tl;dr: The Dell PowerProtect Data Domain Platform, powered by the expansive DD Boost ecosystem, turbocharges backup software with unprecedented performance, efficiency, and security all with seamless integration. This makes Data Domain your trusted foundation for cyber resilience—while providing you the flexibility to choose backup software based on your unique needs.
In an era where cyberattacks are growing more sophisticated and frequent, organizations need comprehensive solutions that protect their business. That’s why the Data Domain Platform stands out as the industry’s ultimate foundation for cyber resilience.
The Data Domain Platform is an example of Dell’s commitment to innovation and resilience—proven with a 20 consecutive year record of recognition from Gartner as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Backup and Data Protection Platforms.
The Data Domain Platform is designed to support a wide range of applications, environments and backup software vendors—ensuring compatibility, reliability and effectiveness across diverse ecosystems. This means you can count on the Data Domain Platform as a trusted base for your evolving cyber resilience needs, no matter which tools you use.
What sets Data Domain apart is its DD Boost ecosystem that turbocharges backup software, delivering unprecedented performance, efficiency and security all with seamless integration.
The Data Domain Difference: The Ultimate Foundation for Cyber Resilience
Architecture matters. Data Domain appliances are purpose-built appliances that deliver three critical advantages: they’re fast, efficient and secure. Unlike general-purpose storage solutions, these appliances are specifically optimized for cyber resilience, resulting in performance and security advantages that simplify operations while reducing risk and costs.
The latest addition, the new PowerProtect Data Domain All-Flash appliance, delivers:
More importantly, these improvements extend to almost any backup software vendor—in addition to Dell’s own PowerProtect Data Manager solution.
DD Boost: A Game-Changing Innovation with a Broad Ecosystem
At the heart of Data Domain’s compatibility lies DD Boost, a patented deduplication software layer that creates an advanced level of integration with backup applications. It supports a comprehensive ecosystem that allows backup software vendors to deliver superior security, performance and efficiency, while providing you with the flexibility to choose backup software based on your unique needs.
DD Boost performs deduplication at the source, meaning only unique data segments are sent across the network to the Data Domain appliance—for an unmatched up to 65:1 data reduction. This dramatically reduces network impact, lessens the burden on backup clients and servers and minimizes the load on the Data Domain system itself.
The result? Significantly reduced storage and a much lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Game-changing.
Powering Success Across the Industry
The strength of the Data Domain Platform is reflected in the commitment of leading backup software vendors who have integrated their solutions with DD Boost, unlocking new levels of performance, efficiency and security for customers.
Cohesity:
“Our mission is to ensure customers protect their data efficiently and restore their data confidently, and Cohesity NetBackup with DD Boost is a proven in empowering trusted cyber resilience and reliable data management.” – Vasu Murthy, SVP and Chief Product Officer, Cohesity
Commvault:
“Customers today don’t just want performance – they also want flexibility and simplification. By integrating our industry-leading protection and recovery capabilities with DD Boost, we are enabling joint customers with the robust cyber resilience that adapts to modern enterprise needs.” — Rajiv Kottomtharayil, Chief Products Officer, Commvault
HYCU:
“HYCU is proud to fully harness the power of DD Boost to protect data across SaaS, multi-cloud, and on-prem environments. Our joint customers benefit from faster backups, smarter storage efficiency, and dramatically lower costs. It’s enterprise-grade data protection that works quietly in the background, with none of the complexity.” — Subbiah Sundaram, SVP Products, HYCU, Inc.
Veeam:
“Veeam’s collaboration with Dell on DD Boost, achieved through the Veeam Integrated program, enhances our ability to deliver market-leading data resilience solutions. By working together within this program, we’ve created a seamless integration that delivers unmatched reliability, performance, and cyber resilience for our joint customers. Together, we’re not just securing data – we’re empowering organizations to confidently meet evolving business and regulatory demands, with the assurance that their data is protected, available, and ready for recovery at any moment.” — Michael Rau, VP of Global Partner Ecosystem at Veeam Software
Universal Capabilities Across the DD Boost Ecosystem
The true power of the Data Domain Platform lies not just in its technology, but in how that technology transforms every backup solution it touches. Through the DD Boost ecosystem, our advanced capabilities become available across all partner software vendors, creating a unified foundation that elevates cyber resilience regardless of which backup application you choose.
Security that follows your data. Every partner benefits from Data Domain’s comprehensive security architecture. Whether you’re using products from Cohesity, Commvault, HYCU, or Veeam, or any other supported solution, your data enjoys the same level of protection: encryption in-flight and at-rest, immutability, and isolated data recovery options. This means your security posture remains consistent and robust, no matter which backup software drives your strategy.
Performance that scales across platforms. Our all-flash performance capabilities aren’t locked to a single vendor—they enhance every backup application in the ecosystem. DD Boost partners experience dramatically faster backup and recovery times, with deduplication ratios that consistently exceed alternatives across diverse workloads. This performance advantage translates to shorter backup windows, faster recovery times, and improved SLA compliance, regardless of your chosen backup software.
Efficiency that multiplies value. The efficiency gains from Data Domain’s advanced deduplication and compression extend to every ecosystem partner. Organizations see storage footprint reductions, translating to lower infrastructure costs, reduced power consumption, and simplified management across their entire backup environment. These savings compound when applied across multiple backup software platforms, maximizing your technology investment.
Cloud integration that opens possibilities. Data Domain’s seamless cloud integration capabilities flow through to all DD Boost partners, enabling hybrid and multi-cloud strategies without vendor lock-in. Whether your backup software needs to tier to AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or multiple clouds simultaneously, the underlying Data Domain technology provides consistent performance, security, and cost optimization across all destinations.
This universal approach means organizations can choose the best backup software for their specific needs while maintaining access to enterprise-grade capabilities. The result is a cyber resilience foundation that adapts to your requirements rather than constraining them, empowering you to build the most effective protection for your unique environment.
Your Next Step Toward Cyber Resilience
The Data Domain Platform represents a foundation for comprehensive cyber resilience that works with your existing backup software investments. Whether you’re using Dell or any other DD Boost partner software, Data Domain delivers the performance, efficiency, and security you need to protect against today’s cyber threats.
Your path to better resilience starts with choosing the foundation that always works—Dell PowerProtect Data Domain Platform.
