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Quest Rapid Recovery

Quest Rapid Recovery
Formerly AppAssure

Overview

What is Quest Rapid Recovery?

Quest Rapid Recovery is a data backup and restore offering from Dell. It provides virtual standby, encryption, replication, deduplication, and the ability for users to run without restore.

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7 out of 10
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Popular Features

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  • Incremental backup identification (7)
    10.0
    100%
  • Multiple backup destinations (6)
    10.0
    100%
  • Deduplication and file compression (7)
    10.0
    100%
  • Snapshots (7)
    10.0
    100%

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Pricing

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License + 1 Year 24/7 Maintenance

1,819.99

On Premise

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

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

Data Center Backup

Data center backup tools send data to a secure storage location after encryption and de-duplication

8.6
Avg 8.2
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Product Details

What is Quest Rapid Recovery?

Quest Rapid Recovery is a data backup and restore offering from Dell. It provides virtual standby, encryption, replication, deduplication, and the ability for users to run without restore.

Simplify backup and restore
Monitor and manage backup and recovery environments — across multiple sites — from one cloud-based management console.

Address demanding recovery point objectives
Leverages image-based snapshots, up to every five minutes, to address demanding recovery point objectives and reduce risk of data loss and downtime. Rapid Recovery tracks changed blocks to accelerate backups and reduce storage.

Wide application support
Application-consistent backup with lightning-fast recovery for file servers and applications on both Microsoft Windows and Linux systems.

Cloud-based backup, archive and disaster recovery
Archive your static data to Microsoft Azure, Amazon S3 and Glacier, Rackspace, Google, or any OpenStack provider. Implement easy DRaaS in the Azure cloud with just a few clicks. You can even run Rapid Recovery can also be ran as a replication target in the Azure cloud for free.

Virtual environment protection
Protect both physical and virtual environments with a single backup and recovery software solution; agentless backup and recovery for Microsoft Exchange and SQL databases residing on users' virtual machines.

Data deduplication and replication
Significantly reduce storage requirements and associated costs by up to 95% with built-in compression and deduplication.

Quest Rapid Recovery Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsWindows
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Quest Rapid Recovery is a data backup and restore offering from Dell. It provides virtual standby, encryption, replication, deduplication, and the ability for users to run without restore.

Reviewers rate Multiple backup destinations and Incremental backup identification and Backup to the cloud highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of Quest Rapid Recovery are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 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!

AppAssure has been widely adopted by organizations as a reliable solution for backing up both Windows and Linux servers, regardless of whether they are physical or virtual. Users have found AppAssure to be significantly easier to manage compared to the Tivoli backup solution. One of the standout features of AppAssure is its ability to handle the challenges posed by traditional file-level backup solutions, making it an ideal choice for applications with a large number of files, such as document management systems.

The export feature in AppAssure enables users to effortlessly restore a 'broken' virtual machine by exporting a backup and quickly getting it up and running again. In addition, the virtual standby feature ensures that users have a standby virtual machine readily available in case of a production VM failure. Some organizations even utilize Quest Rapid Recovery, which includes AppAssure, as a managed backup service offering for both onsite and offsite backups, as well as disaster recovery options.

Users appreciate the seamless backup experience provided by AppAssure, which not only protects their on-premise servers but also creates air-gapped copies offsite. Many organizations rely on AppAssure as their primary backup solution across multiple locations, with replication between sites for added peace of mind. The speed and efficiency of bare metal restores using AppAssure have impressed users, with some reporting restore times under 30 minutes.

For mission-critical servers, the Virtual Standby feature of AppAssure has proved invaluable, allowing dead servers to be brought back online within minutes. The replication capability of AppAssure has enabled users to replicate mission-critical network share servers across multiple sites, ensuring robust disaster recovery capabilities. Another advantage of AppAssure is its ability to backup ESXi free version, offering a reliable VM backup solution for remote sites.

AppAssure finds application in organizations of various sizes to provide essential backups and archiving for system-critical production hosts. It effectively addresses concerns related to data availability, integrity, and security. Users also appreciate the compliance support provided by AppAssure, making it easier to meet regulatory requirements. While some users have encountered challenges with missed backups and rollup issues, adjusting the rollup frequency has helped mitigate repository space consumption. However, there are still a few users who find working with the product challenging.

Simple Installation and Setup Process: Many users have found the installation and setup process of AppAssure to be straightforward and easy. Several reviewers mentioned that they were able to complete the entire process within minutes.

Excellent Deduplication and Compression Capabilities: A significant number of users have praised AppAssure for its excellent deduplication and compression capabilities. They have found these features particularly beneficial for organizations dealing with large volumes of data or a significant number of servers.

Versatile Backup Options: Multiple reviewers appreciated the option provided by AppAssure to replicate backups to the cloud or another AppAssure server, which provides additional protection. This feature has been well-received by users who value having multiple backup options available.

Failures in Agent Not Reported: Some users have found it frustrating that failures in the agent on a protected machine do not show up on the daily report. This lack of visibility can make it difficult to identify and address issues promptly.

Limited Linux Support: Several reviewers have mentioned that Linux support is limited to specific distributions and often requires assistance from technical support to protect Linux VMs. This limitation may pose challenges for users who rely heavily on Linux systems.

Lack of Customization in Reporting: Many users express dissatisfaction with the canned reports and wish for the ability to have customized reporting and scheduled reporting from the console. The current lack of customization options hinders their ability to tailor reports according to their specific needs and preferences.

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Reviews

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Adir Erulkar | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Quest Rapid Recovery is probably a mid tear backup solution in comparison to its competitors. It is definitely a very good backup solution however is missing some key features and integrations compared to other backup software's. The biggest thing I think it has over its competitors is the efficiency of data deduplication and compression when you have a very large number of servers or many terabytes of data to backups.

Overall it is a very competitive backup solution however it is slowly getting left behind by some of the other vendors like Veeam and Acronis.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I've been using Rapid Recovery for the last 6 years and before that we had used Backup Exec, but it was a different implementation as we were still running backups to LTO3 tapes using the full/incremental backup schemes. So Rapid Recovery (AppAssure at the time) was a big change for us, backing up to disk instead with base images and changes. I would assume Backup Exec can do this as well, but haven't used it since switching. NovaBACKUP was a lower cost solution that seemed geared towards smaller and simpler configurations.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
In every instance of other solutions we evaluated, Quest (then AppAssure) proved to be more convenient, user-friendly and dollar for dollar seemed to be the most worth the cost. I can't imagine implementing and depending on the others nearly as easily or as confidently as we have been able to with Quest RR.
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We had Replay in our environment already and the price was right. We figured it might be good to stick with one vendor. Replay was a good product and saved us a couple times with the VM exports. Unfortunately, I can't say the same about AppAssure - anything but headache dealing with support daily.
October 09, 2015

AppAssure Review

Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Anything is better than Backup Exec. I believe Veeam is a far superior product in backing up VMs. Veeam does not have any agents that get installed on servers which is always a plus. It also connects directly to vCenter.

CommVault to me is the ultimate solution. The ability to backup physical, VMs, SQL, exchange, applications, and even do E-Discovery make it the ultimate backup suite. If you are looking at a backup suite package to cover all your needs, i think with CommVault you need not look any further.
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