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Veeam Backup for AWS

Overview

What is Veeam Backup for AWS?

Veeam® delivers native, automated AWS backup and disaster recovery to protect and manage Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS, Amazon EFS and Amazon VPC data. Veeam states it is built with simplicity, scalability, savings and security in mind, so users can eliminate…

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Recent Reviews

Feature Review

10 out of 10
April 02, 2024
Incentivized
I am listing some points which help me in my organization by using Veeam Backup for AWS software.

1. Backup and Recovery
2. Compliance …
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Veeam Backup for AWS

8 out of 10
March 30, 2024
Incentivized
Veeam Backup for AWS suits best when we are already backing up different workloads using Veeam backup, we used Veeam Backup for AWS as …
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Popular Features

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  • Backup to the cloud (78)
    8.3
    83%
  • Continuous data protection (77)
    8.3
    83%
  • Universal recovery (78)
    8.0
    80%
  • Instant recovery (77)
    7.9
    79%

Reviewer Pros & Cons

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Wesley Evans
Technical Operations Manger
White River Health System (Health, Wellness and Fitness, 1001-5000 employees)
Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology
Automotive Company, 11-50 employees
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Pricing

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Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.veeam.com/aws-backup.html

Offerings

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

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $40 per year instance
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Features

Data Center Backup

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

7.9
Avg 8.5

Enterprise Backup

Enterprise backup solutions are implemented by IT professionals to automatically and safely backup data hosted on a range of systems (including cloud-native workloads, servers, databases, laptops and mobile devices) to external cloud storage.

8
Avg 8.1
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Product Details

What is Veeam Backup for AWS?

Veeam® Backup for AWS delivers native, policy-based protection for reliable recovery from accidental deletion, ransomware and other data loss scenarios. With an API-first approach, immutable backups and full- and file-level restores ensure resilient protection that’s easy and cost-optimized, freeing up time and resources for more strategic IT priorities.

Immutable and Encrypted - Data integrity through WORM state and encryption

Logically Air-Gapped - Logical separation of backup data from production accounts

Secure Access - Least-privilege IAM and role-based access controls (RBAC)

Recover Anywhere - Cross-account, region and platform* restores

Full- and File-level - Full instance or granular recovery, in-place or as-new

Simplified Recovery - Wizard-driven, automated and self-service workflows

Policy-based - Automated detection and protection with native backups

Cost-optimized - Backup lifecycling to object storage with cost calculations

Hybrid Ready - Operationally consistent management across hybrid and multi cloud*

*When combined with Veeam Backup & Replication™

Veeam Backup for AWS Features

  • Supported: Cloud-native: Agentless backup, purpose-built for Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS & Amazon EFS.
  • Supported: Policy-based automation: fully customizable policies automate snapshots, backup and data lifecycle management
  • Supported: Amazon VPC backup: Backup and recover all VPC settings for troubleshooting, DR and dev/test.

Veeam Backup for AWS Screenshots

Screenshot of Overview page detailing high-level information like alarms, protected instances, policies, and session information.Screenshot of Policies page detailing available policies, status and sessions log.Screenshot of Estimated monthly costs in policy wizard for snapshots, replicas, backups, traffic and transactions for machines in a policy.Screenshot of File Level Recovery, where individual files and folders can be searched and browsed for granular recovery.

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Veeam Backup for AWS Technical Details

Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported CountriesGlobal

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Frequently Asked Questions

Veeam® delivers native, automated AWS backup and disaster recovery to protect and manage Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS, Amazon EFS and Amazon VPC data. Veeam states it is built with simplicity, scalability, savings and security in mind, so users can eliminate the risk of data loss for AWS services.

Veeam Backup for AWS starts at $40.

AWS Backup and Druva Data Resiliency Cloud are common alternatives for Veeam Backup for AWS.

Reviewers rate Replication highest, with a score of 8.6.

The most common users of Veeam Backup for AWS are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Attribute Ratings

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September 16, 2022

Veeam Backup for AWS - on stop solution for DR, back-up and recovery.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Utilities Company, 1001-5000 employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Veeam Backup for AWS helped us to protect and back-up cloud artifacts. This involved appliances, DB, configs, and so on. The scope of the project is to have a backup of all configs and data and the ability to restore in the shortest possible time in case of cyber attacks or failures. The solution helps to take a snapshot and restore it near no time, which helps in business continuity and disaster recovery planning.
Pros and Cons
  • Endpoints
  • files
  • VPC configurations of AWS Regions.
  • Physical servers.
  • UI needs to be more user friendly.
Likelihood to Recommend
1) Easy back-up 2) Provision for immutable back-up 3) Application level back-up 4) Recovery speed 5) file recovery.
Veeam Backup for AWS Feature Ratings
Enterprise Backup (4)
77.5%
7.8
Continuous data protection
80%
8.0
Operational reporting and analytics
70%
7.0
Malware protection
80%
8.0
Multi-location capabilities
80%
8.0
Data Center Backup (13)
81.53846153846153%
8.2
Universal recovery
80%
8.0
Instant recovery
90%
9.0
Recovery verification
80%
8.0
Business application protection
90%
9.0
Multiple backup destinations
80%
8.0
Incremental backup identification
90%
9.0
Backup to the cloud
80%
8.0
Snapshots
90%
9.0
Flexible deployment
60%
6.0
Management dashboard
80%
8.0
Platform support
80%
8.0
Retention options
80%
8.0
Encryption
80%
8.0
Return on Investment
  • Immutable back-up.
  • Disaster recovery.
  • Recovery of required assets when needed.
Reliability and Availability
8
The availability was good. Did not face an outage or problems like that so far. Got 2 locations, and both are doing well.
Alternatives Considered
Other Software Used
Users and Roles
11
The Veeam is mainly used by Cloud engineering team. This is supported and used by platform team, network team. In case of any issues during back-up, restore or disaster, the service management team levares Veeam with support from Cloud team. In few cases, Cyber security team also contacts cloud team to get logs and connectivity to log monitoring tool.
Support Headcount Required
4
we mainly need cloud engineering expertise. It needs to be supported by network and platform team.
Business Processes Supported
  • Appliances back-up
  • file back-up
  • Config back-up
Innovative Uses
  • DR site back-up
  • file level restore
  • Auto back-up of appliances
Future Planned Uses
  • Integration to event monitoring tool
  • Integration to service management tool
Likelihood to Renew
8
It is good solution for our use cases.
Products Replaced
No
Key Differentiators
  • Price
  • Product Features
  • Product Reputation
The features were compared with other available tools where Veeam outwighed others.
Evaluation Lessons Learned
Integrations. Integration with service management tool, integration with event monitoring tool
Implementation Details / Implementation Partner
  • Implemented in-house
  • Third-party professional services
used mix of inhouse and third-party professional services company
Change Management Lessons
Change management was a big part of the implementation and was well-handled
Keep all stakeholders informed of all progress on regular basis.
Implementation Issues
  • Technical issue resolution
  • Knowledge sharing
Implementation Rating
8
I oversaw the implementation
Training Types Used
  • Online Training
  • In-Person Training
  • No Training
In-Person Training
8
Well coducted
Online Training
8
It was well managed and delivered. No major issues faced
Ease of Veeam Backup for AWS Training
no, needed training
Product Configurability
7
no, all good
Configuration Lessons
follow product doc
UI Customization
No - we have not done any customization to the interface
Extensibility and Customization
No - we have not done any custom code
Additional Customization Considerations
none so far
Support Rating
7
Good support
Premium Support
yes, for quick and efficient support.
Bug Resolution
No
Exceptional Examples of Veeam Backup for AWS Support
quick support to tickets when we were deploying this
Usability
8
good usability
Easy Tasks
  • data mover
  • file recovery
Difficult Tasks
  • UI
Scalability
8
good scalability
Performance
7
no major lag
Systems Integrated With
  • none
not done yet
Future Integration Plans
  • ServiceNow
  • Dynatrace
Not sure
Types of Integration
  • File import/export
  • API (e.g. SOAP or REST)
Ease of Integration
5
not done yet
Integration Lessons Learned
Explore first
Pre-Sale Experience
8
good connect during sales process.
Post-Sale Experience
7
no major issues
Professional Services
7
no major issues
Key Negotiation Points
difficult question to answer.
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
5
no major issues except cost
Dealing with Veeam Software
need to manage on case to case basis
Upgrade Process
No
Upgrade Benefits
  • not applicable
Anticipated Benefits from Future Upgrades
  • not applicable at this time
Migrating Between Editions
No
September 12, 2022

Fully Automated native backup solution for AWS

Verified User
Technician in Information Technology
Aviation & Aerospace Company, 51-200 employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Coming from an On-prem Veeam back up solution and now using a fully automated Veeam Backup for AWS/Cloud- native backup and recovery resulting in less down time.
Pros and Cons
  • Fully automated AWS native secure backup solution
  • Timely notification of successful/failed backups (reducing noise)
  • Cost effective solution and very fast file level recovery
  • Data retention and offline accessibility
  • Cost for smaller companies
  • Aspect of the backup process can sometimes be complicated
  • Notifications
Likelihood to Recommend
Pros: Veeam backup effortlessly creates snapshots File level or entire system restore Full or image level backup Cons: Need to load an instance to run backups
Veeam Backup for AWS Feature Ratings
Enterprise Backup (5)
64%
6.4
Continuous data protection
80%
8.0
Replication
80%
8.0
Operational reporting and analytics
80%
8.0
Malware protection
N/A
N/A
Multi-location capabilities
80%
8.0
Data Center Backup (14)
77.85714285714286%
7.8
Universal recovery
80%
8.0
Instant recovery
80%
8.0
Recovery verification
80%
8.0
Business application protection
80%
8.0
Multiple backup destinations
80%
8.0
Incremental backup identification
80%
8.0
Backup to the cloud
80%
8.0
Deduplication and file compression
80%
8.0
Snapshots
80%
8.0
Flexible deployment
80%
8.0
Management dashboard
80%
8.0
Platform support
50%
5.0
Retention options
80%
8.0
Encryption
80%
8.0
Return on Investment
  • 99% uptime
  • Entire file system restore
Reliability and Availability
9
Veeam AWS backups gets the job done but there is room for improvement.
Alternatives Considered
Veeam Backup for AWS is natively supported and integrated into AWS and fully automated.
Other Software Used
Users and Roles
3
Veeam Backup for AWS used by DevOps and Support team
Support Headcount Required
1
Backup supported by the AWS team/DevOps
Business Processes Supported
  • Real time backup
  • Backup retention period
  • File and volume level recovery
Innovative Uses
  • Creating native snapshots
  • Restoring DBs
Future Planned Uses
  • Integrating other cloud services where possible
Likelihood to Renew
7
Veeam Backup is efficient and versatile
Products Replaced
No
Key Differentiators
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
Evaluation Lessons Learned
Consider price competitiveness, remote support and flexibility.
Implementation Details / Implementation Partner
  • Don't know
Implementation Issues
  • Preparation
  • Limited resources
Implementation Rating
5
Neutral
Training Types Used
  • No Training
Ease of Veeam Backup for AWS Training
There are articles available online on how how to setup Veeam backup for AWS.
Recommendation would be to contact Veeam for a professional training
Product Configurability
6
Depending on expertise or knowledge, the product is not too complicated to set up.
Configuration Lessons
Following the guide provided by Veeam
UI Customization
No - we have not done any customization to the interface
Extensibility and Customization
No - we have not done any custom code
Additional Customization Considerations
None implemented. Using as is.
Support Rating
6
Supportive team
Premium Support
No. Managed in house
Exceptional Examples of Veeam Backup for AWS Support
No. Managed in house
Usability
7
Easy to use
Easy Tasks
  • Native backup and recovery
  • Automated Policy
  • Instance management
Difficult Tasks
  • Unsure if there is a secondary repo option
  • CLI needs improvement
Scalability
7
The most important aspect is knowing how to configure Veeam Backup for AWS. It becomes quite easy and very scalable to deploy across multiple departments depending on needs.
Performance
6
Performance wise, the backup process itself can appear not to be progressing but picks up after a while.
File restore and reports are completed in a reasonable time.
Systems Integrated With
  • Veeam Backup for AWS used as is with AWS appliances
Future Integration Plans
  • None at the moment
Types of Integration
  • File import/export
  • ETL tools
  • AppExchange or similar marketplace
Ease of Integration
4
Integration Lessons Learned
Providing APIs and documentation on how to configure
Pre-Sale Experience
7
Didn't take part directly but the understanding was that it was OK even though some areas could be improved upon
Post-Sale Experience
5
Professional Services
6
Key Negotiation Points
Was not part of the negotiating team.
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8
Dealing with Veeam Software
Competitive pricing and more documentations
Upgrade Benefits
  • No upgrade has been done recently
Anticipated Benefits from Future Upgrades
  • Increased backup and replication speed
  • Integration with other system
  • Less false negatives
Migrating Between Editions
No
April 28, 2022

Veeam - efficient recovery solution for operational data

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Utilities Company, 501-1000 employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
The organization was looking for an effective backup solution that can do this backup activity add schedule time and implement the automation. Veeam provided a good solution for the daily backup of critical business data. the good part is it supports automation. So, you need not worry about missing out on backup. another great aspect of Veeam he's super-fast recovery at the VM level or even at the file level. The data remains in the required geography and it is able to optimize the cost which was a prime factor to select the product.
Pros and Cons
  • Back-up of critical business data at scheduled time
  • Faster recovery when required
  • In-geography data storage
  • easy to use UI
  • Cost
  • Automation
  • Data isolation
  • Intelligent back-up
  • Cyber attack protection
  • ITSM Compatibility
Likelihood to Recommend
The Veeam is more suited for scenarios where automated scheduled backups are required. An example of the data is business-critical data configs of VMs, routers, switches, etc. it can also be looked at when the goal for an organization is to optimize the cost. The organization needs to look at Veeam if it is not very keen on isolating the data from the existing network or does not have the need two have an intelligent back key backup but have the capability to identify which data needs to be backed up.
Return on Investment
  • Positive - Data recovery effectivness
  • Positive - Operatonal speed
  • Negative - Isolation
  • Negative - cyber incident response
Reliability and Availability
9
The rating is very well justified. Veeam, no doubt, helps in backing up the operational data. so far not been required to do the full recovery but recovered VM data, and a few infrastructure configs and it worked very well and with amazing speed. monitoring the cost of backed up data and so far, is within the organizational spend budget. So, happy to continue using the product.
Alternatives Considered
As an organization, we evaluated a couple of products available in the market, for example, the Dell product. the other products in the market are also competitive and have their pros and cons. but when compared with Veeam, we found out during evaluation that Veeam provides or meets the requirements that we have jotted down. There were a few downsides as well but those are tackled in a different way or using different tools.
Other Software Used
Dell Asset Recovery Services, Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365)
Users and Roles
10
There are various business groups that use the backup services. the backup services are monitored and maintained by a set of people but are used by different business groups.They mainly represent network team - who uses this to back-up the network configs, DBA team - for obvious backups of operational and archive data, support hub - for backing up critical operational or participant information.
Support Headcount Required
4
There are people supporting these from different teams. these people mainly have the skills in the network area, the database area and their backups. on and off a few people from cloud team also support this activity. there are some audit groups also involved for auditing what we are storing and rightly storing. last but most important monitoring of the size of the data we are saving.
Business Processes Supported
  • Critical operational data back-up
  • Archive Legal data
  • Network configs
Innovative Uses
  • Network configs for VMs
  • Operational legal data
  • Archived data - legal asks
Future Planned Uses
  • Application data
  • Monitoring logs
  • Security logs
Likelihood to Renew
9
There are intentions to renew Veeam backup. the reasons are pretty straightforward and self-explanatory. Veeam PM provides best backup solution which can be explored from the answers to other questions. other obvious reason, moving from one platform to other platform is expensive exercise plus it's a time consuming exercise. So till the time Veeam costs and the features are in line with enterprise expectation well good
Products Replaced
Not Sure
Key Differentiators
  • Price
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
  • Product Reputation
Product features is one of the most important sort after thing while selecting any solution or platform. in this case we evaluated the product for its features based on enterprise needs, the legal requirements, the ease of use, recommendation from internal stakeholders, comparison with some other products and internal expertise to use this product.
Evaluation Lessons Learned
If the evaluation needs to be performed again we now know the benchmark about features, cost, geographic locations of storage, user interface, support, upgrades etc. in addition to this, we will have to evaluate based on on Prem versus cloud, network latency, and most important the security aspect. These details needs to be looked after once the inversion process starts and more research is performed.
Implementation Details / Implementation Partner
  • Don't know
Implementation Issues
  • Support when issue faced
Implementation Rating
5
Was not involved in implementation in great detail. just or saw the implementation but cannot comment in detail.
Training Types Used
  • no training
In-Person Training
not applicable, checked box to finish the section.
Online Training
The training provided online was good. The training was restrictive to users but was content was good and informative. The information provided was relevent and flow was maintained well. The Question and answers were good and supported well. Need to have more material provided with the training and will support users to adopt train the trainer approach.
Ease of Veeam Backup for AWS Training
The training provided online was good. The training was restrictive to users but was content was good and informative. The information provided was relevent and flow was maintained well. The Question and answers were good and supported well. Need to have more material provided with the training and will support users to adopt train the trainer approach.
Product Configurability
7
It was fine. Many of the configs were straightforward but few needed investigation and support from Veeam.
Configuration Lessons
Follow Veeam best practices and mix them with org requirements.
UI Customization
No - we have not done any customization to the interface
Extensibility and Customization
No - we have not done any custom code
Additional Customization Considerations
No customisation at least till this point of time.
Support Rating
7
The support is good. but sometimes you get the feeling that the turn around time that you expect and the turn around time that is followed by the support team is not In Sync. there are situations where you need to have quick answer or at least work around but from the support perspective they need to follow their slas which makes you uncomfortable at times
Premium Support
This is very confidential information and cannot be shared. this depends on the appetite to take risks for the backup and an enterprises appetite oh wait to recover. resiliency comes at a cost so need to analyse as per individual requirement and go for this. in this case we did our thorough analysis and went for the right option.
Bug Resolution
No
Exceptional Examples of Veeam Backup for AWS Support
at one point in time for one of those important issue the support person really understood the seriousness and importance of time and helped us out.
Usability
7
The UI and the integration is good with the product. so far has not encountered any major challenges while using the UI. of course, this is user perspective. Few users suggested some different view that it should be change father should have some different options but overall the feedback about UI is positive and no major issues encountered by using the UI or forsake of this usability.
Easy Tasks
  • Backup Viewer
  • Backup operator
  • Restore Operator
Difficult Tasks
  • Backup Administrator
Scalability
5
This was already used for multiple dept and sites.
Performance
7
The back-up and retrival was quick. Very little latency observed but is acceptable. reports were good and loaded in acceptable timeframe.
Systems Integrated With
  • Can't disclose
It was not very difficult
Future Integration Plans
  • Can't disclose
Yes
Types of Integration
  • File import/export
  • Single Signon
  • ETL tools
Network configs, firewall settings
Ease of Integration
7
The integration with other platforms were done. No issues observed as such. Security was a concern where we had to use other tools.
Integration Lessons Learned
1) Plan ahead 2) Engage Veeam early on 3) Get costs 4) Give heads-up to internal staff
Pre-Sale Experience
7
1) Approachable 2) Quick turnaround 3) good neatiations 4) Answered all tech Qs.
Post-Sale Experience
7
1) Good support 2) reports provides good visibility 3) new add-ins costs negotiated
Professional Services
6
Not applicable
Key Negotiation Points
1) Cost 2) Long term relationship 3) Support terms 4) storage geography
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
5
Not applicable
Dealing with Veeam Software
Not applicable, dealt by other team
Upgrade Process
No
Upgrade Benefits
  • not applicable
Anticipated Benefits from Future Upgrades
  • even lower latency
  • Upgraded security features
Future Edition Upgrade Plans
No
Migrating Between Editions
No
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