StarWind VTL Review
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We were looking for physical tape backups to protect against DR situations but were concerned about the fact that it would require the manual intervention of changing the tapes and sending them offsite as we could easily forget. Luckily, I came across Starwind VTL, which is the same as having a physical tape library without the hassle of changing tapes. The whole process is automated and we have the option of choosing between multiple cloud storage providers such as Amazon, Wasabi, Azure, etc.
Pros
- We can leverage our existing Veeam Infrastructure.
- We can upload to multiple different cloud providers simultaneously.
- Works the same as physical tapes at as lower cost.
Cons
- There needs to be an estimated time of completion to determine how long the upload will take.
- Needs to have an option to backup to the same cloud provider simultaneously.
Most Important Features
- Replication to the Cloud
- Secure Air Gap offline storage
Return on Investment
- We saved a few thousands dollars by not going with physical tape drives.
Other Software Used
Veeam Backup & Replication, IDrive
