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Cove Data Protection

Cove Data Protection
Formerly N-able Backup

Overview

What is Cove Data Protection?

Cove Data Protection (formerly N-Able Backup) is designed to cover servers, datacenters, applications, and workstations, and is provided to ensure business continuity and at-a-glance assessment and fast issue resolution via customizable dashboard.

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Recent Reviews

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SolarWinds Backup is a versatile and highly regarded solution that addresses various data backup needs. It serves as a reliable disaster …
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Happy to have it

9 out of 10
August 23, 2019
Incentivized
Solarwinds is being used to backup the configuration for the networking devices. It makes it easy to retrieve past configs to go back to …
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Popular Features

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  • Retention options (16)
    9.1
    91%
  • Incremental backup identification (15)
    8.0
    80%
  • Management dashboard (16)
    7.8
    78%
  • Multiple backup destinations (15)
    6.7
    67%

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Lucas Burnett | TrustRadius Reviewer
Lucas Burnett
Sales Director
Impact ICT (Information Technology & Services, 1-10 employees)
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Pricing

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What is Cove Data Protection?

Cove Data Protection (formerly N-Able Backup) is designed to cover servers, datacenters, applications, and workstations, and is provided to ensure business continuity and at-a-glance assessment and fast issue resolution via customizable dashboard.

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  • No setup fee

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  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Product Details

What is Cove Data Protection?

Cove Data Protection (formerly N-able™ Backup) is a cloud-first data protection service for servers, workstations, critical business documents, and Microsoft 365™, all managed from a centralized web-based dashboard. Backup was created for the cloud, so it is optimized for fast, efficient data transfers that minimize network bandwidth usage. Storage in the vendor's private cloud is included, with 17 data centers worldwide.

Of course, backup is really about recovery. Cove offers a variety of recovery options from a single backup, including bare-metal restore, physical-to-virtual recovery, continuous recovery, and recovery to the user's own alternate location or to Azure®.

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Cove Data Protection Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Cove Data Protection (formerly N-Able Backup) is designed to cover servers, datacenters, applications, and workstations, and is provided to ensure business continuity and at-a-glance assessment and fast issue resolution via customizable dashboard.

Veeam Data Platform, Acronis Advanced Backup, and Backupify are common alternatives for Cove Data Protection.

Reviewers rate Backup to the cloud highest, with a score of 9.9.

The most common users of Cove Data Protection are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

SolarWinds Backup is a versatile and highly regarded solution that addresses various data backup needs. It serves as a reliable disaster recovery solution for main servers such as Active Directory, Exchange Server, and ERP Server. MSPs and their clients benefit from its safe and secure backup option. The software is user-friendly and easy to deploy, enabling users to monitor and back up all devices for a client through SolarWinds NCentral. This feature significantly reduces the need for technical support, making it a preferred choice among salespeople and value-added resellers. With its dependable security measures and straightforward installation process, SolarWinds Backup ensures data safety while providing a seamless user experience.

Another use case for data protection is Cove, which offers backup solutions for contract customers. It safeguards against ransomware attacks and facilitates data recovery from accidental deletions or hardware failures. MSPs rely on Cove to back up servers and workstations for managed clients, including disaster recovery and server migration scenarios. The software's versatility is evident in its ability to handle image backups, file and folder backups, as well as specific database backups in various companies. Additionally, N-able Backup is widely used by organizations and customers as their primary backup solution for servers, workstations, and Microsoft 365. This comprehensive software not only ensures secure data backup but also provides quick backups with intelligent increments. It simplifies backup management through a single dashboard, saving users from the threat of cryptolockers and streamlining their backup workflows.

In summary, SolarWinds Backup and its associated solutions like Cove and N-able Backup are trusted tools that address critical data loss issues while offering reliable cloud backup services. Their user-friendly interfaces, robust security features, and seamless installation processes make them indispensable assets to businesses seeking efficient backup solutions.

Easy to use and navigate: Many users have praised the backup solution for its intuitive and user-friendly interface, making it easy to set up, monitor backups, and perform various tasks such as creating daily backups or performing SQL backups with just a few clicks.

Effective system recovery: The system state backups provided by the solution have been highly regarded by reviewers for their effectiveness in recovering systems and data from dead machines. This feature has proven valuable in ensuring business continuity and minimizing downtime.

Flexible restore options: Users have commended the backup solution for its flexibility in restoring files, full virtual machines, and virtual machines to different hardware. This functionality allows for seamless restoration of data while providing the necessary flexibility to adapt to changing infrastructure requirements.

Confusing Profile Management: Some users have found the profile management in Solarwinds to be confusing in certain spots, making it difficult to navigate and adjust settings. For example, they may struggle with locating specific options or understanding the purpose of certain features. Improving the organization and clarity of the profile management interface would enhance user experience.

Lack of Centralized Log Reader: Several reviewers have mentioned the lack of a centralized log reader in Solarwinds, which hinders their ability to easily locate and address issues or errors. Instead of having to search through multiple logs scattered across different sections, users would benefit from a centralized log reader that provides a comprehensive view of system logs for efficient troubleshooting.

Limited Webinars for Software Understanding: Users have expressed a desire for more webinars from Solarwinds to enhance their understanding of the software. By offering additional webinars covering various topics and functionalities, users can gain better insights into how to effectively utilize the software's features and maximize its potential benefits.

Attribute Ratings

Reviews

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May 25, 2022

A Great Solution Even If it Has Room For Improvement

Aaron Highsmith | TrustRadius Reviewer
Aaron Highsmith
Help Desk Technician
Paradigm Technologies (Information Technology & Services, 1-10 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Recovering specific files back to their original or to a new location. Full recovery of a system after a ransomware attack or hardware failure. Has decent integration with N-able RMM. Checking and troubleshooting backup health can be problematic as the error codes do not clearly indicate the cause of the issue. Providing customers with data and reporting is sometimes lacking.
October 21, 2021

SolarWinds Backup is a pretty good backup solution for MSP's

CM
chris maddox
Senior Consultant
Moser Consulting (Information Technology and Services, 201-500 employees)
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
We have used Solarwinds Backup manager for multiple clients. We backup workstations, and servers. We have used it for file recovery, disaster recovery, or movement from one device to another. With one client we performed a PC refresh. We simply applied the user's backups from their old machine to the new.
July 06, 2021

N-Able Backup.. and you don't need to move from your office anymore :)

Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 11-50 employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
I use this backup solution in a very large and different customer park,
I backup sql databases , Batch the backup session and control it with scripts.
I backup archives of adobe reader's pdf files. I backup dozens of xls excel or word doc files and also pst's of Microsoft outlook.
Is very easy to sell this cloud service as a plus of the selling of a pc or a server. Even the software can be sold with this service bundled!
June 11, 2021

N-Able Backup is a great option

JB
Jack Bowling
Computer and Information Systems Manager
BCESC (Education Management, 501-1000 employees)
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
The integration with N-Central works pretty well. Their system for immutable backups works well. Allowing you to choose your own storage helps meet each client's budget and recovery time objectives. Jobs are managed and scheduled only by the server, not in groups. Each one must be set up, scheduled, etc. one server at a time. This can get cumbersome in a larger environment.
December 24, 2019

I'm going to test Solarwinds Backup tonight, it sounds kind of good... After a day of testing: TAKE MY MONEY!

Russ Taylor | TrustRadius Reviewer
Russ Taylor
Technical Customer Representative
Bitboyz (Computer & Network Security, 11-50 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Use it for:
Hypervisor backups.
Systems in need of bare metal recovery.
Linux.

The only situation I've come across where it feels redundant is when the customer has a NAS with built-in Cloud/Local backup options.
December 04, 2019

Solarwinds suite of compatible services are among the best in class!

Marc Shaffer | TrustRadius Reviewer
Marc Shaffer
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
USDV, Inc. (Computer & Network Security, 11-50 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
It's great for any business from a small mom & pops to large enterprises. We have clients that run from a few hundred GB all the way to 22PB, and it all flows smoothly. We find it is most easily adopted by accounting, IT, then management. Some sales are driven by fear, but most are driven by compliance and security issues.

Given what is going on in the medical establishment, there is a somewhat harder and longer sales cycle for security software. If Solwarwinds had software that would interface, that would make it a better sell.
November 04, 2019

Solarwinds Backup is great!

DA
Daris Almonte
Tech Support
IT Management Solutions (Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Solarwinds Backup is well suited for files, folder, and system state backup. Once you have a backup you can basically make a new computer with the same information. It is also well suited for archiving data for a long time. The only issue I would say most affects us is not been able to have a recovery console that has multiple restore points ready to turn on a virtual machine.
August 29, 2019

Solid backup solution designed for MSPs

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 1-10 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
For an MSP with lots of small clients it's a blessing as you can see all of them within a single dashboard and connect to the device from it. The pricing per device is also an great bonus as everything is included in it, no surprise when you need to restore.

The only issue would be the pricing if you are managing a lot of VMs as the price per device and the fair use policy could be an issue.
August 23, 2019

Happy to have it

Verified User
Administrator in Engineering
Computer Software Company, 1001-5000 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Solarwinds Backup is ideal for individuals looking to keep a consistent backup of devices in their environment. We used it primarily for networking equipment. It is easy to set up, as it is one of the steps available when adding a new device to solarwinds. It is probably not an ideal product to use for long-term (1 month+) backups.
August 14, 2019

Value in Reliability

CP
Calin Popescu
Consultant
Office Wave Technology Solutions (Computer & Network Security, 1-10 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Solarwinds Backup would be suited for any setup where recovery time objective is not in the minutes but an hour or more. The overall system would require procedures that could take an hour or two to get a larger location recovered and running again. In my opinion, having a reliable system that can be tested at a secondary site without disrupting the main location and ensure procedures are continuously updated in order to minimize recovery time is a great benefit.
August 02, 2019

Simple/Convenient Cloud Backup Solution

Verified User
Technician in Information Technology
Computer & Network Security Company, 1-10 employees
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
For companies that have a low budget, Solarwinds Backup is a convenient tool because it provides simple cloud backup features and it can be priced based on the number of devices to backup. However, if companies expect to have business continuity for disaster scenarios, it might not be the best option.
February 02, 2019

Great backup solutions

Adrian Takacs | TrustRadius Reviewer
Adrian Takacs
Infrastructure Engineer
X-Net Solutions (Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
SolarWinds Backup is well suited for MSPs as a solution for backing up their customer servers. This is ideal if you are already a SolarWinds customer and are using some of their other products such as the RMM. We have not yet deployed it in scenarios that require having a standby server or continuous backups, as we prefer and consider other products more suitable.
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