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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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- Incremental backup identification (7)10.0100%
- Multiple backup destinations (6)10.0100%
- Deduplication and file compression (7)10.0100%
- Snapshots (7)10.0100%
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License + 1 Year 24/7 Maintenance
1,819.99
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- No setup fee
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- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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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 Types | On-premise |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Windows |
| Mobile Application | No |
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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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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May 29, 2023
Quest Rapid Recovery Review
Score 7 out of 10
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- Because the backup software is so scalable for a Managed Service Provider, it has made managing backups for our clients daily very easy and low effort, thus increasing our revenue.
- The software runs on a wide range of hardware which has made repurposing older equipment a very effective way of deploying it to our clients cheaply.
- We have used the backup software for approximately 8-10 years, however the software does not seem to be getting heavily developed which means in comparison to other vendors it is going to quickly become obsolete.
October 13, 2021
Rapid Recovery Provides Affordable, Reliable Backup Solutions
- Allows us to quickly access restores and recover individual files
- Gives us peace of mind knowing we have backups replicated offsite
- Affordable and able to be installed on standard servers
November 05, 2019
Easy, cost effective, and trustworthy backup solution
- It has kept us from having to pay ransomware demands.
- It has allowed us to handle and manage client data with confidence.
- It has saved us in instances where important files were inadvertently deleted in production, keeping employees from having to waste working hours reproducing work that had already been done.
- It is taking too much of our time to manage this product to make sure backups are running.
April 08, 2016
AppAssure gets it done
- Early versions of the product and conflicting "Best Practices" made our initial implementation problematic. Enlisting Dell Professional Services to assist us with our 5.3 to 5.4 upgrade was well worth it and put us in the right place. If you are using a VAR for your implementation make sure they have the experience needed.
- When a web developer broke our corporate web site, I was able to export a backup to a new VM and get us back online in less time than it took to figure out what broke.
- AppAssure's ease of use has allowed our help desk staff to do end user file restores without involving system administrators.
October 12, 2015
Are you sure? No, I'm AppAssure!
- AppAssure paid for itself in the first year of usage. A user deleted a major file in our SharePoint sub-site, we used the DocRetriever for SharePoint Console and were able to go back to a particular incremental date and retrieved that file.
- One of our file shares crashed and we were able to put the physical server on a virtual standby which saved us hours of imaging and restoring of data. This allowed employees to efficiently continue their daily work without much downtime.
- The offsite replication alone has put an ease on the company in case of any disaster. When Hurricane Sandy hit, we didn't have a solution in place which put us on pins and needles to say the least. But with AppAssure we will be able to have some comfort that all of our mission critical data is being offloaded onto our other sites.
October 09, 2015
AppAssure Review
- The compression and dedupe have been great. We are able to back up 10 VMs on only a 2 TB repository. We take differentials every 15 minutes and have held on to backup data for the past 3 years.
- The pricing of AppAssure is very competitive to the market. However, now that enterprise level backup is more of a commodity, the view of looking at AppAssure should be the Dell backup suite as whole, rather than AppAssure itself.
- Fast recovery and mount points.