Senior Pre Sales Section Manager at VAS Integrated Solutions
Reseller
Top 5
Jun 25, 2026
There is nothing to be improved from my point of view. My main concern was that the whole solution of the CRS, CyberSense, Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery and the backup softwares are separate islands. Dell announced a couple of weeks ago a solution called Dell Protect One, which is a full one pane or a single interface that you can manage all the solutions for Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery and CyberSense and the Data Protection. I do not think there is more room for improvement at this time. It would be great to see the integration for Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery in one place. The total solution could be bundled as one entity or one part number since you have to quote every solution or every component alone. Bundling it would be a better pricing point.
One improvement I would suggest for Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is making the management interface more intuitive. Another improvement needed is more flexible reporting.
Electrical Engineer Ii at Lafayette Utilities System LLC
Real User
Top 5
May 19, 2026
What I would improve about Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is to make it a little more simplistic under the hood, comparable to PowerProtect Data Manager. It is harder to integrate the pieces together, but I see that on the horizon. The system is very new for what it does, and there are a couple of bugs in the code when it comes to operating with PowerProtect Data Manager, CyberSense, and Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery, as they all have to be at certain version levels. From a complexity standpoint, it is very difficult if you are just a person coming in trying to utilize it, as you have to ensure that if there are any upgrades to the product, you are following all the recommended documents.
Director, Information Technology at Ascend Performance Materials
Real User
Top 5
May 18, 2026
The biggest improvement that we would like to see for Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is how it can be part of the storage side of the world versus being a standalone solution. Currently, being a standalone product is neat, but it means we cannot integrate it with our overall storage strategy. I would prefer to purchase Dell storage and use that storage across both my day-to-day storage and the storage for Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery. In my current configuration, I have separate hardware for the backup and recovery and the cyber resilience, and I have different hardware for just storage. Integrating these two would be quite interesting. From my perspective, the integration between products is not really an obstacle. What matters more is how we as customers can simplify our technology hardware stack on site. From a software perspective, it would be beneficial if they created a solution where I could see my compute, storage, and backup recovery as a single pane of glass. A one-stop shop with one dashboard would be great. This opportunity exists for improvement. From a hardware perspective, simplifying it so I have less hardware on site would be valuable. I want to reduce my footprint with Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery. Reducing footprint is something all manufacturing organizations desire. When you look at all the manufacturing sites around the world, we always have to build a room for IT usage and data center rooms at our facilities. The smaller your footprint, the less cooling and less energy usage you need, which is a win-win scenario. This is what all of us as customers are looking for, which is smaller footprints.
Regarding the machine learning-based anomaly detection feature of Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery, we are not using that currently. I am not quite sure what you mean when you ask how I assess its ability to ensure data immutability in my IT infrastructure. In terms of areas for improvement in Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery, I think the bare-metal part can be improved. However, the VMware and SQL functionalities are really good. My main problem is with the bare-metal recovery. The API can also be improved.
Data Protection Architect at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 10
Apr 29, 2026
I think Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery can be improved by including the clean room as part of the product because currently, the clean room is an additional component, and if it will be part of the CRS, then it will be beneficial.
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I do not see any significant negatives in Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery, but if we could create some bundles for SMB customers, that would be useful, especially since it is primarily targeted at enterprise customers. From a technical perspective, I believe the solution is perfect and does not need additional features. However, AI integration is a great idea that could help significantly. We are currently using CyberSense, but it would be beneficial to deploy an AI model inside the vault for more accuracy and faster restoration by scanning the data for any anomalies or unusual behavior.
Global Head, Storage at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 10
Nov 12, 2025
As for how the solution can be improved, I would like the features to be more integrated, and I have discussed that with our account team. I would like more visibility into what is going on with the individual backup images and how they are being scanned, so there are some automation and visibility features that could be enhanced.
Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is designed to defend against cyber threats, offering advanced data protection and isolated recovery to ensure business continuity during cyberattacks.
PowerProtect Cyber Recovery provides extensive protection against ransomware by isolating critical data through an air-gapped vault. Its capabilities include AI-based analytics for data integrity validation, seamless VMware integration, and automated recovery workflows. The system supports swift...
There is nothing to be improved from my point of view. My main concern was that the whole solution of the CRS, CyberSense, Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery and the backup softwares are separate islands. Dell announced a couple of weeks ago a solution called Dell Protect One, which is a full one pane or a single interface that you can manage all the solutions for Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery and CyberSense and the Data Protection. I do not think there is more room for improvement at this time. It would be great to see the integration for Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery in one place. The total solution could be bundled as one entity or one part number since you have to quote every solution or every component alone. Bundling it would be a better pricing point.
One improvement I would suggest for Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is making the management interface more intuitive. Another improvement needed is more flexible reporting.
What I would improve about Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is to make it a little more simplistic under the hood, comparable to PowerProtect Data Manager. It is harder to integrate the pieces together, but I see that on the horizon. The system is very new for what it does, and there are a couple of bugs in the code when it comes to operating with PowerProtect Data Manager, CyberSense, and Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery, as they all have to be at certain version levels. From a complexity standpoint, it is very difficult if you are just a person coming in trying to utilize it, as you have to ensure that if there are any upgrades to the product, you are following all the recommended documents.
The biggest improvement that we would like to see for Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is how it can be part of the storage side of the world versus being a standalone solution. Currently, being a standalone product is neat, but it means we cannot integrate it with our overall storage strategy. I would prefer to purchase Dell storage and use that storage across both my day-to-day storage and the storage for Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery. In my current configuration, I have separate hardware for the backup and recovery and the cyber resilience, and I have different hardware for just storage. Integrating these two would be quite interesting. From my perspective, the integration between products is not really an obstacle. What matters more is how we as customers can simplify our technology hardware stack on site. From a software perspective, it would be beneficial if they created a solution where I could see my compute, storage, and backup recovery as a single pane of glass. A one-stop shop with one dashboard would be great. This opportunity exists for improvement. From a hardware perspective, simplifying it so I have less hardware on site would be valuable. I want to reduce my footprint with Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery. Reducing footprint is something all manufacturing organizations desire. When you look at all the manufacturing sites around the world, we always have to build a room for IT usage and data center rooms at our facilities. The smaller your footprint, the less cooling and less energy usage you need, which is a win-win scenario. This is what all of us as customers are looking for, which is smaller footprints.
Regarding the machine learning-based anomaly detection feature of Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery, we are not using that currently. I am not quite sure what you mean when you ask how I assess its ability to ensure data immutability in my IT infrastructure. In terms of areas for improvement in Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery, I think the bare-metal part can be improved. However, the VMware and SQL functionalities are really good. My main problem is with the bare-metal recovery. The API can also be improved.
I think Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery can be improved by including the clean room as part of the product because currently, the clean room is an additional component, and if it will be part of the CRS, then it will be beneficial.
I do not see any significant negatives in Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery, but if we could create some bundles for SMB customers, that would be useful, especially since it is primarily targeted at enterprise customers. From a technical perspective, I believe the solution is perfect and does not need additional features. However, AI integration is a great idea that could help significantly. We are currently using CyberSense, but it would be beneficial to deploy an AI model inside the vault for more accuracy and faster restoration by scanning the data for any anomalies or unusual behavior.
As for how the solution can be improved, I would like the features to be more integrated, and I have discussed that with our account team. I would like more visibility into what is going on with the individual backup images and how they are being scanned, so there are some automation and visibility features that could be enhanced.