Another happy experience with Druva
February 20, 2024

Another happy experience with Druva

Joshua Branch | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • Data Protection
  • Cloud Backup
  • Data Center Backup
  • Endpoint Backup

Overall Satisfaction with Druva Data Resiliency Cloud

This is the second company I have onboarded with DRUVA. We utilize their M365 backup suite, Phoenix Server backup platform, and InSync Endpoint client. I have always worked for companies with a presence in rural areas. More times than not, these locations don't have massive internet pipes, and small comms closets with maybe a server or two. This can be a problem when looking for a backup solution, as any backups would have to ride over the circuits we need to operate. After researching costs and benefits of staying on-prem and backing up our data, it was determined that our best route would be to lift our few remaining servers to Azure, get everyone on M365, and then bring DRUVA onboard. That is exactly what we did. DRUVA's cloud-based infrastructure lets me backup all of our M365 data and our Azure hosted servers without having to worry about our circuits being pegged during those backup jobs, and my IT audits go a lot better when I can tell them I have off-site backups for disaster recovery scenarios, and can show them all the data pools in an instance. The cherry on top is Druva's interface. I can manage mailboxes, OneDrive, SharePoint, Server data, and Endpoint (desktop PC) data from a single site. The restore process is the easiest interface I've used in almost 25 years of I.T. work. I am beyond impressed with their setup.
  • User interface is clean and concise.
  • Setting up backups for VMWare was very easy.
  • DRUVA support gets back to me within hours 99% of the time.
  • I have caught a few typos in their documentation, but the article itself still gave me the intended result.
  • Their sizing model can be a bit tough to estimate due to their use of credits.
  • Total time saver being all in one management console.
  • User self-service recovery save I.T. resources to focus on bigger issues.
  • Their de-duplication algorithm is top notch. It saves time and money.
We currently use Druva to backup Exchange Online Mailboxes, OneDrive files, SharePoint sites, vSphere servers, and multiple desktop computers in our company. It handles everything we have thrown at it so far, and managing all of those data sets in a single pane of glass style interface allows us to quickly view our data protections status.
Druva uses a credit system to determine storage capacity. While it can be a little intimidating during onboarding, the sales staff is very knowledgeable and take their time setting up your "data bucket" for go-live. Once the product is online, it makes adjusting data needs very simple. Their de-duplication algorithm is incredibly good, which lowers our bottom line as far as outlay goes.
Druva was the cost leader during our search for a cloud-native backup solution. We were pleasantly surprised with its speed and ease of use as well. We feel it was the best fit for our infrastructure.

Do you think Druva Data Resiliency Cloud delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Druva Data Resiliency Cloud's feature set?

Yes

Did Druva Data Resiliency Cloud live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Druva Data Resiliency Cloud go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Druva Data Resiliency Cloud again?

Yes

DRUVA suits us well as we are almost 100% cloud-enabled at this point. The big plus to us is not having to push data over our internet circuits, as DRUVA backs up directly from Azure to AWS. Being a chain of rural health care facilities make this design ideal for us.

Druva Data Resiliency Cloud Feature Ratings

Continuous data protection
6
Replication
Not Rated
Operational reporting and analytics
9
Malware protection
9
Multi-location capabilities
9
Ransomware Recovery
9
Universal recovery
10
Instant recovery
8
Recovery verification
10
Incremental backup identification
10
Backup to the cloud
10
Deduplication and file compression
10
Flexible deployment
10
Management dashboard
10
Platform support
10
Retention options
10
Encryption
10

Using Druva Data Resiliency Cloud

360 - Data backup and recovery.
2 - Myself and my Systems Administrator manage Druva for the company. It does not require a lot of handholding. That's just the way we like it.
  • Exhange Online mailbox backups
  • vSphere Server backups
  • Desktop backup for specialized users
  • SharePoint site testing. We can play with new web parts and if it goes sideways, we just have Druva restore the site to a day prior.
  • As our audits become more demanding, we will look into the Compliance piece that Druva offers.
This is the second company I've brought to Druva. Just today, I was tasked with recovering a file from a user that last saw it 6 months ago. I was able to restore it in under 5 minutes of getting the request. It's really that easy.