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Veeam Data Platform
Formerly Veeam Backup & Replication

Overview

What is Veeam Data Platform?

Veeam’s® premier product, Veeam Backup & Replication™, delivers availability for all cloud, virtual, Kubernetes and physical workloads. Through a management console, the software provides backup, archival, recovery and replication capabilities.

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Recent Reviews

Veeam is great

10 out of 10
October 17, 2023
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Veeam Backup & Recovery makes it easy for us to do both onsite and offsite backups of our VM infrastructure. As an added bonus, Veeam …
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How Veeam Data Platform Differs From Its Competitors

Workloads

Virtualized workloads Endpoints and physical servers running Windows & Linux In addition to back up, we also replicate some of these workloads
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Key Features

Application-centric recovery using Veeam Explorers (for Exchange, SQL, Sharepoint, etc) Capacity Tier to store data within object storage for longer term retention Immutable storage to protect against ransomware
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Most Used

Application-centric recovery using Veeam Explorers (for Exchange, SQL, Sharepoint, etc) Capacity Tier to store data within object storage for longer term retention
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Key Features

Application-centric recovery using Veeam Explorers (for Exchange, SQL, Sharepoint, etc) Automating test restores to validate recoverability “Instant” recovery or portability between platforms (physical > virtual > cloud-hosted) Failover or recovery scripts/plans for orchestrated recovery
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Needs Assesment

our old solution took about half a day to backup. as we are growing this quickly became an issue. we upgrade our storage and implemented veeam and now most workloads are completed within a couple of hours. other solutions have not been this quick and reliable and would choose veeam again anytime
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NAS Backup

We installed the plugin that allows our fileshare/NAS to be implemented into veeam, we no longer have to deal with Windows for DFS for our fileshare, and are now at peace knowing it is being backed up securely
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Key Features

Immutable storage to protect against ransomware “Instant” recovery or portability between platforms (physical > virtual > cloud-hosted)
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Number of Workloads Protected

I currently have 2 workloads protected with the application and in anticipation of some more that it will support without problems. That it will work this well is what I expected since I had documented the application before its implementation.
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Needs Assesment

We decided to test this new software after a couple of failed recovery episodes with our previous software. When we tried it and saw how it worked, we decided to implement it and offer it to our clients.
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Future Workloads

Endpoints and physical servers running Windows & Linux Cloud-hosted VMs within AWS or Azure In addition to back up, we also replicate some of these workloads
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Key Features

Capacity Tier to store data within object storage for longer term retention Automating test restores to validate recoverability Immutable storage to protect against ransomware “Instant” recovery or portability between platforms (physical > virtual > cloud-hosted)
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Number of Workloads Protected

We currently have around 60 workloads that we use Veeam to protect. And we usually end up adding more, because it is so easy. We mainly use Veeam to protect on-site workloads but are looking to add cloud hosted workloads in the near future. The integration of cloud storage was very easy and I have …
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Needs Assesment

Failure to have a good, trusted system backup was the triggering point for purchasing and integrating Veeam. Our other solution was mediocre and would sometimes prove unusable without us knowing it until we needed it. We needed something that we could trust would do exactly what it said it would …
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Cloud Capabilities

We have been using immutable backup storage in the cloud for a long time now and it has definitely eased our peace of mind. Thankfully we have never needed to restore from it yet, but we have tested restores from it and it worked beautifully.
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NAS Backup

We use file-share backups for a few important file shares in our company. Mostly these are used to restore previous versions of files when users accidently overwrite the file. It is easy to set up backups jobs that keep any number of days worth of changes we desire with any daily time increment …
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Key Features

Application-centric recovery using Veeam Explorers (for Exchange, SQL, Sharepoint, etc) Capacity Tier to store data within object storage for longer term retention Utilizing backup copies for secondary purposes via DataLabs
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Number of Workloads Protected

Compared to some companies, we are small. We have a few physical hosts and there is approximately 40 VM's on them. We do have an old legacy physical server that we also use Veeam Data Platform to backup. When purchasing Veeam Data Platform, we anticipated using it to back up all of our servers. …
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Needs Assesment

Prior to using Veeam Data Platform we were still using and old tape back up system, I know.....quite embarrassing! Moving to Veeam Data Platform was a huge leap forward for us, night and day difference. Needless to say, the most basic capabilities of Veeam Data Platform blew away anything we were …
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Workloads

Virtualized workloads Endpoints and physical servers running Windows & Linux In addition to back up, we also replicate some of these workloads
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Key Features

Application-centric recovery using Veeam Explorers (for Exchange, SQL, Sharepoint, etc) Capacity Tier to store data within object storage for longer term retention Immutable storage to protect against ransomware Failover or recovery scripts/plans for orchestrated recovery
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Number of Workloads Protected

Currently we have two virtualized workloads and one physical workload protected by Veeam Data Platform. This is definitely less than I anticipated initially, but it's through no fault of the platform. Primarily it's a shortcoming of our own systems at fault, which I'm working to remedy. As soon as …
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Needs Assesment

Our previous backup platform ceased to function at some point before I was hired, so we had nothing protecting physical systems in our environment. We had someone delete a handful of files from that server that were completely unrecoverable as a result, plus that same server was starting to have …
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Cloud Capabilities

I currently use Wasabi cloud storage to ensure that our backups are both resilient and immutable. This has allowed us to keep several compliance ratings as well as create our onsite DR infrastructure without worry about a hardware failure creating significant issues outside of the window of a …
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NAS Backup

We currently do not leverage any of the NAS backup technology, simply because all of our file systems are structured and already included or will be included in the agent-based and vCenter-based backups.
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Workloads

Virtualized workloads Endpoints and physical servers running Windows & Linux Enterprise UNIX servers running Solaris & IBM AIX In addition to back up, we also replicate some of these workloads
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Needs Assesment

  • Our old backup solution was a file level recovery solution only. With no way of recovering entire VMs without manually reinstalling the OS with the same name as the destroyed VM, reinstalling the applications, then using the FLR to overwrite the configs. This was a disaster waiting to happen on …
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NAS Backup

We are using NFS for our primary and offsite repositories. Veeam Data Platform uses a "Gateway" role to mount these repositories for each job. Veeam Data Platform has a built in NFS client that allows you to use either a Windows or Linux server as a Gateway. This was one of the primary reasons we …
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Key Features

License portability as your environment needs change Immutable storage to protect against ransomware Failover or recovery scripts/plans for orchestrated recovery
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Workloads

Virtualized workloads Endpoints and physical servers running Windows & Linux In addition to back up, we also replicate some of these workloads
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Number of Workloads Protected

We protect about 70 virtual workloads and 2 physical workloads currently in our infrastructure. We have gradually grown in our needs for workload protection over the years and adding additional licensing has been pretty easy and straightforward when the need has arisen.
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Needs Assesment

We utilized a different backup product before that had poor reliability and was difficult to use. We demoed Veeam as we were investigating alternatives to the previous product and we quickly came to like how easy it was to use and to setup. We were able to stand up and test the backup process …
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Workloads

Virtualized workloads Endpoints and physical servers running Windows & Linux In addition to back up, we also snapshot some of these workloads
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Key Features

Application-centric recovery using Veeam Explorers (for Exchange, SQL, Sharepoint, etc) License portability as your environment needs change Automating test restores to validate recoverability “Instant” recovery or portability between platforms (physical > virtual > cloud-hosted)
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Number of Workloads Protected

I have about 50 workloads, mostly virtual machines and some workstations, that we backup using Veeam. I am backing up more than I expected. Since it worked so well and our backup time were reduced I had more time to backup other workloads. This has been really helpful being able to protect of …
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Needs Assesment

Our old backup solution could not handle our evolving infrastructure and I needed to either upgrade that solution or look for another one. I the process of looking at other solutions we discovered that Veeam could do what we needed and more. I have no regrets in switching our backup solution to …
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Cloud Capabilities

We are still have all of our servers onprem. They are virtualized with VMware and split between our main office and a colocation datacenter. I like that Veeam has cloud based backup solutions for if and when we decide to move some or all of our workloads to the cloud. I won't have to look for …
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Key Features

Application-centric recovery using Veeam Explorers (for Exchange, SQL, Sharepoint, etc) Capacity Tier to store data within object storage for longer term retention Automating test restores to validate recoverability Immutable storage to protect against ransomware
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Number of Workloads Protected

With Veeam Backup and Recovery, I protect about 30 virtual workloads. I do this with various types of backup jobs, local, local immutable, Veeam Cloud Connect, object-based, and object-based immutable. This number is exactly as I anticipated when I first acquired the product. I aimed to protect …
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Needs Assesment

We have had other backup solutions in the past. They were unreliable and slow at best. Once we finally went from physical to virtual, I knew that I wanted to get things going with Veeam Backup and Recovery. I had always heard good things, and word of mouth ended up being accurate to say the least.
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Cloud Capabilities

We have benefited by storing backups in the cloud and also having the ability to use the cloud for disaster recovery. Through our Cloud Connect partner, we can trigger a DR scenario at will and they'll spin up our VMs for us. As far as cloud storage goes, again, we use our Cloud Connect partner, …
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Workloads

Virtualized workloads Endpoints and physical servers running Windows & Linux NAS filers In addition to back up, we also replicate some of these workloads In addition to back up, we also snapshot some of these workloads
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Cloud Capabilities

Yes, we have been able to overhaul certain aspects of our infrastructure with peace of mind knowing that we have a working copy to depend on should something not go to plan. The recovery has been consistently on point and useful to our needs. We have plans to implement and additional off-site …
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Workloads

Virtualized workloads Endpoints and physical servers running Windows & Linux Cloud-hosted VMs within AWS or Azure In addition to back up, we also snapshot some of these workloads
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Key Features

Application-centric recovery using Veeam Explorers (for Exchange, SQL, Sharepoint, etc) Automating test restores to validate recoverability “Instant” recovery or portability between platforms (physical > virtual > cloud-hosted) Failover or recovery scripts/plans for orchestrated recovery
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Needs Assesment

Other backup solutions were not proving sufficient Previous ones had capability to do some of what was required, but not all. Additionally, they were simply difficult to implement and use. Ease of use is paramount for disaster recovery efforts.
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Key Features

Capacity Tier to store data within object storage for longer term retention Automating test restores to validate recoverability Integration with cyber-security tools for SecureRestore Immutable storage to protect against ransomware Failover or recovery scripts/plans for orchestrated recovery
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Workloads

Virtualized workloads Endpoints and physical servers running Windows & Linux In addition to back up, we also replicate some of these workloads
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Workloads

Virtualized workloads In addition to back up, we also replicate some of these workloads In addition to back up, we also snapshot some of these workloads
Continue reading

Key Features

Capacity Tier to store data within object storage for longer term retention Automating test restores to validate recoverability Immutable storage to protect against ransomware
Continue reading

Workloads

Virtualized workloads Endpoints and physical servers running Windows & Linux NAS filers In addition to back up, we also replicate some of these workloads
Continue reading

Key Features

Application-centric recovery using Veeam Explorers (for Exchange, SQL, Sharepoint, etc) Capacity Tier to store data within object storage for longer term retention Utilizing backup copies for secondary purposes via DataLabs Automating test restores to validate recoverability Immutable storage to …
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Number of Workloads Protected

We have about 500 VMs that are backed up by Veeam. We also have some that are more filer based and make for a somewhat complex licensing scenario since filers are licensed by capacity instead of per server.We really enjoy the ability to test restores in Secure Labs so we don't have to actually …
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Needs Assesment

In the before times, we had a traditional backup application, with its own storage. It was more of a legagy application that had its own programming, required a full-time engineer dedicated to that application and it did not pivot well when conditions changed. Now, with Veeam, we can use …
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Cloud Capabilities

Yes, we have been able to reduce our datacenter footprint by leveraging cloud as our second datacenter. We have tested and verified that we can replicate into the cloud and should a DR event occur, we can start bringing our entire environment online within 15 minutes. We can restore within hours …
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NAS Backup

We have a series of filers that act as our file servers. We have been able to use Veeam to back those us and also have been able to use them as destinations for our backups of other workloads. The versatility of the these filers as well as the versatility of Veeam have allowed us to do whatever we …
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Workloads

Virtualized workloads Endpoints and physical servers running Windows & Linux Enterprise applications such as Oracle or SAP HANA Cloud-hosted VMs within AWS or Azure NAS filers In addition to back up, we also replicate some of these workloads In addition to back up, we also snapshot some of these …
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Key Features

Application-centric recovery using Veeam Explorers (for Exchange, SQL, Sharepoint, etc) Capacity Tier to store data within object storage for longer term retention License portability as your environment needs change Automating test restores to validate recoverability Integration with …
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Most Used

Capacity Tier to store data within object storage for longer term retention License portability as your environment needs change Automating test restores to validate recoverability Immutable storage to protect against ransomware “Instant” recovery or portability between platforms (physical > …
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Number of Workloads Protected

We have around 1500+ virtual/physical workloads and growing, the majority of which were VMware vSphere 6.7+. We are spread across 40+ sites globally, with servers around the world. We've been able to repeatedly and reliably deploy Veeam over and over again with great success, to the point to where …
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Needs Assesment

We came from a fragmented set of backup solutions, each of which needed to be tended to and checked every single day. We always keep a close eye on our backups, but it was too labor intensive to be managing 6+ backup solutions, none of which had centralized reporting. Having come from an MSP where …
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Cloud Capabilities

We have started protecting our cloud workloads with Veeam Data Platform to bring our cloud servers' BC/DR under one umbrella with the rest of our on-premises workloads. It's nice to gain visibility into instances that are virtual in a datacenter you don't fully control. We've also added offsite …
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NAS Backup

We don't have a lot of NAS/file share workloads protected with Veeam as we mostly have modern Windows OS based file servers. That being said, in our limited testing with the NAS/filer-based workloads we do protect with Veeam, it was simple to setup, simple to test restores, and provided us peace …
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Future Workloads

Enterprise applications such as Oracle or SAP HANA NAS filers In addition to back up, we also replicate some of these workloads In addition to back up, we also snapshot some of these workloads
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Key Features

Application-centric recovery using Veeam Explorers (for Exchange, SQL, Sharepoint, etc) License portability as your environment needs change Immutable storage to protect against ransomware
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Number of Workloads Protected

We currently have 100 vm protected and are planing to set up replication between two sites.
Concerning agent, we have 15 nomad laptop protected and heading to 50.
We anticipated right as today, and we might increase our VUL number as needed in the future.
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Needs Assesment

Our CEO asked us to take all available protection against likely hazard like ransomware. We anticipated for further RTO required by our industry standard.
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Cloud Capabilities

Our organisation chose not to use any Cloud as possible. We have a strong emphasis with sovereignty and technical skills.
This is from our CEO due to very traumatic and coercive experience with two different major cloud providers.
Also hidden cost that are very hard to highlight and to account …
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Key Features

Application-centric recovery using Veeam Explorers (for Exchange, SQL, Sharepoint, etc) Automating test restores to validate recoverability “Instant” recovery or portability between platforms (physical > virtual > cloud-hosted)
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Number of Workloads Protected

Less than 10, to be honest it's quite expensive, I am currently using a different product to replace Veeam the only cons with this change is that Veeam restores from a snapshot or backup very fast and I will not have that with the new solution altough there are workarounds.
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Needs Assesment

Did not have a backup solution before Veeam and Veeam was very easy to implement and start using right away, no training was necessary since it's very intuitive.
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Needs Assesment

We needed a good reliable backup solution for our virtual servers. After doing the research and seeing what other industry experts were using, we decided to trial Veeam in a proof of concept scenario. Once we confirmed it would meet our expectations we decided to use it as our backup platform.
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Needs Assesment

We didn't have a backup solution before Veeam Data Platform, and were relying on snapshots within our virtual infrastructure. A colleague recommended that we take a look at Veeam Data Platform, and the rest is history.
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Future Workloads

Enterprise UNIX servers running Solaris & IBM AIX Enterprise applications such as Oracle or SAP HANA NAS filers In addition to back up, we also replicate some of these workloads In addition to back up, we also snapshot some of these workloads
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Key Features

Capacity Tier to store data within object storage for longer term retention Automating test restores to validate recoverability “Instant” recovery or portability between platforms (physical > virtual > cloud-hosted)
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Number of Workloads Protected

When we used Veeam Data Platform, it protected about 3 servers and 10 VMs. We definitely should have had it back up more things but didn't have the time or man power to get around to it so we just stuck with backing up the most important things. We have since switched to a cloud based backup …
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Cloud Capabilities

Our organization experienced notable benefits from Veeam Data Platform's cloud capabilities. With around three servers and ten virtual machines, we found that Veeam Data Platform's seamless integration with the cloud greatly enhanced our backup processes. Storing backups in the cloud provided an …
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NAS Backup

While our organization didn't actively utilize the NAS/File-share backup feature within Veeam Data Platform, we recognize its significant potential for safeguarding unstructured data. This capability could prove invaluable for organizations managing extensive file-sharing environments, offering a …
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Awards

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Popular Features

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  • Incremental backup identification (169)
    8.9
    89%
  • Recovery verification (153)
    8.9
    89%
  • Multiple backup destinations (163)
    8.7
    87%
  • Deduplication and file compression (157)
    8.6
    86%

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Engineer in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employees
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Employee in Information Technology
Farming Company, 1001-5000 employees
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Pricing

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Veeam Data Platform Essentials

$428

On Premise
per year per 5 instances

Veeam Data Platform

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On Premise

Entry-level set up fee?

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

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

8.5
Avg 8.1
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Product Details

What is Veeam Data Platform?

Built on the principles of Data Security, Data Recovery, and Data Freedom—Veeam Data platform is designed to provide confidence that a business is secure against cyberattacks.


Data Security:
Keeps data secure with multi-layered security

  • Pinpoints threats with SIEM integration

  • AI Powered malware detection engine

  • 24/7 monitoring for malicious acts.


Data Recovery:
The Veeam Data Platform provides instant recovery

  • Single files

  • Application objects

  • Orchestrated recovery of production workloads at-scale


Data Freedom:
Protection for all of an organization's data

  • Anywhere, any way, with zero lock‑in.

  • In the cloud, on premises or at the edge

  • Support for hybrid- and multi-cloud infrastructure


Veeam Data Platform Features

Data Center Backup Features

  • Supported: Universal recovery
  • Supported: Instant recovery
  • Supported: Recovery verification
  • Supported: Business application protection
  • Supported: Multiple backup destinations
  • Supported: Incremental backup identification
  • Supported: Backup to the cloud
  • Supported: Deduplication and file compression
  • Supported: Snapshots
  • Supported: Flexible deployment
  • Supported: Platform support
  • Supported: Retention options
  • Supported: Encryption

Veeam Data Platform Screenshots

Screenshot of Veeam Backup Community Edition can be used to migrate a live VMware VM to any host or data store—even if clusters or shared storage are not used.Screenshot of Reduces storage needs by eliminating redundant VM data, with Veeam data deduplication.Screenshot of To enable WAN acceleration, the user needs to deploy a pair of WAN accelerators in the backup infrastructureScreenshot of SharePoint items can be located and restored to the original or new SharePoint site, sent by e-mail or saved to the specified locationScreenshot of The user can restore virtual and physical machines from Veeam backups directly to Microsoft Azure.Screenshot of The user can restore Microsoft SharePoint items in a couple of minutes.Screenshot of The user can configure a "global" media pool that can use several tape libraries or standalone drives.Screenshot of Veeam Backup & Replication does not back up "dirty blocks" on VM guest OS.Screenshot of The user can even restore the database to a specific transaction.

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Veeam Data Platform Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux, Mac
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported LanguagesEnglish

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Frequently Asked Questions

Veeam’s® premier product, Veeam Backup & Replication™, delivers availability for all cloud, virtual, Kubernetes and physical workloads. Through a management console, the software provides backup, archival, recovery and replication capabilities.

Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud powered by Metallic AI, and Cohesity are common alternatives for Veeam Data Platform.

Reviewers rate Recovery verification and Incremental backup identification and Snapshots highest, with a score of 8.9.

The most common users of Veeam Data Platform are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).

Veeam Data Platform Customer Size Distribution

Consumers0%
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)10%
Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees)50%
Enterprises (more than 500 employees)40%
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October 13, 2023

Veeam Backup & Replication | A Solid BC/DR Solution for Companies of All Sizes

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Engineer in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 11-50 employees
Score 10 out of 10
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Most Used
  • Capacity Tier to store data within object storage for longer term retention
  • License portability as your environment needs change
  • Automating test restores to validate recoverability
  • Immutable storage to protect against ransomware
  • “Instant” recovery or portability between platforms (physical > virtual > cloud-hosted)
  • Failover or recovery scripts/plans for orchestrated recovery
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