Easy and Reliable Backups
October 05, 2023
Easy and Reliable Backups
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Software Version
Veeam Backup & Replication
Overall Satisfaction with Veeam Data Platform
We use Veeam to back up our workstations, servers, and virtual machines. The server repository remains on-site but is copied to tape on a daily basis for off-site storage. We use these backups for file-level restores, as well as full OS-level restores during disaster recovery or in the case of ransomware.
- Virtualized workloads
- Endpoints and physical servers running Windows & Linux
- Enterprise applications such as Oracle or SAP HANA
- In addition to back up, we also replicate some of these workloads
- In addition to back up, we also snapshot some of these workloads
- Cloud-hosted VMs within AWS or Azure
- Application-centric recovery using Veeam Explorers (for Exchange, SQL, Sharepoint, etc)
- Utilizing backup copies for secondary purposes via DataLabs
- Automating test restores to validate recoverability
- “Instant” recovery or portability between platforms (physical > virtual > cloud-hosted)
- Application-centric recovery using Veeam Explorers (for Exchange, SQL, Sharepoint, etc)
- Creating reliable backups
- Logging during the backup process
- Incorporating new features
- Ease of use
- Canceling backup jobs that are currently running can be a pain.
- Veeam customer support can be arrogant and assuming, even when proven incorrect on details during a service ticket.
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
27, which was more machines than I exepcted.
- It has suited our needs for Backup and Restoration operations.
In the past we used Microsoft Data Protection Manager, which was buggy, hard to maintain proper function, and lacking in features. Veeam was easy to install, easy to use, and created more stable and reliable backups.
We do not back up to the cloud. We prefer to back up to tape for off-site storage. We would consider replicating to another on-premise location that we own and operate.
We do not use NAS in our environment.