.