Zerto on IBM Cloud

Score8.4 out of 10

31 Reviews and Ratings

What is Zerto on IBM Cloud?

Zerto on IBM Cloud protects, expands, and migrates existing VMware vSphere and other hypervisor workloads onto IBM Cloud, in order to provide a secure, flexible, and scalable disaster recovery solution. These single-tenant environments are deployed on IBM Cloud's data centers around the world and provide cloud application recovery in minutes.

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Anirudh Srinivas View profile

Lead Enterprise Architect in Information Technology at Kyndryl (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

[I am] using Zerto on IBM Cloud for disaster recovery replication for clients which have short recovery point objectives, Servers like SQL are mainly adopting this replication mechanism in order to have short recovery along with standard log shipping and also Commvault based backup for logs. The integration of the VMware on cloud also supports replicate easily.

Pros

Data replication with journaling.
SQL replication.
Fast recovery in case of cyber attack / disaster.

Cons

Bandwidth utilization.
Support for non Microsoft products like Oracle.
Inclusion of more virtualization environments.

Return on Investment

Positive is the option of bringing your own license.
Negative - the complex environments are not supported.
This cannot be used as a backup replacement rather DR tool.

Other Software Used

Commvault Orchestrate, IBM Spectrum Virtualize, VMware Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery

Shiv Shivakumar View profile

IT Ops in Information Technology at Infocrossing (part of Ensono) (1001-5000 employees employees)

Pros

It is easy to get started.
It is also very simple to set up the backup.
Disaster recovery is no longer a dreadful or painful process.

Cons

There could be better documentation available on the restoration process.

Return on Investment

Overall, it's a very effective solution both from a cost and operational standpoint. We now do DR tests once a quarter rather than once every 6 months.

Alternatives Considered

Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service (formerly Sonian)

James McCullough View profile

senior systems administrator advisor in Information Technology at NTT DATA Services (1001-5000 employees employees)

Pros

Small rpo for disaster recovery
Data compression for rapid replication

Cons

Cost
Easier management, less command line only tools

Return on Investment

Decreased costs from SLA violations due to uptime
Happier customers

Alternatives Considered

Veeam Backup & Replication

Other Software Used

Veeam Backup & Replication, VMware ESXi, Hyper-V

Verified User

Director in Information Technology (501-1000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Zerto on IBM Cloud so our infrastructure is reliable and flexible. This is done [in] 90% of the organization as the other other 10% is allowed to be independent with their choices. Zerto is a good fit for our organization because it allows us to keep applications backed up and highly available. We used to be just a one site IT solution, but now we can use the IBM Cloud in concert with Zerto to ensure that local issues do not cost us time and money. In short, it keeps us in business and keeps everyone productive even through disaster.

Pros

Failover.
Backup.
Integration.

Cons

Cost.
Complexity.
Documentation.

Return on Investment

Initial cost seems high.
Long term cost saves us money from failures.
Buy in from management justifies the expense.

Alternatives Considered

Rubrik

Other Software Used

Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365), MS SharePoint, DB2

Verified User

Manager in Engineering (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

The application is basically being used for the purpose of data recovery in case of any mishap/disaster. It also provides a protected data storage for the organization's data. And as the storage is totally on the cloud, there's no hassle with the hardware installation. It even provides automated tools for deployment. So it actually makes the process much easier and is something every organization should have.

Pros

Fast data replication.
Data protection.
Possibility to store data.
Simplicity of operation.
Objectiveness of UI.

Cons

Must have been expensive for my organization.
Documentation has a scope of improvement.

Return on Investment

Provided safety for data.
Provided security for the same.
Provided a platform for hassle-free imp data storage and retrieval.

Alternatives Considered

Veritas NetBackup

Other Software Used

Skype for Business (formerly Lync), now part of Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp Business, Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365)

VMware Site Recovery Manager

Veeam Backup for Google Cloud Platform

RackWare

Zerto on IBM Cloud

What is Zerto on IBM Cloud?

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Cost effective simple solution for non-complex environments

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