Dell EMC PowerProtect DDVE in the Azure Cloud 7.8 Installation and Administration Guide

Introducing DDVE

DD Virtual Edition (DDVE) is a software-only protection storage appliance: a virtual deduplication appliance that provides data protection for entry, enterprise and service provider environments. Like any DD system, DDVE is always paired with backup software.

DDVE runs the DD Operating System (DDOS), and includes the DD System Manager graphical user interface (GUI) and the DDOS command line interface (CLI) for performing system operations.

DDVE includes the following features:

• High-speed, variable length deduplication for a 10 to 30 times reduction in storage requirements
• Unparalleled data integrity to ensure reliable recovery, and seamless integration with leading backup and archiving applications
• DD Boost to speed backups by 50 percent
• DD Encryption for enhanced security of data
• DD Replicator for network efficient replication that enables faster time-to-DR readiness

DDVE runs on two types of platforms:

• On premises, DDVE supports VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, and VxRail.
• In the cloud, DDVE also runs in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) (cloud and gov cloud), Azure (cloud and gov cloud), VMware Cloud (VMC) on AWS cloud platforms, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

For more information about the features and capabilities of DD systems (both physical and virtual), see the DD Operating System Administration Guide.