Cohesity DataProtect Reviews

Name: Cohesity DataProtect
Brand: Cohesity
Rating: 4.5 (71 reviews)

Vendor: Cohesity

4.5 out of 5

71 reviews
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Cohesity DataProtect is the #7 ranked solution in top Cloud Backup solutions and #8 ranked solution in best Backup and Recovery Software. PeerSpot users give Cohesity DataProtect an average rating of 9.0 out of 10. Based on the analysis of the 71 most recent Cohesity DataProtect reviews, the overall sentiment is positive, with a sentiment score of 7.5. Cohesity DataProtect is most commonly compared to Veeam Data Platform: Cohesity DataProtect vs Veeam Data Platform. Cohesity DataProtect is popular among the midsize enterprise segment, accounting for 48% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a educational organization, accounting for 41% of all views.

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Giovanni Golinelli.

Hybrid IT Architect at Quanture Spa

The deployment depends on the environment. Deploying on VMs is relatively simple. But for most of our customers, we implement physical clusters with at least three configured hosts using the existing model. So, it depends on the setup. Implementing DataProtect itself wasn't particularly challenging. One key requirement for successful DataProtect deployment is proper network configuration. If the network setup isn't right, you won't achieve optimal performance. We have developed a service for some of our customers where they implement an appliance or physical cluster of Cohesity at the customer site. Then, we use cloud clustering to replicate, and even in production, a second copy of the protected data. And in some cases, we have developed some disaster recovery procedures using Cohesity.

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ManiKanta

Senior Engineer at American Express

Cohesity DataProtect is easily manageable, and you can see every option from the user interface. You don't need to go to the CLI or any other place. The solution is based on the Master-Slave concept. When any one of the nodes goes down, that load will be moved to another node.

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Vishnu Mohan

Service Delivery Manager Cloud and DCO at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees

The tool could benefit from further improvements in AI features, particularly in areas such as a generative AI chat interface. This feature could help answer queries about the data being protected. One feature that would greatly improve our experience with the product is the ability to identify data redundancies through a central console. This feature would help us reduce storage costs by managing redundant data.

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Cohesity DataProtect mindshare

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As of November 2024, the mindshare of Cohesity DataProtect in the Backup and Recovery category stands at 4.0%, down from 4.4% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Last updated Nov 21, 2024

Valuable Features

The most valuable features of Nakivo, as mentioned in the reviews, include reliable backups within a suitable timeframe, a forever incremental model for effective backups, instant recovery and file-level recovery from a VMware image backup, user-friendly and straightforward setup process, speedy backup and restore operations, compatibility with backup virtual machines and SQL services, the ability to select sources and set a schedule for backups, stable performance, ability to scale well, on-premises and cloud data storage options, and instant recovery with DataMove.

Users appreciate the protection group model for applying policies to VMs, the intuitive user interface, elimination of the need for tapes, simplified backup and replication processes, replication to the cloud, easy setup of new services, centralized management through Helios Cloud service, enterprise search and instant restore functionality, and SAS engine for ransomware detection.

The product offers good retention and scalability, ransomware protection through immutable backups, restore functionality, SpanFS and handling of hybrid workloads, overall simplicity of use, ease of exchange backup and restore processes, excellent support, and knowledge sharing through technical sharing.

"The solution is stable, with regular updates and patching."
"The tool is faster and easier to use than others. The most critical feature for our data protection needs is the accuracy of backups and restores."
"Within the system, we have rule-based access control, single sign-on, multifactor authentication, and basic identity and access management features."

Room for Improvement

The platform has limitations, particularly with tracking replicated copies and accessing detailed information about duplication to archive. The software may have bugs during new releases, but they are promptly resolved. Reports could be improved to be more easily understood and integrated into the software. Support could be better, but the product is fine when properly deployed.

The UI requires manual refresh and there is a need for a better rollback methodology for previous versions. Overall, the solution is working well and has a comprehensive platform.

Pricing could be better compared to competitors. The software needs some maturity but improves with each release. There is a need for better visibility and management of multiple nodes.

Improvements are needed for backing up databases, particularly SQL Oracle workloads. There have been minor bugs, but they have been resolved without data loss. Some improvements are desired for Oracle DBs and easy administration. Better support for legacy platforms would be nice.

"Reducing storage capacity requirements and improving security features are also areas that could be enhanced."
"Cohesity DataProtect needs to improve its reporting capabilities."
"Non-cloud services need improvement."

ROI

Nakivo has reduced the time of management compared to previous solutions, allowing for more productive engineering cycles. Additionally, it has allowed for the reclamation of resources in the exchange environment, resulting in immediate returns. The overall cost of licensing and hardware is expected to be lower than previous expenses.

Pricing

The pricing for Nakivo is generally considered reasonable and affordable. It is mentioned that the pricing depends on the size of the contract and that there may be discounts available. The cost of hardware is included in the yearly licensing fee. Some reviewers compare Nakivo's pricing to that of its competitors, mentioning that it is less expensive than some.

"There is monthly licensing."
"The tool's pricing is average."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."

Popular Use Cases

The primary use case of Nakivo is for ensuring system safety by creating backups. It is used for backing up virtual VMware environments, standalone servers, VMware Backup, SQL backups, VM recovery, exchange and SQL recovery, disaster recovery, backing up VMs, backing up SQL Databases, Sybase Databases, SAP HANA, Kubernetes clusters, active directories, NAS services, Azure services, Office 365, and more.

It is also used for product demos, data protection, protecting cloud-based workloads in AWS, and replacing legacy tapes and Veritas Backup Exec.

Service and Support

Customers have had positive experiences with Nakivo's customer service and support. The support team is known for its ability to access systems remotely and provide insights or solutions to issues. Customers appreciate being involved in the support process and learning from the team's expertise. However, some customers have had mixed experiences due to the international support timetable, which can result in longer response times.

Deployment

The setup process for Nakivo was described as simple, not complex, and straightforward by multiple reviewers. Some reviewers mentioned that the initial setup required assistance or involvement from a team, while others stated that it could be completed with just two people within a couple of weeks or in one day for each site.

Scalability

Nakivo is considered to be scalable by the reviewers. It is emphasized that it is particularly suitable for small to mid-sized environments, while caution is advised when dealing with larger environments.

Reviewers mention the option of adding nodes to easily scale the solution. It is also mentioned that the solution can be used in combination with other functionalities, such as a file system solution with NAS capabilities.

Stability

Users generally find the solution of Nakivo to be stable. While there have been some isolated incidents of stability issues, these problems were rare and not commonly experienced by other customers. Some users mentioned encountering hardware difficulties, such as broken nodes or faulty discs, which caused problems.

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Educational Organization

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Manufacturing Company

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Insurance Company

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Learn more about Cohesity DataProtect

Cohesity DataProtect is a top-level, sophisticated, software-defined backup and recovery solution created for cloud environments. Cohesity DataProtect is made to hyperscale and is one the most thorough policy-based protection solutions available on the market today.

Cohesity DataProtect melds multiple-point products into a single software that is able to be deployed as on-premise or consumed as a service.

Top Features:

Hyperscale made easy: Cohesity DataProtect improves data protection by doing away with the need for backup silos and administers backup and recovery with a single user-friendly, easy-to-understand interface. Cohesity DataProtect provides extensive 24/7 enterprise-class protection for a large, varying set of sources, including virtual and physical servers, NAS and SaaS workloads, relational and distributed databases, and traditional and containerized applications.

Super fast recovery: Cohesity DataProtect offers near-zero recovery point objectives (RPOs) and near-instant recovery time objectives (RTOs) to satisfy your business service-level agreements (SLAs). Using Cohesity Helios’ unified data plane and control plane you can immediately search and recover data on any Cohesity cluster, located anywhere. DataProtect distinctively minimizes downtime by immediately mass restoring any amount of virtual machines (VMs) to any point in time, and lowers data protection costs by as much as 70% or more.

Backup as a Service: Feel free to take advantage of the elasticity of the public cloud and the cost-effective value of Cohesity DataProtect when delivered as a service. When you choose an OPEX option, you can eliminate the need for on-premises hardware. There is a SaaS option that will allow you to very simply configure your backup workloads and immediately begin protecting your vital all-important data and applications.

It’s as easy as: sign-up, connect, and protect!

Ransomware protection: Cohesity DataProtect offers stellar recovery at scale. The solution is so intuitive, it has machine learning-based anomaly detection to stop incidents before they happen. Cohesity DataProtection can provide immutable backups, Datalock write once, read many (WORM), encryption, and role-based access control (RBAC).

Cohesity DataProtect integrates well with many of today’s top solutions, including, but not limited to:

Hypervisors: VMware vSphere (5.5 and later), Microsoft Hyper-V (2019, 2016, 2012 R2), Nutanix AHV and RHeV

Kubernetes-based data and application state

Cloud: AWS EC2, Amazon RDS, Azure VM, and Google Compute

Physical: Windows, Linux(RHEL, CentOS, OEL, Debian, Ubuntu), AIX (7.x), and Solaris

Databases: Oracle (11g R2, 12c), Oracle RAC and SQL (2008 or later)

Distributed Databases (NoSQL and Hadoop): MongoDB, CouchbaseDB, Apache, Cassandra, Cloudera, and Hortonworks.

Bare Machine Recovery: Windows and Linux

Applications: MS Exchange (2010 SP3 or later), MSFT Active Directory, Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, Groups), SalesForce (SFDC), and SAP HANA

Primary storage: Pure FlashArray, HPE Nimble, and Cisco Hyperflex

NAS: Pure FlashBlade, NetApp, Isilon, IBM GPFS, Google EFS, Elastifile, and generic solutions*

Reviews from Real Users

One reviewer, who is head of IT infrastructure at Kampmann says, “Cohesity really is a Next-Gen Data Management Software,” and goes on to indicate that Cohesity “works flawlessly with easy replication of backups and numerous supported backup sources.”

Another user, who is a senior network engineer at a legal firm, relates that "Cohesity is a robust and feature-rich solution"

Cohesity DataProtect was previously known as Cohesity.