Item: Druva Security Cloud
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Druva inSync

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

My company utilizes all laptops for both in-office and out-of-office workers. We needed a solution that provided a mechanism to back up all important files and folders in the event that a laptop should fail. The solution we found was Druva inSync, as it provides a mechanism to backup to Druva's cloud, deduplicates the data, and allows multiple backups per day to ensure that my team can quickly recover files - from full restores to the occasional accidental deletion of a file/folder from their machines. This is used company-wide for over 70 users.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Cloud storage - no on-prem storage necessary.
Unlimited backups - can backup as frequently as 15 minutes to daily backups.
Intuitive administrative console allows for mandatory folders to be backed up and blacklist certain extensions from the backup (such as .ISOs).
Secure, fast, and very easy to roll out.

Cons

Better controls of the DLP component (rules, procedures, schedules).
Context-menus so people can select a file on their computer and easily roll back to previous versions.

Return on Investment

We've managed to successfully recover important files from at least a dozen of our machines due to hardware failure or user error.
Cost was initially high than compared to on-prem solutions, but negotiation with vendor and seeing the benefits of the system in person has quickly made Druva a lifeline for the company in the event of an emergency.
Druva has fulfilled all of our requirements (security, robust, easy-to-use) for an end-point backup solution.

Alternatives Considered

Veeam Backup & Replication

We also evaluated Veeam Backup and Replication - which we currently use for our production virtual environments with great success. While there are options to have Veeam do end-point backups, the offering required an on-prem storage solution. While we have a robust storage solution, our calculations of necessary disk-space quickly took the majority of production space we plan out - so a cloud solution was needed. For this reason, we went with Druva inSync.

Implementation Rating

We had an onboarding call with Druva to show us the end-point software and administrative console which lasted about an hour. After that, we were able to start rolling out Druva InSync immediately, and had all laptops backing up successfully to Druva within two days. The speed of rollout and implementation was incredibly fast and successful.

Key Insights

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

Yes

Are you happy with Druva Security Cloud's feature set?

Yes

Did Druva Security Cloud live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Druva Security Cloud go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Druva Security Cloud again?

Yes

Other Software Used

KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA), Lansweeper, Barracuda Essentials

Likelihood to Recommend

Druva is ideal if you need an end-point backup solution and don't have an incredibly large on-prem storage unit to handle backups from multiple machines. On top of backups, it also has security and DLP controls, which allow for remote-wipe of data should a unit go missing. Druva inSync is NOT for production/server usage (Druva has another solution for that), as it's primary purpose and design is to protect endpoints. For ransomware protection, as the backups are not stored on the machine (or easily accessible without the Druva inSync program) the possibility of ransomware destroying backups is extremely low.

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