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Great solution for backups
September 07, 2021

Great solution for backups

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

Software Version

Community Edition

Overall Satisfaction with Veeam Backup & Replication

We use Veeam B&R for the whole organization to make replicas of the production servers. These replicas are stored on a different physical server, so we can have our production services running within minutes in case we lose our main physical server.
  • Virtualized workloads
  • Endpoints and physical servers running Windows & Linux
  • NAS filers
  • Application-centric recovery using Veeam Explorers (for Exchange, SQL, Sharepoint, etc)
  • Automating test restores to validate recoverability
  • Failover or recovery scripts/plans for orchestrated recovery
  • “Instant” recovery or portability between platforms (physical > virtual > cloud-hosted)
  • Replication on a separate physical host to have a disaster recovery plan always ready.
  • Retention policy with rotational backups.
  • We didn't find any problems with our installation. The process is mostly straightforward.

Do you think Veeam Data Platform delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Veeam Data Platform's feature set?

Yes

Did Veeam Data Platform live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Veeam Data Platform go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Veeam Data Platform again?

Yes

Currently, two virtual servers are replicated in a separate physical host, different from the production one. This serves as a disaster recovery in case we lose our main physical server and our production services.
  • We have replicas of our production servers, so it's positive to have them in case those production servers go down.
  • It covers the need to follow the 3-2-1 backup model.
The main reason we decided to install Veeam Backup & Replication was to have a disaster recovery plan. We also decided to install VB&R because our infrastructure doesn't require more than ten workloads, which means we can use the Community Edition without a paid subscription, a very important aspect. Before installing VB&R, we were exposed to a failure from our main physical server and lost our production services all at once.
We don't use cloud capabilities.
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Every scenario where you have physical or virtual workloads is a scenario where Veeam B&R is suited for a backup or replication plan. If your infrastructure doesn't need more than 10 workloads, you even have the option to install the community edition at zero cost.

Using Veeam Backup & Replication

1 - IT administrator
1 - Information technologies skills
  • Replication of production servers.
  • Disaster recovery plan.
  • Restoration of recent backups.
  • Making replicas of our production server on a different physical server to have a disaster recovery plan.
  • Maybe for some physical computer backups.
It is the most complete backup solution we have used thus far.