The backup solution and secondary storage device we were looking for!
October 02, 2019

The backup solution and secondary storage device we were looking for!

Tim Kovars | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Cohesity Helios

It was easy to implement and do a POC. After it was shown to be the superior product it was easy to flip to production.
Issues have been dealt with promptly or put on the roadmap for a future release. Backup and restore became as easy as they're supposed to be.
  • The various ways to quickly reover data. Cloning and instant volume mounts (Exchange restores) have been great options.
  • Ability to use it as secondary storage for VMDK's that don't need to be on Tier 1.
  • Using it as a NAS device.
  • Ability to backup Isilon!
  • Mainly cosmetic stuff that is currently being addressed.
  • Expiration times for clones.
Well suited for backups of an entire virtual environment with an agent to catch any physical server. Using as a NAS/filer to store your data and protect it at the same time. Replicating data for DR off-site has worked great. The option to use a clone to test or verify settings without bringing a VM back fully online is great.

Overall Satisfaction Continued

  • Being able to use next-generation technology to simplify backups and restores has achieved time savings and the ability to train new users.
  • Using it to house secondary data that doesn't need to live on Tier 1.
Versus the legacy options, Cohesity blows them out of the water on simplicity and value for the product. The searching and restore options are fantastic. Being able to simply add to the cluster without any downtime has been great, along with no secondary heads to run the backups. Compared to Rubrick, the ability to do more than just backups helped put Cohesity over the top.

Do you think Cohesity delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cohesity's feature set?

Yes

Did Cohesity live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cohesity go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cohesity again?

Yes

Cohesity Feature Ratings

Universal recovery
10
Instant recovery
10
Recovery verification
10
Business application protection
10
Multiple backup destinations
10
Incremental backup identification
10
Backup to the cloud
10
Deduplication and file compression
10
Snapshots
10
Flexible deployment
10
Management dashboard
9
Platform support
10
Retention options
10
Encryption
10

Cohesity Helios Support

There have been bumps, especially as they have grown. But they have handled them very well and I believe are behind them now. It's easy to get someone that can help and resolve the issues. If it's something that needs a system change, they have worked through that and submitted to get it taken care of; along with interfacing with the engineering team to get that done.