We have found instant recovery to be a valuable feature.
IT Executive at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Offers good instant recovery features
Pros and Cons
- "I consider the solution's technical support to be excellent, perfect."
- "There should be better use of the external hard drives."
What is most valuable?
What needs improvement?
There should be better use of the external hard drives.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Veeam Backup and Replication for the past year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable.
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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
I consider the solution's technical support to be excellent, perfect.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
While I used to work with other products whose names I cannot recall, I prefer to work with those of Veeam.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was easy.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price of the solution could be lower.
We pay for the solution annually, particularly as relates to the cloud version.
What other advice do I have?
The solution is deployed both on-premises and to the cloud.
There are 1,500 people making use of it.
We require one person for its maintenance.
While the documentation is good enough, it should be properly read. A person should read the manual and be experienced with the infrastructure of his computers and company servers.
I rate Veeam Backup and Replication as an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
System Engineer at Tech Elecon Pvt. Ltd.
It is a good product in regards to performance as well as data protection
Pros and Cons
- "It is a good product, in regards to performance, as well as data protection."
- "In Linux, I suggest you backup for a PostgreSQL database."
What is our primary use case?
I use it for our VMware environment and physical servers. It is a good product, in regards to performance, as well as data protection.
How has it helped my organization?
After we bought this product, we backed up all the servers of Azure, as well as our physical servers.
The product is user-friendly.
What is most valuable?
- Restore "File" and "Folder" from VM Backup in Windows, as well as Linux.
- AD Restore
- Exchange Database
- SQL Database
- Veeam dedup and compression
What needs improvement?
In Linux, I suggest you backup for a PostgreSQL database.
For how long have I used the solution?
One to three years.
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Technical Marketing Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Protects our production environment without the need to install clients on every VM.
What is most valuable?
Veeam's virtual lab is very useful for making use of existing backups for other purposes.
How has it helped my organization?
We use Veeam to protect our production environment without the need to install clients on every VM for every different MSFT applications that we have in production.
What needs improvement?
Veeam's been doing a good job in terms of delivering new features.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have used this solution for more than 5 years.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
The deployment was easy as pie.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
There were no stability issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Our production environment is small but growing. So far, there have been no issues in terms of scalability for our use.
How are customer service and technical support?
Customer Service:
Customer service is pretty good. I would give them a rating of 7/10.
I never had to use technical support. The tool is pretty intuitive and we can solve most of the issues on our own.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
It all comes down to cost.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup it was straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
We did an in-house implementation.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Talk to your Veeam rep.
What other advice do I have?
The solution scales in an easy and intuitive way.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: We work with Veeam and other data protection solutions. I work on solution integration.
Systems Administrator at a transportation company with 51-200 employees
We specifically like the file level restore and bandwith optimization. I'd like a friendlier UI.
What is most valuable?
- Replication
- Exchange Integration
- Bandwidth Optimization
- File Level Restore
- VM Restore from backup
How has it helped my organization?
- Drastically reduce administrative effort
- Friendly User Interface
- Faster backup recovery
- Disaster Recovery Plan
- Decrease amount of backup completion
What needs improvement?
Retention Policy isn't flexible enough to configure complex retention policy.
For how long have I used the solution?
2 years - version 7
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
No deployment problems.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
No stability problems.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
No scability problems.
How are customer service and technical support?
Customer Service:
Good
Technical Support:Excellent
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
vRanger
How was the initial setup?
Yes, just follow the Administrative/Quick guide, it's friendly user.
What was our ROI?
Upgrades, reduce administrative effort to do automation, disaster recovery.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
- Acronis
- BackupExec
What other advice do I have?
It's a very straight forward software that does not require technical intervention. Can fully integrate with VMware / Hyper-V without any issues. If your are not sure what is going to be the final decision, try It for free and see the results by yourself.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
For 10000 + VM environments this product is the best. Customer support not as great as Microsoft.
What is most valuable?
Inter site backup replication, object level AD restore and complete VMDK level VM backup and restore.
How has it helped my organization?
It is helpful in BCP in the event of disaster and human errors on VM infrastructure to reduce MTTR and fast recovery.
What needs improvement?
Random CBT errors during backup jobs.
For how long have I used the solution?
More than 3 years.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
No, those are related to network not related to product.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
No stability issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
No scalability issues.
How are customer service and technical support?
Customer Service:
It's good but comparing to VMware and Microsoft they lack little behind.
Technical Support:It's good but comparing to VMware and Microsoft they lack little behind.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Net backup and we switched to this considering agent less backup operation by this product that help our operations to run live without performance issues.
How was the initial setup?
It's not complex as all.
What about the implementation team?
An in-house team.
What was our ROI?
It's great when compared to Net backup and Tivoli. Also. it improves our customer offering as backup operations are independent of resources provided to servers.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
YES, Avamar and Tivoli.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Cloud Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Great tool to learn how to monitor a Virtual Infrastructure
Valuable Features:
Simplified management
Easy to install
Room for Improvement:
No integration with vsphere client
Limited metrics to choose from
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Cloud Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Easy installation and simple management
Valuable Features:
Easy installation
Simple management
Simplified backup verification
Simplified restore operation
Excellent Instant recovery engine
Room for Improvement:
Snapshot-based
no vCloud Director integration
very incomplete knowledge base
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Software Technology Specialist at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Highly configurable, good interface, and simple implmentation
Pros and Cons
- "Veeam Backup Replication's most valuable features are the ease of use and the interface is very configurable for the users. It's a very familiar solution in Algeria."
- "The documentation and communication could be better in Veeam Backup Replication."
What is our primary use case?
Veeam Backup Replication can be deployed on the cloud and on-premise. We choose the best option based on many factors, such as the environment complexity and maturity of the customer.
We use Veeam Backup Replication as a backup and recovery solution.
What is most valuable?
Veeam Backup Replication's most valuable features are the ease of use and the interface is very configurable for the users. It's a very familiar solution in Algeria.
What needs improvement?
The documentation and communication could be better in Veeam Backup Replication.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Veeam Backup & Replication for approximately 15 years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have approximately 50 customers using this solution.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support from Veeam is very good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Most of my customers previously used Veritas backup solutions.
How was the initial setup?
The solution is very easy to implement.
What other advice do I have?
We discovered Veeam Backup Replication with our presales people in our company. We did a POC at our office which is mandatory by our technical director when we discover a new solution. We go to the customer and discuss with them the difference and benefit of Veritas Backup Exec and Veeam and which can best suit their environment. Additionally, we show them the difference between using Veritas Backup Exec and the Veeam Backup Replication.
Veeam needs to work on their marketing for their solutions.
I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate Veeam Backup Replication a nine out of ten.
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