Most of the features and capabilities we implemented for our clients using the Veeam backup solution revolve around enhancing their backup processes. These include functionalities such as backup encryption, immutable storage, integration with various object cloud storage platforms like AWS Cloud, and ensuring compatibility with multiple object cloud platforms.
Ensures effective management of multiple cloud environments, seamless integration with major providers like AWS and user-friendly interface
Pros and Cons
- "Veeam Data Platform offers features specifically designed for ransomware defense."
- "Expanding its compatibility to include Linux would represent a significant advancement."
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
The backup and disaster recovery process within the Data Platform is exceptionally user-friendly. Whether you're performing a backup or restoring data, the graphical user interface makes it straightforward. All capabilities can be accessed with ease, thanks to the intuitive design of the interface.
The reliability of the Veeam Data Platform has been consistently satisfactory in our deployments. We have encountered no issues, and all of our clients have expressed satisfaction with its performance.
We are particularly pleased with the DIP, especially given our focus on the Nutanix platform. DIP with Nutanix virtualization has been especially valuable to us.
The inclusion of important functions and capabilities, such as ransomware protection and scanning, was crucial. It's noteworthy that these features are already available in version twelve, which is a significant enhancement.
When utilizing Veeam to manage RTO and RPO objectives, the primary focus lies in minimizing recovery time (RTO) and ensuring effective project or object management. Branches, especially those with high IO and ITO demands, such as those in SANX deployments, prioritize data visibility before backup and archiving. Typically, lower RPOs are managed by the recovery features of the virtualization layer. Our primary aim is usually to achieve the shortest RPO feasible within the specified parameters. However, in our deployments, the shortest configured RPO is based on the specific requirements of our clients.
Managing multiple cloud environments with the Veeam Data Platform is highly effective. The platform offers robust support for major cloud providers like AWS. I've personally tested its integration with AWS and iOS and found it to be extremely straightforward and user-friendly.
What is most valuable?
Veeam Data Platform offers features specifically designed for ransomware defense. This includes the ability to integrate with immutable repositories, safeguarding your data against ransomware attacks. Additionally, the platform provides integrated anti-malware detection capabilities, and it allows seamless integration with third-party endpoint security solutions to further enhance data security.
What needs improvement?
I think there's an opportunity for improvement in terms of the supported operating systems for the Veeam Data Platform. Currently, it's limited to the Windows operating system, excluding Linux environments. Expanding its compatibility to include Linux would represent a significant advancement.
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For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with it for approximately six years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate its stability abilities eight out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Its scalability capabilities are eight out of ten. The maximum supported capacity of the current version of Windows determines the capacity limitations for the Veeam Data Platform, as it is dependent on the operating system. This serves as a constraint for the platform. It is suitable for businesses of varying sizes, including small, medium, and enterprise-level organizations.
How are customer service and support?
I would rate its customer service and support nine out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
Setting up the system initially is straightforward.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It's quite flexible—you can begin with a single license that supports ten instances and scale up based on your specific requirements. I would rate the pricing six out of ten when compared to other competitors.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I would rate it eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Reseller

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Provides radical resiliency through secure backup and fast, reliable recovery solutions for hybrid and multi-cloud environments
Pros and Cons
- "I think Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) is an excellent solution for ensuring user-side disaster recovery. It involves a platform on-premise, which can be replicated to another site. It's a very effective solution, and we prioritize both the FTO and the FTO."
- "Regarding managing LQ or Liberty delivery, there was no system initially; it was solely for backing up Vista Disc. I suggested enhancing this option. However, my experience with Dibree was unsatisfactory. I recommended adding Azure for EBMI XPower backup and incorporating SolarWinds for end-of-month risk processes, which were not part of the initial solution."
What is our primary use case?
I find Veeam Data Platform to be an excellent solution with numerous features. It serves as a highly effective choice for backup, replication, and disaster recovery in my opinion.
What is most valuable?
Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) is an excellent solution for ensuring user-side disaster recovery. It involves a platform on-premise, which can be replicated to another site. It's a very effective solution, and we prioritize both the FTO and the FTO.
What needs improvement?
I recommended adding Azure for EBMI XPower backup and incorporating SolarWinds for end-of-month risk processes, which were not part of the initial solution.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Veeam Data Platform since 10 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate the stability 9 out of 10.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would rate the scalability 9 out of 10. Generally, our clients fall into the medium-sized category.
How are customer service and support?
There are processes needed to enhance support. Technical support is an area that needs improvement.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
How was the initial setup?
I find the solution to be easily understandable and trouble-free. Deployment is straightforward, and I've had a positive experience with it. Currently, I haven't deployed with Azure or Microsoft thirteen hundred fifty-five, but I may explore that in the future for a better understanding.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I acknowledge there are concerns about pricing, specifically in gaining more customers for VM. We've encountered difficulties in convincing them due to pricing issues. So, I rate it a six.
What other advice do I have?
We strongly advocate using Veeam for specific cases, particularly for backup services and Disaster Recovery as a Service. These are the two primary cases we utilize to enhance our customer solutions.
On a scale of one to ten, with one being the worst and ten being the best, I would rate this product as an eight.
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IT consaltant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The solution has excellent reporting but needs to invest in AI and ML features to counter ransomware
Pros and Cons
- "Veeam One is easy to use. You don't need to get very technical or specific class training. Anyone can start using it."
- "Veeam One has its ransomware monitoring, but it's based on static parameters."
What is our primary use case?
My clients use Veeam One for monitoring. Veeam One offers backups and VM monitoring.
What is most valuable?
Veeam One is easy to use. You don't need to get very technical or specific class training. Anyone can start using it.
In my customer's feedback, one thing they liked a lot was the reporting. There is a reporting tool from Veeam One. My customers use reports and can generate reports based on anything they want. They can then compile the report and use them for multiple purposes. My customers use the reports for auditing and reporting, such as quarterly reports.
What needs improvement?
Veeam One has its ransomware monitoring, but it's based on static parameters. Maybe they can put in AI or ML to get an understanding of our customer's environment, so we don't need to manually tweak the static parameters to meet the customer's environment.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have about two years of experience with Veeam One, but my company deployed it three or four years ago.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate Veeam One's stability an eight out of ten. I don't hear any issues from my customers.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate Veeam One's scalability a seven out of ten. The solution has some limitations with scaling, so we need to put in some workarounds to scale it. However, the solution is still scalable.
In Malaysia, we have SMB and even enterprise customers. We have two banking customers using Veeam One.
How are customer service and support?
Veeam One has different support centers around the region because of the time zone. In Malaysia, the morning support will be in Australia. After three o'clock in Malaysia, Australia's shift ends, and if we need to continue to work on a case, we need to get the support team to transfer the case to another team, and it takes time to do the handover. That process could be faster.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Before Veeam One, I tried Veritas. In Veritas, if we want to monitor the virtual infrastructure, that is a separate license. Veeam One is very straightforward because it's called the virtual machine. If you have 100 virtual machines, you have to get 100 licenses. Veritas needs a capped speed license, which means I need to understand the customer's environment around the capped speed they use for the virtual machines. The license structure is complex for Veritas. And it is difficult to forecast the capped speed for the next few years of growth.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is really simple.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Veeam One's cost is cheaper. I rate its pricing a seven or an eight out of ten. The price is pretty cheap for our market. It's a really good price for the quality of the product.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Most clients don't want to use vRealize Operations since it is expensive.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Veeam One a seven out of ten. There are some improvements, but for the price point and features, I think that Veeam One is a great product.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Manager implementation at XENOTTABYTE
A cost-effective backup solution for your virtualized environment
Pros and Cons
- "The tool is a stable backup solution."
- "The product’s stability has certain issues and needs to be improved. The solution’s pricing could be also cheaper."
What is our primary use case?
My company uses the solution as a backup for Veeam images and databases.
What is most valuable?
The tool is a stable backup solution.
What needs improvement?
The product’s stability has certain issues and needs to be improved. The solution’s pricing could be also cheaper.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the product for more than five to six years. I use the tool’s latest version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate the solution’s stability an eight out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would rate the solution’s scalability an eight out of ten. We haven’t encountered any issues with respect to scalability. There are around 22 users for the solution in our company.
How are customer service and support?
Veeam’s support is good and fast.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used Commvault and Microsoft solutions. We switched to Veeam because of better licensing and pricing.
How was the initial setup?
The solution’s setup was easy and straightforward. The deployment took one to two weeks to complete. We deployed the backup solution and integrated it with the Veeam infrastructure, and took the backup.
What about the implementation team?
The tool’s deployment was done in-house.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The tool’s licensing is yearly and flexible. I would rate the solution’s pricing a seven out of ten.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate the overall solution an eight out of ten. The tool only requires one engineer for its maintenance. Veeam is a cost-effective solution for your virtualized environment.
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Account Manager at BGH
An easy-to-implement solution that is fast, stable, and flexible
Pros and Cons
- "First, I like that this solution is fast. Second, I like the stability and flexibility."
- "If you don't have technical knowledge about these services, monitoring the virtual machines is hard."
What is our primary use case?
We use this solution to backup documents, photographs, video tapes, and data in the cloud. It is a public cloud and implementation is easy because all you need to do is create a new user, and then you can easily load the data.
What is most valuable?
First, I like that this solution is fast. Second, I like the stability and flexibility.
What needs improvement?
If you don't have technical knowledge about these services, monitoring the virtual machines is hard. The solution is flexible if you have the correct knowledge though, so if you have knowledge about newer technical services, it's easy.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for about six years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a pay-as-you-go solution. There are four people using it in my company.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support is so helpful because the team is in the USA and the people are fast. We get answers fast and the connectivity is fast. It's so good. I would rate the technical support as a ten out of ten.
How was the initial setup?
The solution is really easy to set up.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Our licensing cost is $200 a year.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others.
I would rate this solution as a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Reseller.
System Administrator at Hidada
Easy to use, good support, and reliable
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Veeam Backup & Replication is the ease of use."
- "Veeam Backup & Replication could improve by making it more user-friendly."
What is our primary use case?
We are using Veeam Backup & Replication for backing data, such as our databases and VMs.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Veeam Backup & Replication is the ease of use.
What needs improvement?
Veeam Backup & Replication could improve by making it more user-friendly.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Veeam Backup & Replication for almost one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Veeam Backup & Replication is a stable solutions.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I have found Veeam Backup & Replication to be scalable.
We have one person using the solution in our company and they are doing the backup of our data. We plan to increase usage near the end of the year.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support from Veeam is good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used Veritas NetBackup but it was having some issues and it is almost at its end of life. We moved to Veeam Backup Replication.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was easy, and the whole process took two to three days.
What about the implementation team?
We did the implementation of Veeam Backup & Replication ourselves. We only use one person for the maintenance and support of the solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We pay for the license of Veeam Backup Replication on an annual basis. The cost of the license is approximately 70,000 rials. The support and maintenance are included in the price.
What other advice do I have?
My advice to others is Veeam Backup Replication is a good solution.
I rate Veeam Backup & Replication a ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Storage Architect at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Great integration, easy to set up, and reliable
Pros and Cons
- "Most of the features that we can use with HPE products are directly integrated with the Veeam. This is very important for the customers to have only one pane of glass to manage the backups and also use the HPE products for the backups."
- "There are certain solutions, such as Rubrik and Cohesity, that are little by little, taking market share. Veeam needs to be more aggressive to keep their dominance in the space."
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution as a backup.
What is most valuable?
From our view, from HPE, the engineering teams of HPE and Veeam are working together, and we are developing some products. There is a tight integration between Veeam's product, Veeam Backup and Recovery, and HPE storage products.
This is, I can say, a win-win approach. Most of the features that we can use with HPE products are directly integrated with the Veeam. This is very important for the customers to have only one pane of glass to manage the backups and also use the HPE products for the backups.
What needs improvement?
One thing that is always requested by the customers is to have new functionalities integrated very rapidly into the product. There are always new features that we must integrate. The market is pushing very hard to have new functionalities.
Right now, for example, there is a very high demand for protection against ransomware, and we want to integrate the data immutability features in Veeam and integration with HPE products.
For example, in the case of Veeam, they have many other partners. They have Dell. They have Pure Storage. They have NetApp also. For the engineering of Veeam, it's not very easy to integrate the features of all the third-party partners. I can say that the relationship between Veeam and HPE is very strong. We are working on 10 projects. Half of the backup projects that we have with Veeam most of the time.
There are certain solutions, such as Rubrik and Cohesity, that are little by little, taking market share. Veeam needs to be more aggressive to keep their dominance in the space.
For how long have I used the solution?
I'm in the storage business for more than 20 years. From the beginning, I used to work with VM backups. It's one of the major projects that I handle on the customer side. I used to work with Veeam as it is the leader on the market for VM backups. I used to work with Veeam.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's a very nice product. The feedback from the customers is that most of the time, it's very good. We install it, and that's all. It works. It's a great product. The only thing is when we have very important environments, I can say it's a little bit complex.
It's so easy to set up that sometimes the breadth of the product is not very well used by the customers, as there are a lot of features inside. Unfortunately, the customers don't have enough time to see all the features that they can use to improve their backups.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
In the data center, with HPE, they have some entities in Veeam. We have gateways. We have proxies. As soon as we have some scalability, to size these entities is not very easy. All the time we must work with a Veeam architect to set up the right environment. It's not so easy regarding scalability. It's mostly for large enterprises. For 80-90% of customers, it's very easy. However, for the 20 remaining percent, it's not very easy. It's not so easy, as there are so many features in Veeam that sometimes they are not very well used.
How are customer service and support?
Two or three years ago, we had an important escalation regarding the Veeam environment. It's not very easy to have access to level three. That said, for 90-95% of the cases, it's okay. Sometimes, when we have a real problem, it's not very good, however, that's a general truth in the IT market.
We have a direct relationship with Veeam pre-sales. Most of the time, when we have a very tough escalation, we can make a request to Veeam directly in France, and they can help us in a very efficient way. We have a very strong partnership.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I've worked with a variety of solutions.
Veeam is very, very good when we have a virtualized environment. It's a major part of the virtualized environment. However, in the data center sometimes some other products like Commvault, for example, or NetBackup, have more features than Veeam. When we have very important environments with bare-metal servers, Commvault is a better solution compared to Veeam in some situations.
How was the initial setup?
The difficulty of the initial setup depends. For the smaller environments, it's straightforward. It's very easy to set up an environment with one ESX cluster and one backup appliance to back up 100 VMs, for example, 100 or 200 VMs.
However, when we are in the data center, little by little, what we want is it to be present, to be an enterprise product, and when we are in the data center, when we have a lot of environments, bare-metal environments, virtualized environments, specific applications to back up, I can say that it's not so easy.
You must have the expertise to set up this kind of environment. The consulting phase and the preparation phase and the setup phase are very important. As soon as the environment is set up, changing something is not so easy. Many times we had to change the architecture after the initial setup as all the aspects were not been very well optimized for the environment of the customers.
There is not a very easy answer, as it is not only for Veeam. A backup project is a complex project due to the fact that we have some interaction with all the entities of our customers. We must have some workshops with all these entities to have the right solution to propose and to set up.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The licensing of Veeam sometimes is quite complicated, even if they have improved a lot the way that the licensing is working currently.
What other advice do I have?
I'm a consultant.
We're an integrator. I'm working for HPE. We are integrating only our products. Sometimes we integrate third-party products too, however, most of the time, we try to use our products. That said, it's impossible for my company to be the leader in all the environments. For example, for the backup,s we have some technology, some preferred partners, and Veeam and Commvault are the main partners right now for the backups.
I'd advise potential new users to analyze exactly what they want to do before implementing the solution as it's always better to know exactly what they want to do.
To set up the environment is very easy, however, you must anticipate future problems and think about scalability. You also need to think about how you are going to add more power to the environment. Everyone needs to prepare for the coming years.
Right now, there are new demands on the market, and Veeam as a leader in backup software must anticipate these needs. Right now, we have some demands regarding the backups of objects, as, little by little, we have a lot of customers using objects as primary storage.
In terms of anticipating such kinds of demands, Veeam is one of the leaders of the market.
I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten. It's a great solution.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Managing Director/ VP of Sales at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Reliable with helpful technical support and competitive pricing
Pros and Cons
- "It's a pretty complete product."
- "During the initial setup especially, there's a bit of a learning curve."
What is our primary use case?
The solution is primarily used for backups.
We're a managed service provider and we use it to back up our own stuff. We use it to backup all of our client's data. Obviously, depending on the client, they're very much siloed. We've got multiple backups and multiple instances of Veeam deployed in their particular partitioned-off networks. Those are daily backups. We do full backups and we do incremental backups. Exactly what that schedule depends on the client itself, however, on a daily or a weekly basis, we have the typical things that end users do where they delete files and we have to go recover them.
How has it helped my organization?
We've had catastrophic failures at sites due to our location in Florida. Over the years, hurricanes come through and things happen, and we've had to deploy backups to get clients back up and running.
What is most valuable?
The most important features of backups are them being able to make sure they're reliable, and that whatever you need to restore you have access to. Veeam offers us that. You can easily restore everything to get the data back in the event of an emergency.
It's a pretty complete product.
For the most part, it is competitively priced.
Technical support has always been very helpful and responsive.
What needs improvement?
Pricing is always an issue. The less it costs, the better for us and our clients. Therefore, if they can lower the costs, that would be ideal for us.
The ease of usability and a learning curve to get up to speed are usually important. If they can continue to streamline and simplify their product, that would help us a lot. During the initial setup especially, there's a bit of a learning curve.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been in the business for 30 plus years and have health with multiple backup solutions, including Veeam, for many, many years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is reliable. It's stable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze.
How are customer service and technical support?
Technical support has been good. We haven't had any issues really.
How was the initial setup?
There's a learning curve you need to deal with when you are implementing the product. Once you're implementing it and figuring out everything configuring the features, it's okay, however, it's not exactly straightforward.
We go through some training first from our more senior-level people that have already been using it when we train new people, and obviously, that has helped when it comes to implementation. We're finding it's getting easier to cross-train folks.
We're generally able to support it, in terms of maintenance. We've got thousands of users, and therefore, we've got several people on the team at various stages. We have two or three senior guys and then we have several of the mid-tier folks, and obviously, we've got new folks coming on every month that we're cross-training for the entry-level positions.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
In terms of pricing, our marketing department handles that. I don't really deal with that area. However, I can say that I would assume that the solution is competitive or else we would not be using the product.
I'd advise those considering the solution to first make sure they take the vendor training and get at least one or two on the team up to speed from people that know the product. Then, use them to cross-train the rest of your staff.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I'm always researching and downloading information, and recently, I was looking at that Cloud Backup Report.
We've looked at other options. They're all pretty similar. With Veeam, the interface seems to be fairly easy to use and the price points are good. I don't know exactly what it is off the top of my head, however, I know that we've had several conversations about it being price competitive.
What other advice do I have?
I've done lots of backups in the past, both onsite offsite, and for DR.
I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten.
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