Dell PowerProtect Data Manager
Cyber Resilience Software for Modern, Multicloud Workloads
Cyber threats move fast. A ransomware attack can halt operations within minutes and cost your organization millions in recovery, downtime, and reputational damage. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is built to stop that from happening - and to get you back on your feet fast when it matters most.
PowerProtect Data Manager is an enterprise-grade cyber resilience platform that goes well beyond traditional backup. It secures data across physical, virtual, and multicloud environments, detects threats before they spread using machine learning, and orchestrates rapid recovery through automated workflows. For IT teams managing complex, growing infrastructure, it delivers the intelligence and simplicity needed to stay ahead.
As a certified Dell Technologies partner, TechPower helps organizations across the UK deploy, configure, and get the most out of PowerProtect Data Manager - from initial scoping through to ongoing support.
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Why PowerProtect Data Manager
Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is the rated number one solution for customer satisfaction in its category, outperforming Veeam, Cohesity, Rubrik, and Commvault in independent double-blind benchmark NPS research. It also leads on total cost of ownership and performance at scale.
Key performance highlights include:
- Up to 5x faster VM backups using Transparent Snapshots compared to VADP
- Up to 6x faster VM restores with the same technology
- Up to 3x faster NAS backups with Dynamic NAS Protection compared to NDMP with Avamar
- Industry-leading 75:1 data reduction when combined with PowerProtect Data Domain
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Key Capabilities
Disruption-Free VM Protection
Transparent Snapshots eliminates the need for external proxies when backing up virtual machine images, including virtualised databases. Backups run at scale with near-zero impact on live environments, improving both speed and reliability without disrupting production workloads.
Proactive Threat Detection
Built-in Anomaly Detection uses machine learning to identify suspicious backup activity before threats can escalate. It runs continuously during backup operations without impacting performance, giving your team early warning of potential ransomware or data corruption events.
Dynamic NAS Protection
Automated, intelligent NAS protection that scales across large file environments. PowerProtect Data Manager slices NAS assets into multiple parallel streams and balances workloads automatically, delivering faster backups, improved SLAs, and simpler management compared to legacy NDMP approaches.
Recovery Orchestration
Pre-defined, reusable restore plans make recovery repeatable, scalable, and executable in just two clicks. Whether recovering from a disaster or a cyberattack, Recovery Orchestration reduces recovery time objectives and supports restores both on-premises and in the public cloud.
Native Kubernetes Protection
Protect containerised and cloud-native workloads with agentless, application-consistent backups managed from a single console. Covers both on-premises Kubernetes deployments and public cloud environments, making it well-suited for DevOps and platform engineering teams.
Optimised Dell Storage Integration
Native Storage Direct Protection integration with Dell PowerStore and PowerMax delivers fast, efficient, and secure backups. For organisations already running Dell storage, this integration simplifies management and maximises performance without additional complexity.
Multicloud and AI Workload Coverage
PowerProtect Data Manager protects workloads across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, as well as AI-specific infrastructure including RAG pipelines, vector databases, GPU-accelerated VMs, and AI training datasets - validated as part of the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA.
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Use Cases
- Ransomware recovery - Immutable backup copies and isolated cyber recovery vaults protect data from encryption or deletion, even by privileged users
- VMware and Hyper-V protection - Application-consistent VM backups with minimal performance impact across large virtual environments
- Database protection - Self-service backup and restore for virtualised SQL, Oracle, and other databases with automated discovery and policy management
- NAS and file system protection - Scalable, automated protection for large NAS environments with significantly faster backup and restore windows
- Kubernetes and containerised workloads - Consistent protection for modern application stacks alongside traditional infrastructure
- Multicloud data management - Centralised governance and protection across hybrid and public cloud workloads from a single platform
- AI infrastructure protection - Safeguarding investment in AI training data, models, and GPU-accelerated virtual machines
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Flexible Deployment Options
PowerProtect Data Manager is available in multiple configurations to match your environment and scale:
- PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance - A unified, easy-to-manage appliance scaling up to 256TB, ideal for organisations seeking a streamlined all-in-one experience
- PowerProtect Data Manager with Data Domain - For organisations requiring maximum performance and scalability, with capacity up to 1.5PB and the best data deduplication in the industry
- PowerProtect Data Domain Virtual Edition - Extend enterprise-class cyber resilience capabilities to your preferred public cloud with flexible, self-service multicloud protection
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How TechPower Helps
Buying PowerProtect Data Manager through TechPower means more than just procurement. As an experienced Dell Technologies partner, we bring deep technical knowledge and genuine pre-sales expertise to every engagement.
We work with your team to assess your current data protection posture, identify the right deployment model for your environment and budget, and ensure PowerProtect Data Manager is configured from day one to meet your recovery objectives.
Our value to IT buyers includes:
- Pre-sales architecture and sizing support tailored to your workload profile
- Access to competitive pricing and Dell Technologies partner programmes
- Guidance on integrating PowerProtect Data Manager with existing Dell infrastructure or third-party environments
- Post-sales support and ongoing relationship management through our technical team
Whether you are replacing an ageing backup solution, consolidating multiple point products, or building a broader cyber resilience strategy, TechPower can help you move forward with confidence.
Get in touch with the TechPower team to discuss your data protection requirements or request a demonstration of PowerProtect Data Manager.