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Rubrik just works...
Updated March 21, 2024

Rubrik just works...

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • Rubrik Cloud Data Management
  • Rubrik Polaris

Overall Satisfaction with Rubrik

We use Rubrik to protect all of our on-prem MSSQL, Oracle, and DB2 databases from Cyber and Ransomware attacks as well as test/dev refreshes. The instant recovery feature really saves us a lot of time and resources when a user simply needs to recover data from a single table since we are able to give them a point in time copy of the database within minutes versus trying to find a server with the right software versions and storage to do a full restore which might take hours.
  • It just works right out of the box. No customizations were needed to start using.
  • It protects several types of databases such as IBM DB2 that are not protected by competing products.
  • The Rubrik Support team is very knowledgeable and responsive to our issues.
  • There is not yet a point-click recovery of IBM DB2 databases through the GUI, so it would be nice to see this developed.
  • The RSC console is lacking a few features that were available in the local CDM consoles, but Rubrik is constantly improving the RSC since all future development and new features will be added.
  • The feature to Live-mount an Oracle database is challenging for various reasons, so there could be some improvement there.
  • Significantly reduced man-hours needed to manage database protection/recoveries.
  • Allows us to use a single backup/recovery solution for ALL database backups.
There is no comparison, Rubrik worked right out of the box and even has support for IBM DB2 databases. Patches and upgrades have been performed without any issues. Database backups are run using default settings without any noticeable impact on the databases/servers and complete as quickly or nearly as quickly as native backups. Cohesity on the other hand needed extensive, on-going, custom tuning via undocumented parameters just to keep it working, and every patch broke the solution which then required more custom tuning. There were also issues with backup performance, we had to balance the impact of the backups on the database versus the amount of time it took to run the backups. We even reverted back to native backups for some of our larger databases because they just would not complete in Cohesity.

Do you think Rubrik delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Rubrik's feature set?

Yes

Did Rubrik live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Rubrik go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Rubrik again?

Yes

We installed Rubrik and were able to start using it immediately without having to make any customizations or special tuning. We installed agents and backed up databases without any noticeable impact. Patches and upgrades have been applied without any issues.
Compared to the previous product we used, which we worked with for nearly two years tuning, upgrading, and more tuning just to try to get it working, and every patch broke it, sometimes taking days to resolve.
Rubrik has been a great partner and is adding new features and functionality, and their support team has been very knowledgeable and responsive.

Rubrik Feature Ratings

Data Center Backup
10.0
Universal recovery
10
Instant recovery
10
Recovery verification
10
Business application protection
10
Multiple backup destinations
10
Incremental backup identification
10
Backup to the cloud
10
Deduplication and file compression
10
Snapshots
10
Flexible deployment
10
Management dashboard
10
Platform support
10
Retention options
10
Encryption
10

Using Rubrik

10 - Rubrik is use by Database administrators, AIX/Linux/Windows server admins, and Exchange administrators. We also be using it to protect VMWare as soon as we add more capacity to the Rubrik clusters.
3 - Our Rubrik admins are backup administrators and server admins as they occasionally replace failed drives, etc.
  • Data protection and recovery
  • Protection and recovery from Cyber attacks
  • Test/dev refreshes
  • Instant recovery of data without having to do full restores
  • Backup validation
  • Improved reporting of backup success/failures
  • Protecting cloud databases
Rubrik has worked exceedingly well for us. Database backups do not impact the application/database performance and the instant recovery features save us a lot of time and resources. We are still adding more on-prem protection sources to Rubrik and will probably have a need to backup cloud sources in the near future.

Evaluating Rubrik and Competitors

Yes - We purchased Rubrik to replace two previous products, Cohesity and EMC Avamar/DataDomain. We first attempted to replace the EMC DataDomain with Cohesity, but it just did not work for us. After nearly two years of working with Cohesity, we finally replaced it with Rubrik which not only worked well, but also had the features we needed to fully replace the EMC DataDomain.
  • Scalability
  • Ease of Use
I just worked right out of the box. We did not have to waste any time doing custom tuning to get it to work, and even better it had no noticeable impact on systems we were protecting.
Don't always select the lowest priced offer. Look at the current GA feature set, and do a true proof-of-concept evaluation, and pay close attention to the results of the POC.