Item: BDRSuite Backup & Replication
Rating: 8
Author: Pawel Sokol

Overall Satisfaction with BDRSuite

Usability

I give it this rating because of its product abilities, functionality, and ease of use.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

It is just used for backup servers (virtual machines) running on VMware ESXi hosts.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Easy to use interface
Fast backup configuraion
Easy to use restore operation

Cons

Delete old backups
improve reports

Return on Investment

Great flexibility and RPO minimize business downtime

Key Insights

Do you think BDRSuite Backup & Replication delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with BDRSuite Backup & Replication's feature set?

Yes

Did BDRSuite Backup & Replication live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of BDRSuite Backup & Replication go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy BDRSuite Backup & Replication again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Veeam Backup & Replication, Acronis Cyber Backup

Likelihood to Recommend

In multi-vendor virtual environments. You can easily restore virtual machines (vmware) backup to hyper-v environment or vice versa.

BDRSuite Backup & Replication Feature Ratings

Using BDRSuite

1 - It's nothing unusual that with linux installation, you'll need some experience and knowledge to make it working. Obviously it's not needed with Windows installation which is like with other apps. For everyday administration, everyone can handle Vembu BDR which is easy. The things you need to know is: how to connect to server infrastructure, and the required permission (propably admin).

Business Processes Supported

Backup my primary backup server
Duplicate some of backup jobs of primary solution
Backup test environment

Innovative Uses

None

Future Planned Uses

Maybe migrate from Free Edition to Standard version

Likelihood to Renew

Because of the product functions and possibilities:
- it's easy to use through WEB browser
- installation process is not complicated
- Vembu BDR solution is reliable, and works properly. It does the job.
This product could get extra points for the appliance that could be imported to virtual environment (no need for windows server license or some linux knowledge).

Evaluating BDRSuite and Competitors

Products Replaced

Key Differentiators

Ease of Use
Other

Free edition after trial period which enables backup of 10 VMs

Evaluation Lessons Learned

Propably i would go the same way, with linux OS and Vembu DBR install

BDRSuite Implementation

Implementation Rating

Overall the implementation was not complicated. The linux version installation is rather easy step by step process. It's just when you do something for the first time, it always take a bit longer because it's new and you just need to be more focused to configure everything properly.

Implementation Details / Implementation Partner

Implemented in-house

Prepare virtual machine with proper Linux distribution
Prepare storage for backup repository

Using BDRSuite

Usability Pros and Cons

Pros	Cons
Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Technical support not required Well integrated Consistent Quick to learn Convenient Feel confident using Familiar	None

Easy Tasks

Create Backup Jobs
Add users, create mail notification
Restore VM from backup

Difficult Tasks

No automatic software updates/notifications
No "backup" role for user in Vembu BDR Free edition

Comments

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Bhavani Shanmugam
commented 3 years ago
Thank you for your feedback. Good to know that our product has met all your backup requirements. For any updates or queries, you can reach our team through vembu-support@vembu.com.