Item: Veeam Backup for AWS
Rating: 8
Author: Saurav Mukherjee

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have used Veeam Backup for AWS for a couple of our clients. One of those clients had multiple workloads on AWS as well as on their office server. We suggested to them that they need a reliable, easy-to-use backup and remove the dependency on their only one server. We said to them that just like the migration (lift & shift) we did for them for many of their workloads to AWS, they now need to have a backup on AWS for at least their critical workloads. Then we worked with them to analyze if that backup should be Veeam Backup for AWS or Rubrik. They decided on Veeam Backup for AWS. There was one more project where did a lift & shift migration and from day one this client is using Veeam Backup for AWS.

Pros and Cons

Fully automated for AWS EC2
Great for DR for multi locations
Great support
Security assued

We have never managed to use Veeam for Azure or GCP. It works well with AWS.
A client needed a multi-cloud DR solution management but we had a security issue and could find a solution from Veeam Backup for AWS.
Usually, you need a dedicated resource to monitor when the number of workloads is high. That adds to the cost.

Return on Investment

Our clients have had positive ROI with Veeam Backup for AWS.
Challenge is multi-cloud hence proper technical assessment must be done.
Please consider the need for one or two resources to manage Veeam Backup for AWS depending on the needs and the technical assessment.

Reliability and Availability

Clients ran multiple workloads and all had their own dependencies including multi-locations and specific security requirements. One client had loads peaking on certain specific times of the days across different locations while the load will go down in some other locations. With Veeam Backup for AWS this client never had any trouble managing their backups and DR services. Hence we are very satisfied with both the availability and scalability of Veeam Backup for AWS.

Alternatives Considered

Rubrik

Our client has been satisfied with Veeam Backup for AWS until now. We did evaluate Rubrik but felt that Veeam Backup for AWS was superior as we had used Veeam Backup before. Rubrik probably works well for multi-cloud, hybrid environments, hypervisors, etc., but I guess the difference between the two is not too much.

Key Insights

Do you think Veeam Backup for AWS delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Veeam Backup for AWS's feature set?

Yes

Did Veeam Backup for AWS live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Veeam Backup for AWS go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Veeam Backup for AWS again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Rubrik, Acronis Cyber Backup, Druva Data Resiliency Cloud

Likelihood to Recommend

Veeam Backup for AWS works best on the AWS environment. However, it falls short on other cloud infrastructures as well as on hybrid or multi-cloud environments. So it is highly imperative to ascertain the needs of your clients keeping in mind the criticality of the workloads, the data transmission, the network, security, and the infrastructure before deciding on which backup to suggest.

Veeam Backup for AWS Works Best for AWS

Overall Satisfaction with Veeam Backup for AWS