Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows [EOL] Reviews

We use the solution to function as our backup infrastructure.

The solution is straightforward to use.

They should improve the solution's automation features.

We have been using the solution for a year.

It is a stable solution.

It is a scalable solution. We have implemented it on around 1000 servers. We have plans to increase the licenses, but it depends on the infrastructure and usage.

I used NetBackup earlier. I found its license assessment, setup process, and infrastructure more complicated than Veeam.

The initial setup process of the solution is more accessible than other products. It takes a few hours to deploy it. The process consists of setting up the infrastructure and deploying the solution to the endpoint.

Our in-house administrator executes the deployment and maintenance of the solution.

It is easier to generate ROI for other products compared to Veeam.

We purchase a yearly license for the solution. It is less expensive than Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365.

I rate the solution as an eight.

The solution is primarily a backup and recovery software, offering data protection and disaster recovery solution for physical virtual machines, for the local virtual machines on the physical servers using the Veeam backup solution. 

It works fine. I don't have any major problems with the agent connectivity with Microsoft applications or Microsoft Azure. It's working fine for the local and the cloud application for backups.

The product is stable.

I have found the solution to be scalable.

My understanding is that the initial setup was a straightforward process.

The solution could always offer a bit more. 

With the currency exchange, the solution ends up being quite expensive. It would be ideal if they could make it so that it was cheaper for users in our region.

I started working with the solution about two to three years ago.

The stability is good. The solution offers good performance There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable and we haven't had any problems with it at all so far. 

If a company needs to scale the solution, it can do so. It's not a problem.

We have ten customers that use the solution at this time. 

We've dealt with technical support in the past. We asked them two times about an issue, and they were very helpful and helped us to solve our issues. We are satisfied with the level of support they offer.

Another person on my team handles the implementation directly. I simply supervise the process. From my supervisory role, I'd say the implementation process was straightforward. 

We have one person that's able to handle deployment and maintenance tasks. They are an engineer and an implementor. 

We can provide implementation services to our clients. 

Customers need to pay for a license for Veeam Agent for Windows. Typically, it's a yearly licensing fee.

For us here in Egypt, it's very expensive, as the dollar versus the Egyptian pound is at a high rate. When we change the currency from the dollar to the Egyptian pound, we end up with a very expensive license.

We are solution providers.

I would recommend the solution to others. Overall, I'd rate it at an eight out of ten. 

We are resellers for Veeam Agent and more people are buying it for Microsoft Windows. They are buying Veeam Agent for Windows as a solution for allowing and maximizing the performance of Veeam for Windows and they are also buying Veeam as a product. These agents are very popular. We sell Veeam Agent to 50% of the Windows customers looking for a backup and recovery system and we sell other products to the other 50%.  

The most valuable part of Veeam from my perspective is the product's ease-of-use.  

I do not think that I can be specific about certain things that Veeam needs to do to improve. They just need to continue the development to follow trends in the industry, the development of the Microsoft operating system, and incorporate new functionalities into the Veeam Agent to keep the product competitive in the market.  

The situation with the Veeam Agent for Windows is pretty much the same as for the Veeam Agent for Linux. Agents use the functionality of the operating systems to keep a record of the platform in a stable state. They make a snapshot of the operating system and then can release or replace the state of the operating system to a stable state from the snapshot if it becomes unstable.  

The difference in the products is just the need to follow the requirements of the OS version where it is deployed.  

We have been selling Veeam for a long time so I do not know exactly, but it is about seven or eight years.  

The product has to be stable to be functional and useful. It is functional and useful so it is stable.  

The initial setup of Veeam Agent for Windows is as straightforward as with Veeam Agent for Linux. Both are fairly easy to set up and it does not take a long time. The deployment engine is essentially the same with both Linux and Windows.  

On a scale from one to ten where one is the worst and ten is the best, I would rate the Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows as either a zero or a ten. The product is either working or it is not working. When it is not working, it is not doing its job and it is a zero. All the other times when it is working, it is a ten.  

It is black or white. It is very simple to rate. It is a ten virtually all of the time because it is working.  

The solution generally, is very sound. It's also free. We use a community edition. It saves a lot of costs for us.

I've found a lot of difficulties on the initial setup and especially in terms of credentials. We really need a Window OS and local admin account. It doesn't like the domain admin account. it's a primary permission issue. 

For the most part, the solution is very stable.

Scalability is good. We're in the process of scaling across our organization currently.

Technical support is good. They're very responsive. It depends on the timezone responding, but I usually get a response within three-four hours of creating a ticket.

The initial setup wasn't too complex. We just had issues around permissions. We're almost done the implementation. 

We handled the implementation ourselves.

We're saving a lot of money on costs right now since we've implemented the solution and we're using the community version.

We did evaluate other solutions but nothing is comparable to Veeam Community Edition in terms of license and limitation of Sockets and the number of VMs to be backup.

We are using the on-premises deployment model.

In terms of migration, it's a pretty good tool. It is pretty good at accepting data from legacy applications.

I would rate the solution eight out of ten.

If you need to back up a Windows environment, then Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is a good choice, because it works. This is our use case for the solution.

The compatibility of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows with other solutions is good. Its integration with other solutions is also good. I also find the product user-friendly.

Everything is good with the solution. The only thing that's not as good with Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is the compression ratio and the application ratio.

They should also offer better reports, for better monitoring.

We've been dealing with the Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows for a few years now. We've been more focused on the Windows version of the Veeam Agent compared to the Linux version, so we've been selling it longer.

Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows has good stability.

The scalability of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is very good.

The support for Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is quite good, as what I've heard from our technical team. Support can always be faster and more knowledgeable, but it's working fine currently, so that is not an issue.

The initial setup for the product was straightforward.

For the licensing of the product, it will be your choice as a customer, e.g. if you want to pay monthly for it, or pay yearly, it's up to you.

We were able to evaluate Veeam Cloud Connect.

We've been dealing with Veeam Cloud Connect. We're also dealing with Veeam One and all the other products there, and it depends on what the customer needs. We've been selling all of those solutions, including the Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows.

We have under 1,000 users of the Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows.

I absolutely can recommend the product to other people.

I'm rating the Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows an eight out of ten.

I am a senior backup and recovery administrator and I am concentrating on these solutions.

This solution was deployed in a private cloud environment. We have switched to Commvault from this solution due to problems arising from its use with Hyper-V.

This solution is very compatible with the virtual environment.

Application awareness is very good and the speed of this solution is good.

We can power on the virtual machine from the backup site, without having to move it to the main site.

This solution provides the best storage value.

The interface is very easy to use.

This solution has many issues with the VSS (Volume Snapshot Service) when working with the Hyper-V solution. They are related to networking and a need to restart the host.

The stability of this solution needs to be improved.

We used it with windows server 2012 R2 and we faced many problems related to the VSS service, the backup failed due to some issues with the VSS service and the solution was to restart not the service but the host totally to back again in full function. it was very bad situation especially we are talking about Hyper-V host with many production machines.

Honestly, i ca't be sure that the reason in veeam, may be in the window.

This solution is not as stable as some others that I have used, such as Commvault and Veritas NetBackup.

This is a scalable solution.

Technical support for this solution is very good. They care about the customers and their needs.

I have worked with many backup solutions over the years, including:

• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM TSM)
• HP Data Protector (now Micro Focus Data Protector)
• Symantec NetBackup (now Veritas NetBack, nine years experience)
• Veeam (four years)
  

The problems that we were experiencing using this solution led us to switch to Commvault. We spent some time researching the best solutions for the Nutanix environment, and we concluded that Commvault was the best choice.

I am aware that a new version of Veeam has since been released, but we needed a backup solution for Hyper-V and Nutanix. 

The initial setup of this solution is easy for a technical person.

If you are using a virtual environment, are concerned with application awareness, and want a solution that is easy to use and administrate, then I recommend using this product. 

In general, it depends on the environment.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

The primary use case of this solution is to back up data.

The most valuable feature is the ability to navigate inside a backup point to look for a specific folder or data you want to recover.

I would like to see the ability for incremental backups and reverse backups.

The size of the installation can be reduced. It is currently around 300 megabytes compared with other solutions that include many features and have less of a storage footprint.

I have been using the solution for a few months.

Veeam is quite stable.

It can be installed on as many machines as you require.

The initial setup is straightforward.

The implementation was completed in-house.

The solution is free of cost for end users but for enterprise use, a license per user is required.

I give the solution seven out of ten.

The solution is resource-friendly and it doesn't consume much CPU and memory. You have the ability to continue working because it runs the backup in the background and does not slow down your system, especially with an SSD or NVMe drive.

I recommend this solution to anyone who doesn't require enterprise-grade features.

We are using it to back up the physical servers of our customers who are working on-prem. It is deployed in the environment of our customers. We are using its latest version.

It is good and easy to use for backing up physical servers. It is working fine, and it is stable and scalable.

It fulfills our needs in terms of features. In terms of improvements, they can maybe improve its documentation.

I have been using this solution for six years.

It is stable.

It is scalable. We can install it on all servers or whichever server we want. 

We have 20 users in our organization. We are using this product, but I don't think that we will increase its usage because there are not many physical servers. There are more virtual servers, and we use this product mostly for the physical servers. 

I never had to create a support ticket for this solution.

I used IBM Tivoli when I was working with IBM.

It is a cloud solution. There is no installation.

We have a cloud provider agreement with Veeam. We are also paying for the agent.

I would recommend this solution. I would rate Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows a nine out of ten. It is a good solution.