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Azure Backup pros and cons

Vendor: Microsoft
3.9 out of 5

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PROS

Azure Backup is praised for its ease of use and simplicity in scheduling and configuring backups, making it highly accessible to users.
Its integration with other Azure services enhances its functionality, offering seamless backups and recoveries.
Cost-effectiveness is a significant advantage, providing comprehensive features at a competitive price compared to other vendors.
The scalability and flexibility in managing backup storage and encryption options allow tailored solutions to meet different needs.
Azure Backup's security features, including geo-replication and retention options, ensure data protection and availability across regions.

CONS

Azure Backup lacks support for Office365 backup, which needs significant improvement.
Integration with more diverse cloud providers and legacy data services is required.
The compression ratio and restore duration of backup data should be improved.
Limitations exist in the frequency and specificity of backup options, beyond full VM snapshots, including a lack of granular restore and backup compliance capabilities.
Improved security features, such as ransomware protection and more robust support for encrypted VM backups, are necessary.
 

Azure Backup Pros review quotes

MB
IT, DevOPS and Cloud Advisor at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Sep 10, 2019
This solution allows me to restore either the VM or the data, depending on what is needed.
MohamedShedeed - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Sep 24, 2019
The storage backup is very efficient.
it_user1226136 - PeerSpot reviewer
Microsoft Solutions Architect and Unified Communications Engineer at Nashua Comunications
Nov 18, 2019
The backup features are very useful.
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SaadeAlkhoury - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director/CIO at Shield Technology Programs
Jul 19, 2021
One of the most valuable features is security and connectivity to the data.
reviewer1289694 - PeerSpot reviewer
Team lead/ Cloud Specialist at a tech company with 11-50 employees
Feb 16, 2020
The fact that Azure Backup is integrated is one of its biggest advantages.
reviewer1310184 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Specialist at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Mar 19, 2020
It's very simple to configure which is very useful. It's not complex to configure it.
MN
Asst. Manager, Cloud Solutions at Corporate Projukti Limited
Apr 12, 2020
It is easy to schedule backups.
MM
Sr. IT Operations Engineer at AlGosaibi Group
Apr 23, 2020
Azure Backup is good because it is entirely cloud-based, which means that you can be 99.9% sure that your backup is safe.
AE
IT Manager at NOMAC
May 6, 2020
First of all, you can schedule a backup for the client. You can schedule it as you like. You can also control the bandwidth, so the backup will not utilize. The internet will depend on the bandwidth.
it_user1311462 - PeerSpot reviewer
Domain Solution Architect at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
May 18, 2020
I have no issues with the stability at all. So I don't necessarily care about the stability of the product. I look more at whether or not can I recover. And I haven't had a failed recovery yet. I've got no failed recoveries of all my years.
 

Azure Backup Cons review quotes

MB
IT, DevOPS and Cloud Advisor at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Sep 10, 2019
The user interface is a little bit confusing and it could be better.
MohamedShedeed - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Sep 24, 2019
The support for Office365 backup is atrocious and is something that has to be improved.
it_user1226136 - PeerSpot reviewer
Microsoft Solutions Architect and Unified Communications Engineer at Nashua Comunications
Nov 18, 2019
The solution is still in its infancy; it's not a mature product yet.
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SaadeAlkhoury - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director/CIO at Shield Technology Programs
Jul 19, 2021
We would like to see some kind of notification given to the user that a file was not synchronized well or what may have happened.
reviewer1289694 - PeerSpot reviewer
Team lead/ Cloud Specialist at a tech company with 11-50 employees
Feb 16, 2020
In the next release, I would like to see the ability to back up to different cloud providers.
reviewer1310184 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Specialist at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Mar 19, 2020
To make it a ten, it should have the ability to extend the retention and to perform a copy of the data outside of the subscription - with no additional costs.
MN
Asst. Manager, Cloud Solutions at Corporate Projukti Limited
Apr 12, 2020
Technical support is in need of improvement.
MM
Sr. IT Operations Engineer at AlGosaibi Group
Apr 23, 2020
The compression ratio of the backup data should be improved.
AE
IT Manager at NOMAC
May 6, 2020
It doesn't have the option to have a backup from the database. It has backup for the files, folders, and backup only the whole virtual machine. But if I need to do a backup from the Oracle database, from an Exchange server or from SharePoint, this ability isn't there. There is no application backup.
it_user1311462 - PeerSpot reviewer
Domain Solution Architect at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
May 18, 2020
On-prem can be complex to set up but the cloud is simple.