Veeam makes life easier.
November 20, 2019
Veeam makes life easier.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Software Version
Veeam Backup & Replication
Overall Satisfaction with Veeam Backup & Replication
I use Veeam Backup & Replication for backups of all my servers. Veeam used to only be for virtual machines but now supports backup of hardware machines also. I also use Veeam to replicate production virtual machines to a DR secondary site. I know all servers are backed up thanks to Veeam.
- Veeam Backup is one of those things that just works. I very rarely need to interact with Veeam unless I am making a change to the backup jobs.
- Veeam handles all backup jobs seamlessly from production to backup servers to offsite backups and replicating virtual machines to a DR site.
- Veeam handles any hardware for storage. I have a mix of storage servers varying in age and each work equally well with Veeam. Repositories can be very easily added and changed.
- I really cannot think of any complaints with Veeam. The biggest complaint for a long time was that Veeam did not work with physical servers but this has since been changed. Veeam is constantly adding new capabilities and never falls behind.
- Veeam is very hardware agnostic and can handle any hardware for storage. I am always amazed at how easily I can add storage repositories on very inexpensive hardware.
- I use Veeam to replicate production servers to a DR environment without needing additional applications. Using Veeam this way is much less expensive than using VMWare's SRM.
- I will soon be doing a migration from VMWare to Hyper-V. This process will be much easier and less expensive thank to Veeam. Without Veeam I would not consider doing this migration.
Veeam is used to backup all variations of Windows server, Exchange, SQL Server, Sharepoint, Microsoft CRM, Active Directory. Additionally Veeam is able to backup virtual appliances and non-Windows servers. Doing an application level restore is very seamless. Veeam is able to do instantaneous restore of things as big as entire servers all the way down to single active directory account. Veeam also works with many SAN manufacturers to do SAN level replication.
I do not use cloud backup and replication. Veeam is used to replicate and back up to remote sites.
Veeam's backup verification process is amazing to me. I can very easily run a verification to ensure my backups are healthy. I have even used Veeam to set up sandbox environments to test updates on identical servers before rolling out to production. Veeam's instantaneous restore capability makes additional backup verification very easy. I am able to do a instant recovery to test the backup and quickly roll back to the production server. All this can be done without affecting production systems.
- Veritas Backup Exec and System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM)
Veeam has made my life so much easier. In previous envirnoments I have to follow strict hardware compatibility and faced many many daily backup job issues. Veeam works so well often times I forget it even exists.