Cohesity DataProtect - it just works!
November 06, 2022
Cohesity DataProtect - it just works!
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Cohesity DataProtect
Cohesity replaced two legacy 'backup' platforms along with three different storage platforms during a merger of equals. SouthState Bank specifically protects over 1000 virtual servers (VMware) and 100+ MS SQL instances across multiple data centers. Cohesity allows policy-driven data protection that gives us the flexibility to protect test/dev data differently than our production and mission-critical data.
- VMware protection, plain and simple.
- Consolidation of native SQL backups to a centralized console based platform.
- Clean and elegant UI that any engineer only needs a small level of knowledge to master.
- Reporting could always be better- executive-style reports have to be generated from data at multiple points.
- Some tasks that could be brought to the UI that today we have to call support on (for example when an NFS mount is still active but we cannot see it from the UI)
- Reliability of backups - and the ability to restore when needed.
- Dedupe and compression is top-notch - we replaced 2 cabinets of storage down to 24U.
- Audit trail - who did what and when is very important in our vertical.
- During a recent disaster recovery exercise our regular product had an incident. We were able to recover quickly using Cohesity.
Cohesity simplifies the environment by having data protect along with clustered storage and configurable in a multi-site environment for easy off-site requirements, including cloud integration. The HTML5 interface outshines Veeam and NetBackup, which look like dinosaurs compared to Cohesity. The dedupe and compression ratios are second to none in the industry, allowing us to reduce our data center power and cooling footprint.
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