Item: Druva Security Cloud
Rating: 9
Author: Joshua Seifferlein

Overall Satisfaction with Druva Cloud Platform

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We're using Druva inSync across our entire organization. For us, it addresses the need for an endpoint backup solution in the days of remote work. With employees distributed across the US, we were in need of an endpoint backup solution that would allow us to retain data while reducing hardware costs, storage costs, and bandwidth in user homes.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Endpoint backup
Ease of use
Easy restorral
Unlimited storage options

Cons

Docker/Hypervisor backups
Auto-update capabilities
Google Authentication implementation is poor
Better identification of what is/isn't being backed up at a folder level

Return on Investment

Reduction in time to data restore for users who have a computing incident
Set it and forget it
Touch-less restoral options, allowing IT personel to focus on other areas of work that need attention

Alternatives Considered

Acronis Cyber Backup, MSP360 Backup (formerly CloudBerry Backup), Carbonite Endpoint, Metallic Endpoint Backup & Recovery and IDrive

Overall, Druva inSync was the best fit for us, since we needed an endpoint backup that was easy to use, didn't require technicians to touch the device, and allowed for incremental backups. We would have liked an imaging option, but Acronis' imaging option required touching the computer, which we didn't always have the option to. We had demoed Acronis, MSP, and Metallic, and found that this was much easier both on the implementation side of things, but the restoral side of things as well. Also, their unlimited option was much better priced than others.

Implementation Rating

Implementation was extremely speedy. Their implementation of Google SSO stinks, but... overall it was a quick rollout, and easy to train my users on.

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

Freshdesk, Slack, 1Password

Likelihood to Recommend

Scenarios in which Druva inSync is well suited.

Distributed workforce
Remote-work
Decentralized offices/computing environments
Cloud-based computing environments where less is stored on the device, and more is stored on the cloud.

Scenarios in which Druva inSync is less appropriate

Traditional office environments with local backup options and cost-effective local storage options
Docker/Hypervisor heavy environments
Low-Bandwidth/high-latency environments

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