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Streamlined data protection that is simple to use
September 22, 2023

Streamlined data protection that is simple to use

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Veeam Backup & Replication

Overall Satisfaction with Veeam Data Platform

We use Veeam to maintain and run our virtual environment and servers. It has been fantastic for service uptime, installation, setup, updates. Our whole team is very happy overall with the product. Veeam's suite of products, specifically VMware and vSphere, offers us comprehensive data protection, backup, and recovery solutions, ensuring business continuity. It addresses critical business problems such as data loss prevention, system downtime mitigation, and efficient data management. Our use case with Veeam extends to securing mission-critical data, optimizing storage resources, and providing a robust foundation for our virtualized infrastructure, making Veeam an indispensable tool in our IT arsenal.
  • Virtualized workloads
  • Cloud-hosted VMs within AWS or Azure
  • Enterprise applications such as Oracle or SAP HANA
  • Application-centric recovery using Veeam Explorers (for Exchange, SQL, Sharepoint, etc)
  • Automating test restores to validate recoverability
  • Integration with cyber-security tools for SecureRestore
  • “Instant” recovery or portability between platforms (physical > virtual > cloud-hosted)
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  • Effortless Backup: Veeam simplifies VMware vSphere backups with automated scheduling, ensuring data protection without administrative headaches.
  • Instant Recovery: With Veeam, we achieve near-instant recovery of VMs, reducing downtime and minimizing business disruption during system failures.
  • Data Replication: Veeam's efficient data replication safeguards data across multiple locations, enhancing disaster recovery readiness and data availability.
  • Enhanced AI Integration: Integrate advanced AI for proactive anomaly detection and automated remediation to further optimize data protection and recovery processes.
  • Expanded Cloud Integration: Strengthen cloud support for more providers, facilitating seamless hybrid cloud deployments and increasing scalability options.
  • Unified Dashboard: Develop a consolidated dashboard for easier management of Veeam products, simplifying the user experience and streamlining operations.

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?

Yes

Did implementation of Veeam Data Platform go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Veeam Data Platform again?

Yes

In our organization, we currently protect a total of 13 workloads with Veeam Data Platform. This comprises two physical VMware host servers and eleven virtual servers. This aligns perfectly with our initial expectations, as we are relatively new to VMware and Veeam implementations. Our conservative approach was deliberate, focusing on protecting essential workloads while allowing for scalability as our virtualization infrastructure matures. Thus, the current workload count is in line with our planned adoption and provides the necessary data protection for our evolving needs.
  • Veeam's user-friendly interface and automation features have significantly reduced man-hours spent on data management, allowing our IT team to focus on more strategic tasks.
  • Veeam's robust backup and recovery capabilities have ensured data availability, preventing costly downtime and potential data loss incidents.
  • The product's seamless integration with our virtualized environment has simplified processes, resulting in smoother operations and bolstered data security.
The triggering action that drove us to switch to Veeam Data Platform was our dissatisfaction with our previous backup solution. The previous platform felt dated and lacked the user-friendliness and robustness we needed. In contrast, Veeam Data Platform has been a game-changer. It's simple and easy to use, offering a modern and efficient approach to data management and recovery. Our experience with Veeam has been a significant improvement over our previous solution, providing us with greater confidence in our data protection capabilities.
Our organization has greatly benefited from Veeam Data Platform's cloud capabilities. As we transition to a fully cloud-based infrastructure, Veeam has been a very amazing product. It ensures the protection of our cloud workloads, provides efficient cloud backup storage, and enables us to leverage Azure for disaster recovery, enhancing our overall data resilience and scalability.
While our organization currently doesn't utilize Veeam Data Platform's NAS/File-share backup solution, we plan to explore and leverage this capability after completing our ongoing priority projects. This feature represents an exciting opportunity to enhance our unstructured data protection, aligning with our evolving data management strategy and ensuring comprehensive data resilience.
Veeam Data Platform excels in scenarios where data protection, availability, and efficient management are paramount. It's well-suited for: virtualized environments, business continuity/minimal downtime, & multi-site data replication. For virtualized environments, Veeam seamlessly integrates with VMware vSphere, making it ideal for businesses relying on virtualization for cost-effective and scalable IT infrastructure. In scenarios where uninterrupted access to critical data is vital, Veeam's rapid recovery capabilities ensure minimal downtime. Also, Organizations with dispersed data centers benefit from Veeam's robust data replication, enhancing disaster recovery preparedness.

However, for small-scale operations with limited virtualization or simpler data needs, Veeam's comprehensive feature set may be overkill, potentially making it less cost-effective in such cases.