Veritas NetBackup Reviews

We are currently working on planning the backup infrastructure within the data center. This is both on cloud and on-premise. We use Azure and AWS cloud platforms.

Veritas enterprise has many agents who perform the backup, whether it is a consistent backup or recorded backup. The solution has everything from the snapshot to the multiple database agents.

The product is good, but there are extra costs for additional features.

I have worked with Veritas for 15 years.

Veritas is very stable.

The scalability of Veritas NetBackup is not a challenge. We can deploy additional media servers or save data whenever we require.

Technical support is great. 

The initial setup of Veritas NetBackup is straightforward and not complex. We have been using it for a long time and are very comfortable on the platform. A small setup can be done in 30 minutes. Then it is just a matter of deployment and mastering the solution.

We have our own team to implement the Veritas deployment. Deployment and maintenance of the solution requires one person. It depends on how much infrastructure you are running and what policy you have.

The return on investment regarding restoration, which is the purpose of backup, it is always available, quickly.

The licensing for this solution is annual. There are multiple features available for an additional cost.

Everything is available through Veritas. They have a very good team who take care of all kinds of operating systems, as well as working on machine platforms. Veritas takes care of the monthly updates, so whatever is happening on the cloud side, master side, or the technology side, they take care of so you don't need to push to introduce the new features.

Veritas is the market leader in enterprise backup software. It has all the required features that are available in the market, always staying one step ahead. Deployment is easy as they have all the documentation required. Their database knowledge system is good. Lastly, technical support has all the proper processes in place including escalation metrics.

I would rate this solution a 10 out of 10.

Veritas NetBackup is our main backup software for all the data that we have inside of the organization, such as personal profiles and databases.

The backup is the first thing that you must have in your mind in order to have security. It is important to backup everything in case there are accidents when files are deleted. Additionally, backups are important for security reasons to protect against ransomware and other threats. This solution has been very important for our organization.

The backup and restore features work very well.

The user interface could improve, it seems a bit out of date.

I have been using Veritas NetBackup for approximately 13 years.

Veritas NetBackup is stable.

I have found the scalability of Veritas NetBackup to be very good.

There are two people in my organization that do the administration of the solution and we have 400 users who indirectly use the solution.

We can speak with an agent from the United Kingdom, USA, or India. When you are speaking with the agent from India, is not the best support because you are trying to understand what he says in English, they manage but the support could be better from India.

We were previously using Veritas Backup Exec and switched to Veritas NetBackup because we created a DR site and in that period the Veritas Backup Exec didn't support the duplication for our site. We are currently using Veritas NetBackup.

We used a partner to implement the solution here in Greece.

This solution does not require maintenance every day. The only thing that is needed is the management of the backup jobs if needed or to add or remove servers. However, if Veritas informed us that there is an upgraded version available then we will have to install it.

If you want to have more scalability you have to purchase more licenses. The license is annually and there are a lot of different licensing depending on the number of terabytes needed. It is not based on per-user, core, or servers. You can backup anything you want using the purchased terabyte space. 

Instead of having media servers and storage for backups, we are planning to move to an Appliance that can include everything inside.

My overall advice to others is Veritas NetBackup is very good and stable. However, it depends on the budget that they have. They can purchase something cheaper, but the backup is the first and the last thing that you need to have not to work properly.

I rate Veritas NetBackup a nine out of ten.

We use NetBackup to protect our data.

The most valuable feature for us is the NDMP.

I've been using Veritas for around five years, but the bank has been using it for longer. They started migrating to NetBackup almost eight years ago.

NetBackup is highly stable. We have more than 1,800 policies that run every day. So the product is stable, but it is challenging to get support when we have a problem.

We scale NetBackup, but it's never so much that we need to add a media server in our environment.

They need to improve their support. In the beginning, their engineers had trouble understanding the issue we were presenting. It took a lot of conversations for them to start troubleshooting the problem. 

The complexity of the deployment depends on the data we are protecting. It's a bit complicated if we're working with databases, but it's simple to back up a file system. We can do everything ourselves, but we open a case with Veritas if we have a problem. Two full-time IT employees are enough to deploy, maintain, and manage NetBackup. 

We only pay a yearly license for support.

I rate NetBackup five out of 10. To anyone implementing NetBackup, I suggest hiring a consultant because the product can be tricky to configure. If it's misconfigured, you won't get the results you want. 

We use Veritas NetBackup for backup.

I am the head of the institution and my team is using this solution. It is used by my team. It is evaluated and secured by me, but my storage team uses it 100 percent. I manage this product.

I am comfortable with using this product.

I don't believe that it is flexible enough for business operations and other things.

Unlike Veeam, Veritas does not provide a Community Edition.

The restoration method and the compression ratio need improvement.

I had been using Veritas NetBackup for ten years.

I am now working with the Veeam Backup solution. I have been working with Veeam Backup for two and half years. I am using the Community Edition.

I am very satisfied with this product. It's stable and scales well.

We never approached Veeam for technical help as a community addition because community addition does not include technical support.

I would rate Veeam Backup a nine out of ten.

The restoration method and the compression ratio, appear to be slightly better than Veritas.

Both are different, it is difficult to compare. I am comfortable in both they are neck in neck in terms of competition.

It is reasonably priced.

It is dependent on the institution as well as the company's requirements. Veeam provides a free corporate license for their platform, whereas Veritas does not. Perhaps there will be a trial version period, after which we will need to purchase it.

Veeam, for example, has a Community Edition, which is free for usage, without any support. This does not exist in Veritas. You can try it for 30, 40 days, or a month trial, then you need to pay for it and start the obligation. For example, I use Veeam without any subscription or license. There is a big difference.

I would rate Veritas NetBackup an eight out of ten.

We use it for all of our data protect needs at the moment. That's why we're exploring new options, as well as going into the cloud.

The most common problem is the backup failures over the weekend.

We have to troubleshoot and sometimes do restores and then we have trouble doing some of the restores.

I have been using Veritas NetBackup since last March.

It is pretty stable. We have one dedicated technician that is taking care of all the data protect. Typically, we have an issue once a month, if that. Or once every two months.

The only comparison I can make is to Commvault, and I think Commvault is a much better product, so I probably would rate it a six or a seven.

My advice to anyone considering this program is to take a really good look at cloud options.

On a scale of one to ten, I would give Veritas NetBackup a six.

My primary use case is for disaster recovery or recovering anything from our other data center.

The most valuable feature is that you don't need any special connectivity - you just need to give your seller name, and then it automatically discovers all your virtual machines, which is a great benefit, especially in a bigger environment.

The product could improve the user-friendliness and comfort of its environment, especially for those unfamiliar with it. There is also an issue with glitches in the network, which forces us to check the connectivity. In addition, some solutions are only available to internal Veritas users, not to customers or partners, and you have to allow Veritas to test your network before they give a report. This is a problem, and Veritas needs to add functionality for customers to test their own networks.

I've been using this solution for ten years.

The scalability of this product is good.

The technical support is good.

Deployment was fine, though there is an issue with seeing skills certificates.

NetBackup provides end-to-end support for all your workload and gives good support overall. I would give this solution a score of eight out of ten.

We are using Veritas NetBackup for protecting our company data.

I have found the Media Server Deduplication tool, deployment policies, and agentless features to be the most valuable features.

The security and performance could improve with Veritas NetBackup. The security could be improved by protecting the data from attackers.

I have been using Veritas NetBackup for approximately 10 years.

The solution is stable, it is a highly trusted solution.

I have used the solution is medium and large enterprise companies. It is scalable.

I have been satisfied with the support.

I have previously used other solutions.

The implementation is simple.

I did the implementation myself.

Veritas NetBackup's pricing is a bit steep when compared to other tools. It is very costly, but service-wise and overall, the Veritas NetBackup is a good product.

I rate Veritas NetBackup an eight out of ten.

I am working with the latest update.

The solution is used for user backups. 

We consider the backup capabilities to be very good.  

There are so many things which need improving. With web access, we can't access the dashboards. A person can only access the particular system in which he installed that application. We cannot get access through our local network or web. We can use the local user's details, for the purposes of looking or making modifications, but these things are not available on the web or through net access. 

The dashboard systems need to be addressed. It would be very good if one could get access through his LAN, without the need to involve the server. 

A utilizations check and the ability to utilize the number of users editing facilities would be very good. 

While technical support is good, it takes them a long time, for reasons unbeknownst to me, to resolve issues and this is why we involve their partners. This happens every time they take the logs and search. Technical support only gets back to us the following morning. 

I have been using Veritas NetBackup for the last two years.

The solution is easy to scale.

While technical support is good, it takes them a long time, for reasons unbeknownst to me, to resolve issues, which is why we involve their partners. This happens every time they take the logs and search. Technical support only gets back to us the following morning.

Before using Veritas NetBackup, we made use of Druva. 

While we consider Druva to be very good, they only offer the cloud-based systems for the moment, which is why we switched to Veritas NetBackup. It offers an on-premises option. 

Both products are very good, but Druva's cost is much higher than that of Veritas NetBackup. They are also both very good feature-wise, but the difference between them comes down to the web availability of dashboard systems. 

Druva has certain fixed services, as well as additional costs. 

The initial setup is very simple.

The installation of the software for one who is familiar with the process takes around an hour. Otherwise, it can take two to three hours to complete the setup. 

We made use of a vendor. The solution does not require any maintenance. It is very useful and easy to maintain everything. If one is unfamiliar with the process, then he would be advised to make use of a vendor's assistance. 

Veritas NetBackup is considerably cheaper than that of Druva, the former being quite affordable. 

Veritas NetBackup does not have any additional costs, only the licensing fee. 

There are around 100 people making use of the solution in our company. 

The solution is easy and very good. 

I would absolutely recommend the solution to others. 

I rate Veritas NetBackup as an eight out of ten.