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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Dell Networker

    Score5.7 out of 10
    N/ADell NetWorker is an enterprise-level data protection software product that unifies and automates backup to tape, disk-based, and flash-based storage media across physical and virtual environments for granular and disaster recovery.N/A

    Huawei Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR)

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/ACloud Backup and Recovery (CBR) on Huawei Cloud lets users back up cloud servers, disks, and on-premises VMware virtual environments. If there is a virus intrusion, accidental deletion, or software/hardware fault, data can be restored to a backup point.

    $36

    per month

    Pricing
    Dell NetworkerHuawei Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Dell NetworkerHuawei Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Dell NetworkerHuawei Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR)
    Considered Both Products
    Dell Technologies
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    63%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    57%
    Delivers good value for the price
    4 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    75%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    40%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    2 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    57%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
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    Features
    Dell NetworkerHuawei Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR)
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Dell Networker and Huawei Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR)
    Feature
    Dell Networker
    5.0
    11 Ratings
    52% below category average
    Huawei Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR)
    9.2
    3 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Universal recovery5.29 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    Instant recovery6.011 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    Recovery verification6.09 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    Business application protection4.49 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations3.010 Ratings9.43 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification4.811 Ratings8.33 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud5.26 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression6.910 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Snapshots6.09 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Flexible deployment2.79 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Management dashboard4.59 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    Platform support3.99 Ratings8.33 Ratings
    Retention options4.79 Ratings7.42 Ratings
    Encryption7.27 Ratings8.92 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Dell NetworkerHuawei Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (11 ratings)
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Dell NetworkerHuawei Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Dell Technologies
    For users with a basic backup system that does not provide advanced data protection this is a life saver in the age we live in where hackers are looking to encrypt and ruin your important backups. I would recommend [Dell EMC Networker] based on its features, price, and ease of use. If you have a similar product already it does not offer many unique features however.
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    Huawei Technologies
    Best for organizations with multiple servers and are super-careful about their data. The Service suits both small and Large scale organizations as there is different plans available and they cater the needs in a specific way, as required. SFS Turbo Server backups are not easy but the CBR Does it with ease.
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    Pros
    Dell Technologies
    • Seamlessly integrates with DataDomain
    • Seamlessly integrates with vmWare for extremely fast VM backups
    • Provides agent-based integration for a very wide array of applications-aware backups, including but not limited to: Microsoft SQL/Exchange/Sharepoint, Meditech, Oracle, DB2, Informix, SAP
    • Integrates with a wide family of NAS solutions for NDMP backups
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    Huawei Technologies
    • It provides enormous amount of storage for cheaper cost
    • Compatible with all servers and device to access files
    • All types of files can stored
    • Highly secured
    • Faster and easier to access
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    Cons
    Dell Technologies
    • The GUI is horrible. Giant windows that don't size properly, confusing terminology, multiple clicks to get things done, it's just a disorganized mess. I can't put this in front of my junior techs because it requires some background in DR software to fully comprehend, and even then it's not easy. It feels very much like this was tacked on to a command-line based product as an afterthought.
    • Better management features. It's difficult to integrate with Active Directory, for one. You'll need a Dell EMC tech to help you. Items can't be renamed and have to be recreated. Options are buried in multiple GUI tabs and often are just command line strings in a free-text field. Diagnosing failed jobs and workflows is cumbersome and the errors are often cryptic without some experience. Design it well and pray for uptime, because you need this to work when disaster requires it to.
    • Poor reporting features for an enterprise class product. You can't schedule any type of simple summary (an audit requirement for us) in the base product. To do this requires the additional cost of Data Protection Advisor, which is also horribly designed and impossible to get working quickly.
    • Post-sales contact is non-existent. We've been through a few reps and the project team dropped us at one point with a half-finished implementation when the original sales guy moved on. We only got the the promised product implementation by telling Dell that we weren't paying the bill until they delivered what they promised and were contractually obligated to.
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    Huawei Technologies
    • Support from Huawei Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR) team is not good. They take so much time in addressing the query and to solve the problem which we have encountered due to some technical error or glitches.
    • The synchronization process is very slow and we need a good internet connection as files get paused and we need to start the action manually which become difficult task sometime.
    • The price for storage is very expensive when we need some extra storage as compared to other cloud service providers.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Dell Technologies
    There are three reasons for not renewing our use of NetWorker: 1) the rising and extremely high cost of support and proprietary hardware needed for deduplication, 2) the complete unreliability of the product (we couldn't recover from a true disaster if we wanted to), and 3) the horrible support from EMC for the product
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    Huawei Technologies
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    Usability
    Dell Technologies
    NetWorker has the clunkiest interface and unfriendliest CLI with which I have ever had to work. I spent three years hating this application because it took ALL of my time just to keep it running. Even then, I had no confidence in our ability to recover from a disaster because of its unreliability.
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    Huawei Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Dell Technologies
    The support team has always been good, and there is never an issue that can't be resolved. The techs are competent and know the product. The slightly less than perfect rating I'm giving is because Support shouldn't carry the burden themselves. We hear from Dell sales people all the time, but they never call and ask about this product, nor do they offer to upsell it or make it better. That lack of sales support and coherence hurts the overall rating a bit. When I spend my company's money on your product, I expect you to at least ACT like you care, if not actually care for real. It influences my opinion and future purchasing habits.
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    Huawei Technologies
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    Implementation Rating
    Dell Technologies
    How can anyone build a house without a blueprint? NetWorker was ramrodded into place here without a design or implementation plan. The result was a setup that was doomed from the start and never worked reliable over the full three years of our contract obligation.
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    Huawei Technologies
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    Alternatives Considered
    Dell Technologies
    EMC and Unitrends are equal at the file level and SQL backups. What makes Unitrends the better product is the ability to backup VMs as a whole. They both have the ability to email reports about failures and hardware issues. Unitrends has superior support and knowledge base and support is available 24/7.
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    Huawei Technologies
    Cloud Backup and Recovery by Huawei is more cost effective when I compare it with its Amazon Counterpart, it has more features and the recovery time is way above what the AWS Backup offers. The policies available for data backup is also more flexible with Huawei, which makes making custom policies easier
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    Return on Investment
    Dell Technologies
    • When you get into the deep dive of features there is quite a learning curve for those options so it's a lot to learn.
    • Restores and restore verification is very fast so you save some time there.
    • Costs are fairly high so an ROI may take some time vs a standard backup software.
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    Huawei Technologies
    • Most of our costs reduced by 20%
    • Best for ROI
    • Easier and faster to perform backups
    • Not good with iOS devices
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