Item: Veeam Backup for Azure
Rating: 6
Author: Chad Byrd

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Since we have migrated our production workload to Azure we are using Veeam to backup our azure vm's, databases and Azure storage accounts. This gives us the peace of mind knowing that we are protected in case of an issue or needing to roll back something that went wrong. The backups are easily configured and easy to restore. We like the Veeam product better than the built in backups with Azure.

Pros and Cons

Very easy interface
very fast in completing backups
Fast implementation and setup
almost self explanatory when setting up

the only thing I wish that Veeam would do is the ability to combine all services in one platform. We have another backup solution we use for on prem backups to an offline cloud backup source. I wish Veeam had a solution like this, they are implementing Azure resources for backups currently and store in AWS so there is a separation of where data is stored and is offline with ransomware protection. Maybe one day.

Return on Investment

Being able to restore a workload within minutes is a very big positive
The storage and implementation of Veeam is cheaper than Azure backups and storage
We like the security we feel with having our backups readily available and knowing they will work.

Usability

There was very little documentation that I needed to read in order to set this solution up. I had the solution rolled our and backing up our workloads in half a day. I would say the usability is easy and suited even for people that don't have a lot of experience with these types of products.

Alternatives Considered

Druva Data Resiliency Cloud and Veritas Backup Exec

For the solutions we reviewed Veeam was the only solution that fit for our Azure environment in which how we wanted backups to run and be stored. Druva has not yet implemented Azure workloads in their solution so that was not an option for us. Veritas when we looked at it was not as simple and straightforward as Veeam and was not right for what we were looking for.

Key Insights

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

Yes

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

Yes

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

Yes

Did implementation of Veeam Backup for Azure go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Veeam Backup for Azure again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Druva Data Resiliency Cloud

Likelihood to Recommend

So we are using Veeam specifically for our Azure workloads, it works very well for this but for our on prem backups the solution was not suited for what we were wanting at the time we implemented our SaaS backups solutions. The restores for Azure are lightning fast and well suited for our Azure workload.

Veeam Backup for Azure was the simplest solution for us and just works!

Overall Satisfaction with Veeam Backup for Azure