Kaminario K2 (discontinued) vs. Rubrik

K2 works well in our mixed-use virtual environment. I would not hesitate to place any workload on K2, it has always performed well. We use fiber-channel connectivity as it replaced our large legacy storage array, replacing one rack of spinning disks with 4U of flash.

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Rubrik's suite of solutions extends far beyond what we use it for, which is focused on backing up our Microsoft 365 data. In terms of just M365, this is an excellent solution that is easy to configure, easy to use, and almost easy to forget about.

Incentivized

• Great performance
• Great support
• Super-simple to use

Incentivized

• Simplification of the backup process
• Clutter free interfaces which makes
• Security features requiring MFA for logins and two person immutability features
• Full integration with Nutanix AHV storage to allow Live Mounting
• M365 Integration to allow for separate SLAs for each component

• Not well known, so third-party support is lacking
• Data reduction is good, but not as good as expected (actual 2.7:1)

Incentivized

• Anything Rubrik is missing can be developed with their open API.
• It would be nicer if Rubrik had better networking options out of the box for machines being restored to a location other than their normal location.
• Better node reporting or performance, we have had a few nodes need to be rebooted.

Incentivized

I gave rating do to the following: The product works great with little time needed to manage to be sure that backups work. Customer is very helpful and respond quickly to resolve errors or answer product questions. The continued education that Rubrik continue to offer such as training, webinars, and blogs.

Rubrik has a simple to use interface and day to day management is very simple yet it doesn't sacrifice flexibility. Expanding capacity as data grows is very easy and does not require downtime. Upgrading is simple and efficient. Setup and configuration are straight forward.

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Never goes down

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I did not find any performance issues.

Rubrik support is hands down some of the best product support we have. They know their product and are quick to assist. Submitting support cases is easier and they are very responsive. You don't have to use Rubrik support often but when you do they have your back.

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Very easy to take in and pass on.

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I've given 5 here as i have not done the Rubrik university stuff - just read their KB which is decent.

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From experience the implementation was smooth and easy, like a simple plug and play format but would need coordination from your network team to be able to see the entire IT infrastructure.

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We performed a bake-off with K2 and one other vendor and they performed identically. K2 pricing was aggressive, performance was great, and it offered the features that we needed at a price that we could afford

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Having all our backups under one umbrella made product management easier, with not need to manage myltip contracts.

The additional analysis of the data after the fact gave insights into our user data, without the need for an addition product, or the impact on live data sets.

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the only downside with a hardware+software all in one solution is having to pay for more licensing if you need more disk space instead of just adding space. other than that it's great

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Very easy to add new 'briks' (or nodes as everyone else calls them :P) as long as the network is plugged in and configured, the briks will discuss among themselves and welcome the new comer into the cluster

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• Installing K2 reduced runtime of one of our batch processes, freeing up one employee for other tasks.
• Less time managing storage.

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• This solution was comparable in price to other solutions we examined and offered features not available from some other leading backup providers.
• This has increased the speed with which I can restore files and especially entire virtual machines (literally seconds to spin up a restore instead of often over an hour with Avamar) so less downtime for customers who need help.
• While (thankfully) we haven't had to use it, this also offers ransomware detection and protection.
• Single Sign-On integration allows us to use our existing 2FA to increase security.

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