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    IDERA SQL Safe Backup

    Score5.3 out of 10
    N/ASQL Safe Backup from Houston based software company Idera is a data recovery and protection option.

    $1,036

    per instance with first year maintenance included

    Pricing
    IDERA SQL Safe Backup
    Editions & Modules
    Standard via eCommerce
    1,036.00
    per instance with first year maintenance included
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IDERA SQL Safe Backup
    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    IDERA SQL Safe Backup
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    Idera, Inc.
    Chose IDERA SQL Safe Backup
    IDERA SQL Safe Backup winning thanks to the pricing, nothing more.
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    Chose IDERA SQL Safe Backup
    SQL Safe is the first managed backup solution I've used. Before SQL Safe I used SQL's native backup mechanism and scheduling. And as an extension of that I used Ola Hallengren's SQL Server Maintenance Solution (which is a set of scripts that take amazing advantage of SQL's …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    IDERA SQL Safe Backup
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of IDERA SQL Safe Backup
    Feature
    IDERA SQL Safe Backup
    8.7
    2 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Instant recovery10.01 Ratings
    Recovery verification10.02 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations10.02 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification10.02 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud6.02 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression10.02 Ratings
    Snapshots5.01 Ratings
    Flexible deployment8.01 Ratings
    Management dashboard8.02 Ratings
    Platform support8.01 Ratings
    Retention options9.01 Ratings
    Encryption10.02 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    IDERA SQL Safe Backup
    Likelihood to Recommend
    4.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IDERA SQL Safe Backup
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Idera, Inc.
    SQL Safe is appropriate and well-suited for any backup scenario. Having used SQL Safe, I probably wouldn't want to manage a set of servers in the future without it. If you only have a couple of SQL servers, it might not be worth the spend as there are well-maintained free options that are very functional (though they do require more technical knowledge). But I can't think of a scenario where SQL Safe wouldn't be appropriate.
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    Pros
    Idera, Inc.
    • History visibility
    • Very intuitive
    • Easy to set up
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    Cons
    Idera, Inc.
    • When you're adding a new SQL server, sometimes the install from the management server to the SQL server will fail. I'm guessing this happens because of some version difference in Windows components or similar. Not a huge deal because you can just copy the agent to the SQL server and install it there, but considering how easy everything else is, I would expect this to be a little more fluid.
    • I ran into a situation where part of our business decided to move their servers to a third-party data center. When they took away a SQL server that I was managing with SQL Safe, anything having to do with that policy took forever. Click. Wait 10 minutes. Window reacts. I'm guessing this is because the Management Console is trying super hard to contact the server in question, but I wish it handled losing a server better than it does.
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    Idera, Inc.
    IDERA SQL Safe Backup winning thanks to the pricing, nothing more.
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    Return on Investment
    Idera, Inc.
    • SQL Safe allows me to spend less time managing my DR plan and still maintain confidence that my backups and restores are solid. Saving my time means saving money.
    • SQL Safe does an amazing job at backup compression over and above SQL's native compression. SQL backups are probably our single largest consumer of network drive space. Any product that helps reduce my network footprint, saves money.
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