Veeam Data Platform Reviews

It is for backup and replication.

We use it for failover and disaster recovery. There have been times when our primary systems have failed, and we've been able to run virtually until our primary systems are available again. From a business continuity experience, it has worked fairly well.

Replication is most valuable.

The cloud part of it can be improved. There should be an option for Veeam in your own cloud, as compared to the Veeam cloud offering that's currently there. The rest of it is easy. 

I have been using this solution for eight years.

It is stable.

I am not trying to scale it up.

I didn't have any issues with technical support.

We use Zerto for the main part, and Veeam for a little part. We use them for different things. I prefer Zerto because I get a better RTU and RPO. It may be not as easy to set up, but once it is working, the RPO is in a region of 10 seconds. As compared to Veeam, its replication is currently two or three times.

It is of medium complexity.

It is relatively cheap.

I would advise others to use it. It is a good system.

I would rate it an eight out of 10.

We primarily use Veeam Backup and Replication in small installations and projects with Windows as well as standard Linux systems. We also use it as a backup solution for cloud products such as Office 365. In total, we have around 14 Veeam users, which covers about 100-200 devices using it.

Regarding the technical implementation, we have three primary technical personnel that maintain our use of Veeam. Because our company is multinational, with data centers located in Nordic countries such as Finland, we often have conferences outside our country and we share the services used to configure and perform the maintenance of our systems when needed. In this case, I can't point to an exact number of all the technical staff involved with Veeam throughout the greater organization.

Ideally, when it comes to backups, we prefer to use only one solution rather than two. However, we also have customers in the healthcare sector in Portugal who are using legacy UNIX and Oracle systems, and Veeam does not have agents for these operating systems. So when these customers want to create disaster recovery plans, we like to use Commvault to set up replication and create backup copies of the data code.

Veeam is quick, easy to work with, and its support for Microsoft products is good. They also provide adequate solutions for backing up Microsoft applications in the cloud, such as Office 365.

Veeam needs to have more support for non-Windows systems and other databases. For example, I can do SQL with Veeam but not Informix or Oracle. This is unfortunate because we have many partners with Oracle systems and Informix databases, and Veeam does not yet have the agents we need for specific Oracle and UNIX operating systems.

Because we are limited to using Veeam on mainly Microsoft systems, we have to resort to another backup and replication provider, Commvault, to handle these other systems. In general, I think that Veeam needs more improvement in terms of support for other applications and IT systems. It would be much more convenient for us to have all our backups for the different systems covered under one solution only, rather than having to use Veeam alongside other solutions like Commvault.

I have been using Veeam for a couple of years now. 

As far as I've been using it, it has been a stable solution.

With regard to scalability, we don't have any problems in terms of basic Windows systems.

Our local support team for Veeam is composed of four technical members who assist with support across the board. In first line support, there are more support members, but in second line support there are only two to three people who can support our customers. However, the problems are generally so easy that when using Veeam across our data centers, there aren't many support issues that can't be solved quickly.

It took us about five weeks to install Veeam in our environments and to implement it with our various solutions. We did not have much trouble with the initial setup, and it wasn't very difficult to work with.

We have implemented Veeam in-house, as it is very important for us to do it this way when it comes to backups and data replication.

We pay yearly licensing fees for Veeam in our data centers where we're using disaster recovery and replication between our many solutions, especially cloud solutions. From the beginning, we've done our licensing from a separate channel through our data center team in Seattle.

Veeam is a good backup product but it definitely needs more complexity when it comes to supporting different types of systems and applications. That said, it works perfectly for how we use it in our Microsoft solutions and I know we will continue to use it.

I would rate Veeam Backup and Replication a ten out of ten.

We had an issue with power in the data center and one of the IBM storage devices could not startup. We managed to restore all of the VMs from Veeam and disaster recovery was executed as expected within our SLA.

Enables us to restore the VM when the needs arises and for disaster recovery.

• Near-synchronous, better RPO and RTO snapshot-based takes a lot of space and resources.
• They could look at different ways to replicate only new changes or blocks.
• If we have to use Veeam for disaster recovery, we need to make sure that we can at least have up to 10 or 15 minutes of data before a disaster happens. Currently, you can have replication but this uses/eats up a lot of resources, on the network. Is there any other way they could increase RPO with less or limited network resources being used?

We did have stability issues and we had to contact technical support. They were very helpful.

Technical support is very good.

We didn’t have any previous tools for this.

The initial setup was straightforward. We did quite a bit of research and lab testing before the actual implementation. The white papers where very helpful

The pricing and licensing is better than the competitors, but it could be better.

We looked at Zerto and Acronis.

If they are looking for backup and recovery, Veeam is the way to go. If they are looking for a high RPO and RTO, Zerto is the way to go.

Its ease of use is the most valuable feature. It has a very simple UI.

Veeam is a very stable product. The ease of use and UI are some of its highlights. Learning this tool is very easy and you do not need any training classes.

Right now, replication it does in every 15 minutes. However, if it could do continuous replication or even bring it down to 5 minutes, then it would be great.

I have used the first version and stopped using it for a while, due to many physical servers in our environment. I have been using the new version for almost a year.

There were no stability issues that could not be resolved.

There were no scalability issues.

The technical support is excellent; they are very prompt and knowledgeable.

We were using another solution before this one. The reason we moved over to this solution was that we were only 30% virtualized, so we had to use a product that had backup physical servers.

The setup was very straightforward and any technical person can do the initial setup.

Licensing is per CPU, so it depends on the number of physical CPUs.

Based on my previous experience with Veeam, I didn’t evaluate anything else.

It is a very solid product with an easy UI. If you are 90% virtualized, then it is a great product.

It is installed and configured in 15 minutes. It is reliable and you can really count on its restore jobs. It also provides very good deduplication alongside fast backup/restore on tape and instant VM recovery and allowing you to restore a VM onto an NFS mount point anywhere you want on a Windows 2012 Server. Veeam's 3-2-1 backup rule is also good where it has three copies of data, two different medias, with one off-site copy. Lastly, we're able to sandbox VMs without impacting the production environment.

In a fully virtualized environment, the ability to perform instant or quick restore full VM is invaluable, and because this product is reliable, I often forget the backup appliance for weeks or months.
Veeam Backup makes me more confident and agile in managing and maintaining my IT infrastructure.

Since this is a pure 95 % virtualized solution for Hyper-V or vSphere, this product could do more to backup individual files, databases, and or complete guest OS. For now, I have to backup NAS, and doing this for individual files is a pain in the neck and I have to play with two different backup solutions. Also, Veeam will not backup a physical server.

I've been using it since v6.0 in 2013. It was used in parallel with VMware VDR, and then VDP but it was quickly abandoned for a full Veeam solution.

We have had no issues with the deployment.

There have been no performance issues.

I have ordered more socket CPU licenses but I do not know if this will be easy or painful. There is nothing to do when adding clusters/hosts except checking the number of CPUs allowed.

I have, 99 % of time, found an answer to my questions or issues through customer services or via forums.

On-line help is also complete and often come with interactive videos showing how and where to click, and this is amazing.

Prior to Veeam, I used VMware VDR, and then VDP (> vSphere 5.x).

It's complete in 15 minutes. It's so easy that even a child could schedule bakcups. It was the same when upgrading from v8.0 to 9.0. It was simply a click and wait job and completed within 10 minutes.

I’m responsible for choosing and implementing this product. I discovered Veeam through my previous jobs. In this one, it was already implemented by local IT engineers.

Licensing costs are OK, they are a good average when compared to their competitors. The only issue I have is having three NetApp filers and not being able to backup/restore from snapshots, SnapMirror, or SnapVault. So if I had more money, I’d head directly to the Enterprise “Plus” Edition. The Standard Edition is not supposed to manage tapes or deduplication and is limited to small infrastructure environments.

I’m not a specialist of EMC Avamar, but I think that Avamar is more universal (backup of NAS for example), but it is way more expensive and complex than Veeam. I didn’t evaluate any other commercial solution.

There's no need to buy direct attached disks, as you can just build from scratch a “Veeam appliance” with a a big 2U 8 core Xeon server with 16 GB RAM and lot of SAS disks (at least 2 RAID). You then add Windows Server OS and the Veeam software. With this setup, you won’t need extra space, separate SANs, or network switches, except maybe for your LTO drives.

Otherwise, use some VMs for Veeams and separate the proxy so you can make your big physical server a repository. Do not allow your physical server to backup your ESXi hosts with VMFS datastores, as you might not find your VMs in the VMDK virtual disks.

Most important though is to always test your real recovery abilities and try to simulate total failures of a SAN direct attached volume for example, or even from your backup system.

Veeam is our primary backup system used with the DD2500 for the repository. We use Veeam 9.5 Update 3 on a physical Windows 2016 server with Proxy servers deployed one per host in our HA Cluster. We also use the Enterprise Plus licensing for Nimble Snapshot Integration for backups and this allows our backup window to be reduced.

With moving the Veeam server to a physical server and creating a Proxy server on each of the hosts, we are able to leverage SAN based backup which is very fast. Jobs are completed overnight and never run in to the business hours.

Features with the most value are Instant VM Recovery, SQL Explorer and Exchange Explorer. Allowing our Veeam Agents access to the repositories for backups is another big plus.

Physical backup is always where room for improvement could be but Veeam has always stated they are not going in that direction. However, with Veeam Endpoint Backup, physical server backup is possible.

I have been using this solution for more than five years.

Stability has always been the best part of Veeam and never has there been an issue with this.

The scalability of Veeam is endless depending on your needs and there were no issues for us.

Customer Service:

Customer service is always been top notch and I rate it a 10/10.

Technical Support:

Technical support is 10/10. They are always fast with responding to tickets and help you in the best way possible. They even arrange discussions with Architects if you have questions on best practices or environment setup.

Positive

We still use Symantec Backup Exec but only due to having physical Exchange 2010 servers. Once we virtualize this will be decommissioned. Having Veeam Endpoint Backup may be the alternate solution to fast-track this.

The initial setup was very straightforward and there never seems to be issues with Veeam.

We completed the implementation in-house using local resources.

ROI has been about six months.

Be sure as always to evaluate products, get licensing costs, etc. Choose what is right for your business model.

No other options were evaluated as we knew Veeam was one of the better solutions for Virtual Backup.

Veeam is a great product and always works. The product setup is easy and learning of the product for someone technical is straightforward. I look forward to the improvements in this product as it progresses.

We use the solution to store the backups in other devices and local servers.

The solution's instant recovery feature is good and allows you to capture and copy individual files. Veeam Data Platform is easy to use.

We do not use all the options the solution provides, and it could be made simpler. Since the solution has many options, it is not easier to give tasks to schedule it.

I have been using Veeam Data Platform for less than one year.

The solution’s initial setup is not difficult.

The solution can be deployed within one day.

I would recommend the solution to other users.

Overall, I rate Veeam Data Platform an eight out of ten.

We use Veeam ONE mostly for data backup and recovery for virtualized environments.

One valuable feature of Veeam ONE for backup management is its dashboard, which offers a comprehensive view of backups and other essential data.

In terms of improvement, I have found Veeam ONE to be lacking in some areas. The reports are basic and not customizable, making it challenging to get detailed insights. Additionally, there are limitations with the reports if your backup schedule runs overnight. I hope they release a better version soon.

I have been using Veeam ONE for two and a half years.

I would rate the overall stability of Veeam as a seven. While it is reliable for general backups and snapshots, it faces challenges with scale-out and Oracle backups. The Azure scale-out feature also presents stability issues, with most of our tickets revolving around that area.

I would rate the scalability of Veeam ONE as a five out of ten. While it can scale, it is heavily dependent on factors like bandwidth and data volume. Our organization, being data-heavy, faces challenges with scale-outs due to bandwidth limitations. Smaller organizations might find it easier to scale without such constraints.

We have around ten users currently using Veeam ONE in our organization, overseeing the protection of approximately 3,000 workloads.

I would rate Veeam's support as a nine overall. Tier one support can be weak, but tier two is excellent. We often need to escalate to tier two for resolution. Occasionally, issues require R&D involvement, but overall, support is reliable.

Positive

We chose Veeam over Commvault because it is simpler to use and more cost-effective. Commvault's complexity and lack of readiness for cloud backups made it less appealing. Veeam offered comprehensive backup solutions for on-premises, Azure, and Office 365, with fewer hardware requirements compared to Commvault.

Deploying Veeam ONE in our organization took around one to one and a half hours. It was straightforward, it was just a matter of connecting to the server and following a few steps.

We handle maintenance and troubleshooting for Veeam ONE in-house with a team of two to three people. If we can't resolve issues internally, we escalate to Veeam support. We used to have weekly catch-ups during critical issues but now have shifted to monthly since there are no critical issues currently. Overall, it is a straightforward product that doesn't require frequent maintenance once set up.

Overall, we find Veeam ONE to be reasonably priced, especially with our long-term deals. Its capability to manage various aspects of our infrastructure, including on-premises and Azure, adds significant value. While we initially tried Azure native backup, we found Veeam to be more comprehensive and user-friendly. Although we currently use two backup solutions, we are considering consolidating everything under Veeam in the future.

We don't use Veeam ONE for monitoring our virtual environment due to compatibility issues with other software like Pulse SolarWinds. We primarily use it for backup activities. I have tested it and found it promising, but haven't run it extensively due to operational concerns.

I use Veeam ONE for proactive issue resolution by relying on its reports. If something isn't healthy, the report alerts me. Then I investigated further, like when it flagged issues with our proxy server's pricing. I don't check it daily; I schedule reports and review them, giving me a basic idea of what is happening. If I see unexpected issues in the report, I know where to focus my attention. While I don't use it for daily monitoring, it is handy for reporting.

Veeam ONE's reporting capabilities provide a decent overview, but I need more granularity for our data protection strategies. While the reports are okay, they sometimes lack the detail my team and boss require. I'm currently exploring ways to meet our need for more detailed reporting, such as tracking data scaled out to Azure.

Veeam ONE's analytics have helped us with IT decision-making by identifying issues like poor storage and repository node problems. Its focused view on backup infrastructure narrowed our troubleshooting scope. For instance, it highlighted discrepancies in backup deletion, leading us to uncover a bug in our current version. 

I would recommend Veeam ONE for small organizations, but for larger ones needing granular reporting, it might fall short. Veeam is continually improving its features and aiming to compete at an enterprise level, but it is still evolving. Overall, I would rate Veeam ONE as an eight out of ten.