End-point backups that don't require an IT Storage degree
September 11, 2020
End-point backups that don't require an IT Storage degree

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Druva inSync
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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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