Item: Zerto on IBM Cloud
Rating: 7
Author: Anirudh Srinivas

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

[I am] using Zerto on IBM Cloud for disaster recovery replication for clients which have short recovery point objectives, Servers like SQL are mainly adopting this replication mechanism in order to have short recovery along with standard log shipping and also Commvault based backup for logs. The integration of the VMware on cloud also supports replicate easily.

Pros and Cons

Data replication with journaling.
SQL replication.
Fast recovery in case of cyber attack / disaster.

Bandwidth utilization.
Support for non Microsoft products like Oracle.
Inclusion of more virtualization environments.

Return on Investment

Positive is the option of bringing your own license.
Negative - the complex environments are not supported.
This cannot be used as a backup replacement rather DR tool.

Other Software Used

Commvault Orchestrate, IBM Spectrum Virtualize, VMware Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery

Key Insights

Do you think Zerto on IBM Cloud delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Zerto on IBM Cloud's feature set?

Yes

Did Zerto on IBM Cloud live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Zerto on IBM Cloud go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Zerto on IBM Cloud again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

If the environment is fully IBM cloud-based with simple infra components like the SQL servers, standard VMs or applications with short recovery time objectives. This cost-effective solution can save in implementing rather than an expensive DR mechanism or tool to support the overall recovery strategy. If you have complex environments where mission-critical apps like Oracle Databases are running in a cluster mode and features like data guard is used this option would not be a good choice due to complexity.

Cost effective simple solution for non-complex environments

Overall Satisfaction with Zerto on IBM Cloud