Software Version
12.2.1
Modules Used
- DS Client
- DS NOC
- Replication
- BLM
Overall Satisfaction with Asigra
We are Service Providers reselling Asigra for Private Cloud deployments and running our own Public Cloud vault that runs backups for various organizations ranging from small environments comprising of desktop/laptops to enterprises with MS Exchange, databases and file servers.
For our customers, it works as an ideal data protection solution for its capabilities of supporting multiple environments, features and public cloud allows remote data protection also.
- Provides capability of local backups while maintaining remote copies on cloud to ensure faster recoveries of recent data and remote protection of all data.
- Helps reduce cost of long term retention by leveraging the BLM functionality.
- It does not need specialized hardware for it to work. Customers and Service Providers can choose their own infrastructure and do not need to rely on any OS or storage based replication even for deploying replication of backups.
- Supports wide range of environments including virtual environments with remarkable features like remote VDR with incremental restores.
- Image level VM backups need to quickly help doing file level restores.
- Need support for larger environments like Sybase etc. as these databases are catching the market along with SAP.
- Better deduplication on Oracle databases.
- Better Customer pre-sales engagement through Asigra tools like LAN discovery & Statistical backups.
- Better Customer Service.
- Better reputation in market.
- Faster lead conversion.
- emc,Symantec
To be precise, you don't get one single product that has all the features that you have in Asigra.
To begin with is being hardware independent not binding you with a particular hardware. You don't need to worry about licensing based on no. or type of devices, databases & processors OR even features. All of them get licensed the single way.
Features like Agentless architecture (quicker deployment & support), BLM (low cost of retention), inbuilt replication (No hardware or OS dependent DR) & Remote VDR (Automatic incremental recovery of a VM), support for various devices & databases are exceptionally well and I don't see any other product having all these in one.
Using Asigra
They just need to be Engineers that have the desire to work with a good technology. They should be having some basic knowledge about storage & backup functionality. They don't need any special skills to support Asigra.
It is an added advantage to have worked with a couple of other products as that helps understand what is better in Asigra and appreciate it more.
- VM protection for a News Channel.
- Protecting PACS image data for a large hospital.
- Protecting designs & data for a large real estate company.
- Backing up PACS image data
- Local and remote protection for small nursing homes of a large hospital.
- Oracle database backups for a construction company.
Evaluating Asigra and Competitors
- Product Features
- Product Usability
- Vendor Reputation
- Positive Sales Experience with the Vendor
- Analyst Reports
I would like to first layout my requirement and ask the vendor to confirm if they can be addressed. Then I would like the vendor to specify what can he additionally do for us using his product.
This would be followed by a detailed Proof Of Concept to have a real life experience of the product.
Asigra Implementation
- Implemented in-house
- Network connectivity.
- VSS Services.
Asigra Support
Pros | Cons |
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Quick Resolution Good followup Knowledgeable team Problems get solved Kept well informed No escalation required Immediate help available Support understands my problem Support cares about my success Quick Initial Response | None |
Well they generally do it every time.
Once such situation occurred when we had trouble backing up Oracle backups for a customer and their team helped us understand the functionality better and work with the customer DBA team to set it right in a few hours.
Using Asigra
Pros | Cons |
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Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Technical support not required Well integrated Consistent Quick to learn Convenient Feel confident using Familiar | None |
- Configuring backup volumes i.e. extensible storage.
- Configuring backup jobs.
- Implementing the basic product itself.
- Oracle DB backup configurations are sometimes difficult to handle.