#1 most frequent
United States of America
56.0%70 installations of 125
What is HYCU?
HYCU is a SaaS Data Protection platform that delivers SaaS-based data backup, recovery, and ransomware protection for on-prem, cloud, and SaaS environments serving vendors globally.
Categories & Use Cases
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Screenshot of HYCU
Top Performing Features
Backup to the cloud
Ability to store and back up data to the cloud
Category average: 8.3
Deduplication and file compression
Integrated deduplication and compression capabilities
Category average: 8.4
Retention options
Provision of best-practice and customizable retention policies with reporting
Category average: 9
Areas for Improvement
Instant recovery
Instant recovery is the ability to restore operations very rapidly
Category average: 8.6
Business application protection
Protection of all applications running in the data center
Category average: 8
Management dashboard
Web-based dashboard allowing configuration and monitoring of all backups
Category average: 8.6
Who Buys & Uses HYCU
#2 most frequent
France
18.4%23 installations of 125
#3 most frequent
Australia
3.2%4 installations of 125
Great Nutanix Solution
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use HYCU for on-Prem, cloud backups, and DR. The solution backs up our data and VMs to an on-Prem storage target, then copies the backup data to Azure. We’re able to restore data and spin up VMs in Azure even if our on-prem site is offline. We’re able to spin up VMs in case of DR within an hour or two.
Pros
- Tiered backup policies
- On-Prem backups
- Cloud storage target backups
Cons
- Better DR support guidance/best practices
- Reporting isn’t straightforward and as customizable as I’d like
- Including M365 backups without additional cost would be a big value add for us
Return on Investment
- Reduced administrative overhead
- Support is typically responsive
- Enabled low RPO/RTO
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows, Azure Backup and Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM)
Other Software Used
Microsoft 365, Nutanix AHV, Azure Site Recovery
Top Level Support and Easy Interface
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use HYCU for both on prem VM backups as well as Azure. This also backs up Oracle, SQL & AD applications. We back up to local disk targets as well as Azure Blob & Wasabi. I have found that the simpler the backup strategy and system, the less chance of overlooking something and more apt to test regularly.
Pros
- Very easy product to use.
- Support staff is very quick and responsive. Generally same day. And has phone support.
- My customer success point of contact is extremely knowledgeable and friendly.
- They develop friendships with their customers.
Cons
- I'd like to see lower annual costs.
- The setup for Azure backups required a lot of assistance from Support.
Return on Investment
- I trust this product to protect our organization if things go badly.
- I am able to not lose sleep thinking about backups.
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Veritas Backup Exec and Rubrik
HYCU Backup & Recovery for Nutaniz - The Pros and Cons
Pros
- Backup of virtual machines.
- Upload to Cloud backups.
- Recovery of databases backed up through HYCU.
Cons
- The rollout of the file level backup is still not there.
- The Restore from the Cloud function is not ideal and needs lots of work.
- Backups being in native format would be nice for certain files.
Return on Investment
- We have saved a few SQL issues and recovered data that could have been corrupted.
- Applications and files have a place in the cloud in case the need is there for other depts.
- Restoring across datacenters is possible with HYCU saving us time and money to do so.
Alternatives Considered
Veeam Availability Suite and Bacula Enterprise
Other Software Used
Nutanix AOS, VMware ESXi, 1Password
