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Cohesity DataProtect pros and cons

Vendor: Cohesity
4.5 out of 5

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PROS

Cohesity DataProtect offers fast backup and restore capabilities, efficiently handling files, VMs, and large data volumes.
It provides a seamless integration process that simplifies deployment and operation for users.
Cohesity allows for instant data recovery, significantly improving recovery time objectives.
Its scalability and flexibility enable users to manage hybrid workloads and incorporate different environments.
Customer support is renowned for its responsiveness, professionalism, and effectiveness in addressing user issues.

CONS

Cohesity DataProtect could enhance documentation and support, as users find it lacking in detail and efficiency.
Improved SQL and Oracle database management features are needed, as users encounter complexities and bugs in setup and backup processes.
Integration with more storage arrays and platform support like HPE Simplivity or DB2 would be beneficial.
Reporting capabilities require enhancement to cater to complex, large-enterprise environments with a need for detailed audit and ad hoc reports.
Users experience issues with upgrades and patches, suggesting a need for more robust quality testing before releases.
 

Cohesity DataProtect Pros review quotes

it_user794526 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Administrator at a media company with 501-1,000 employees
Dec 27, 2017
Instead of four different solutions for protecting VMs, physical servers, SQL, and NAS, we now have one solution with Cohesity that is lightning fast and has amazing features.
it_user800988 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Storage Administrator with 10,001+ employees
Jan 12, 2018
Converged system. It makes much more sense to have the backup server running on the same hardware as the storage for backup and recovery.
it_user805047 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at a legal firm with 501-1,000 employees
Jan 19, 2018
Cohesity has very simple reports to help you stay in the know of which servers are being backed up or not.
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it_user819117 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Infrastructure Engineer at a healthcare company
Feb 13, 2018
No longer does it take several hours to backup a VM or troubleshoot a backup issue.
it_user829608 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Information Systems at Community Hospital
Aug 8, 2018
We are saving valuable datacenter rack space, which is critical as we evaluate co-location options.
IK
IT Infrastructure Engineer at Sector Alarm
Mar 19, 2018
A robust, verifiable backup with a restore solution, which decreases our backup and has a restore window.
it_user847872 - PeerSpot reviewer
Quality Engineer II at Cvent
Mar 30, 2018
Cohesity is a cost-effective storage designed for secondary or archival data. It also integrates well with a number of other systems, like VMware, Pure Storage, or AWS with its large array of APIs available to the user.
reviewer873789 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at a educational organization with 5,001-10,000 employees
May 16, 2018
I love the ability to clone a virtual server in only minutes.
Adrian932577 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a university with 1-10 employees
Sep 20, 2018
It has a lightning fast restore.
FL
Director, Cyberscurit ET Infrastructure & Director, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure at Master
Sep 26, 2019
This solution is easy to manage.
 

Cohesity DataProtect Cons review quotes

it_user794526 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Administrator at a media company with 501-1,000 employees
Dec 27, 2017
It would be great to add SQL ​Object Level restore, so user objects, tables, etc. can be restored without having to restore the entire DB.
it_user800988 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Storage Administrator with 10,001+ employees
Jan 12, 2018
Add the ability to delete View Boxes and External Targets in the GUI.
it_user805047 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at a legal firm with 501-1,000 employees
Jan 19, 2018
At times, you may click the wrong server or click too fast and accidentally restore a cluster of servers. It would be very helpful to have a cancel option under restores.
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it_user819117 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Infrastructure Engineer at a healthcare company
Feb 13, 2018
We are waiting on the AIX agent to be released.
it_user829608 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Information Systems at Community Hospital
Aug 8, 2018
Physical RDMs on virtual machines could be a bit easier to configure and plan out.
IK
IT Infrastructure Engineer at Sector Alarm
Mar 19, 2018
A little more documentation on standard faults would help, as new features are being released quite often.
it_user847872 - PeerSpot reviewer
Quality Engineer II at Cvent
Mar 30, 2018
Since it is an evolving product, there are lot of frequent releases which require upgrades to be done every other weekend.
reviewer873789 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at a educational organization with 5,001-10,000 employees
May 16, 2018
I would like to see Cohesity have the ability to do a file level restore from a Windows server, which is storing data on dynamic disk.
Adrian932577 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a university with 1-10 employees
Sep 20, 2018
Microsoft Exchange online mailbox backups would be fantastic.
FL
Director, Cyberscurit ET Infrastructure & Director, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure at Master
Sep 26, 2019
This solution is only compatible with a limited number of storage arrays, including Pure and Cisco Hyperflex.