Item: Commvault Cloud powered by Metallic AI
Rating: 8
Author: Jason Elsmore

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Here at DaVita, I have been helping to manage Commvault data protection/management solution for the last 3 years. Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery provides for a very strong offering for any type of backup/recovery/archiving solution on the market. Everything from VM Snapshots, Server File System Agents, several databases agents, along with SAN snapshot protection, Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery provides so many features for our DaVita business to utilize.

Pros and Cons

Commvault VM LiveSync.
IntelliSnap SAN snapshot protection.
Auxiliary Copy to Tape for long term data retention.

The Java CommCell Console freeze/hangups/occasional slowness.
Updating agents of any type, can sometimes be a huge endeavor.
Oracle DB granular recoveries can sometimes be difficult, because of the many plethora of restore options.

Return on Investment

Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery has saved the day when an active directory "human error" occurred, as it was used to get the environment back online in a successful manor/process.
Commvault DR CommCell DB recovery and VM LiveSync has proven to be a very useful tool for our quarterly DR exercise and annual testing procedures.

Alternatives Considered

Hedvig, Commvault HyperScale and Metallic Core Backup & Recovery

The licensing costs for Hedvig seemed to be cost prohibitive. The
Commvault HyperScale was evaluated and briefly tested and appears to be a
very good approach to the remote offices we have here at DaVita across
the country. HyperScale was also cost prohibitive and unfortunately
wasn't utilized. The Metallic Core Backup & Recovery solution is
currently being reviewed.

Support Rating

Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery Customer Support is a TOP Notch offering/benefit that sure helps to boost the Commvault product overall.

Key Insights

Do you think Commvault Cloud powered by Metallic AI delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Commvault Cloud powered by Metallic AI's feature set?

Yes

Did Commvault Cloud powered by Metallic AI live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Commvault Cloud powered by Metallic AI go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Commvault Cloud powered by Metallic AI again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery sure brings the swiss-army knife of features to the table to provide almost any kind of data protection solution for it's customers. I've enjoyed using Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery for the past 13yrs. The next biggest challenge I'm seeing at this current time is with specific Google Cloud Platform offerings.

GO Commvault!!

Overall Satisfaction with Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery