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it_user164022 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Administrator at a transportation company with 51-200 employees
Vendor
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

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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 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.
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Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
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.
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it_user6492 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Consultant
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
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it_user6492 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Consultant
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.
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it_user3876 - PeerSpot reviewer
it_user3876Database Manager at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Real User

What is the minimum disk space requirement for the installation of Veeam Backup and Replication?

reviewer967965 - PeerSpot reviewer
DC Infrastructure and Services Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Reseller
Powerful storage integration, good support, and good stability
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a powerful software for communicating with the storage and for redundancy."
  • "Its price is higher than other solutions and can be improved. They can also change the version of the software more often."

What is our primary use case?

We use it for backup and recovery.

What is most valuable?

It is a powerful software for communicating with the storage and for redundancy.

What needs improvement?

Its price is higher than other solutions and can be improved. They can also change the version of the software more often.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It has very good stability. It doesn't have any glitches, and it is very stable so far.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is very scalable. You need more licensing to scale it. 

We have five users of this solution in our company.

How are customer service and technical support?

I would rate them a ten out of ten.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was easy. The deployment took two and a half hours.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It is more expensive than other solutions.

What other advice do I have?

Feature-wise, it is a good solution. You can install the free version of this solution to try it out. This free version is valid for 13 days.

I would rate Veeam Backup & Replication an 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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it_user755142 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IS/IT Consultant, Backup D/R Specialist at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Safer backups and restores, which means less time worrying

What is most valuable?

  • Instant Recovery
  • ReFS support
  • SureBackup

How has it helped my organization?

Faster and safer backups and restores means less time worrying.

What needs improvement?

  • ReFS works
  • Evacuation of backups
  • Merge

For how long have I used the solution?

For five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No issues.

How are customer service and technical support?

It provides the maximum level of support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have used all flavors of backup solutions since early 1990s, this is by far the most advanced yet and easiest product to use.

How was the initial setup?

It was straightforward. Basically, it was start, next, then finish.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It can be costly if the wrong license type is chosen. It is important to know what is needed before ordering.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I have used all flavors of backup solutions since early 1990s, this is by far the most advanced yet and easiest product to use.

What other advice do I have?

Use a skilled consultant for the initial setup, then let him/her teach you for a day and you are set.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Reseller and Silver Partner.
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Chris ChilderhoseLead Infrastructure Architect at ThinkON
ExpertTop 5Real User

Nice review. Veeam is a great product for sure.

reviewer1307664 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Center Consultant at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Review about Veeam Backup & Replication
Pros and Cons
  • "Veeam's file monitoring capabilities are strong and consistent."
  • "The Veeam portal should be better integrated with all the parts of the new release. But there's always a workaround to replicate the new solution. I'd like to have better integration with other solutions like SAP."

What is our primary use case?

We use Veeam to protect and replicate the data. We need another tool for protecting the information.

What is most valuable?

Veeam's file monitoring capabilities are strong and consistent. 

What needs improvement?

The Veeam portal should be better integrated with all the parts of the new release. But there's always a workaround to replicate the new solution. I'd like to have better integration with other solutions like SAP.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been working with Veeam Backup for three years. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Veeam is highly scalable.

How are customer service and support?

Veeam support is integrated across phone, chat, and email, and they have excellent discipline.

How was the initial setup?

Veeam is relatively easy to deploy and you have two options. It only takes one engineer to deploy and maintain.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Veeam nine out of 10. Cloud integration is a good option. They have many ways to provide integration. Some on-premise elements are part of the integration with Google. You can add part of the center to the backup to create a hybrid setup. It's not enough to have all the backup with RAMM or ERMA. The portfolio that comes with Veeam is easy, and that's also good to have — to cover all the enterprise and part of the availability suite. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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reviewer1058067 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Infrastructure Manager at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Reseller
It has application awareness and quick migration capabilities

What is our primary use case?

  • Centralized backup
  • Remote WAN backup copy
  • Replica
  • Physical server backup.

How has it helped my organization?

If it backs up, then I'm sure it will restore!

What is most valuable?

  • Application awareness (via Windows VSS Writers, Oracle RMAN integration, etc.)
  • Quick migration.

What needs improvement?

Dedupe capabilities.

For how long have I used the solution?

More than five years.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: IT Services Firm: we are Veeam Partner too and sell it to our customers, along with others brand
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