Efficient Data Protection with Veeam Data Platform: A Comprehensive Review
October 09, 2023

Efficient Data Protection with Veeam Data Platform: A Comprehensive Review

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

Software Version

Veeam Backup & Replication

Overall Satisfaction with Veeam Data Platform

In my organization, NSW Health, Veeam Data Platform is used for data backup, recovery, and protection. It helps prevent data loss, minimize downtime, and ensure data availability across various healthcare-related systems and environments, including virtualized, physical, and cloud-based workloads. This is crucial for maintaining critical healthcare services and safeguarding patient data. Veeam also supports disaster recovery and multi-cloud data management within the scope of NSW Health's IT infrastructure.
  • Virtualized workloads
  • Endpoints and physical servers running Windows & Linux
  • Cloud-hosted VMs within AWS or Azure
  • In addition to back up, we also replicate some of these workloads
  • In addition to back up, we also snapshot some of these workloads
  • Enterprise UNIX servers running Solaris & IBM AIX
  • Enterprise applications such as Oracle or SAP HANA
  • NAS filers
  • Application-centric recovery using Veeam Explorers (for Exchange, SQL, Sharepoint, etc)
  • Capacity Tier to store data within object storage for longer term retention
  • Immutable storage to protect against ransomware
  • “Instant” recovery or portability between platforms (physical > virtual > cloud-hosted)
  • Accessing data for data mining or re-use of backup copies via API
  • Immutable storage to protect against ransomware
  • Efficient Backup and Recovery
  • Cloud Integration
  • Application-Aware Backups
  • Cross-Platform Recovery
  • Monitoring and Reporting
  • Simplified Licensing and Pricing Models
  • Advanced Data Analytics and Insights
  • Deeper Integration with Cloud-Native Services
  • Enhanced Compliance and Auditing Features

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

  • Increased Productivity
  • Scalability
  • Training and Expertise
  • Unused Features
Triggering Action for Transition to Veeam Data Platform:
Performance Issues
Lack of Modern Features

After Veeam Data Platform:
Improved Performance
Faster Recovery
Scalability
Veeam Data Platform offers benefits such as data protection, cost efficiency, disaster recovery, scalability, support for remote work, global accessibility, and security enhancements through its cloud capabilities.
Well-Suited Scenarios:
1. Virtualized Environments
2. Hybrid Cloud Environments
3. Large-Scale Enterprises
4. Disaster Recovery Planning

Less-Appropriate Scenarios:
1. Legacy Tape-Based Backups
2. Very High I/O Intensive Workloads