Commvault Cloud Reviews and Pricing

Solutions Architect with 51-200 employees

May 10, 2015

NetApp E Series and CommVault Simpana

Pros and Cons

"The beauty of this solution is that it includes two disk libraries therefore backing up to tape will often not be required, unless very long term retention is needed and even then it is likely to be very infrequent."

"Tape backups can be unreliable, restores are slow and they are expensive to manage."

Data protection is a challenge for most organisations and many are very dissatisfied with their current solutions – common issues tend to be:

Point solutions are used for VMware/Hyper-V, physical servers, laptops, remote offices and archiving which increases complexity and costs
Purpose-Built Backup Appliances (PBBAs) are used, whilst they work well, they further increase the costs
Ever increasing amounts of data are becoming difficult to backup in the amount of time available
Tape backups can be unreliable, restores are slow and they are expensive to manage

To address the problem NetApp and CommVault have created joint reference architectures that consist of NetApp E-Series storage and CommVault Simpana software – just add virtual or physical servers and away you go.

So how do these joint reference architectures solve these issues?

NetApp E-Series provides:
- Huge amounts of high-throughput and easy to expand storage, at a cost per TB way lower than PBBAs, that either negates the need for tape or keeps its use to an absolute minimum
CommVault Simpana provides:
- A single solution to address all the above data protection use cases – managed from one console
- An advanced software based de-duplication engine, similar to that found in PBBAs, tightly integrated with the data protection application
- Advanced techniques for reducing backup times (i.e. source-based de-duplication, archiving, incrementals forever and array snapshots)

So we know it is good, but how much does it all cost?

	Hypervisor licenses	Non-hypervisor licenses	Replicated Disk Libraries	Price
Small	6 CPUs	1 Tb	2x31 TB NL-SAS usable	£23,000
Medium	12 CPUs	2Tb	2x103 TB NL-SAS usable	£63,000
Large	24 CPUs	4Tb	2x181 TB NL-SAS usable	£85,000

The beauty of this solution is that it includes two disk libraries therefore backing up to tape will often not be required, unless very long term retention is needed and even then it is likely to be very infrequent.

The above table is designed to demonstrate the affordability of the solution, in reality most organisations would want to customise both the software licenses and the amount of storage capacity to meet their exact needs.

Download the NetApp E-Series & CommVault Simpana datasheet to learn more.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. We are Partners with EMC and CommVault.

Vamsi Vardhan

Technical support at Foresight Software Solutions Pvt Ltd

Dec 11, 2022

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Provides a stable solution with a cloud-based option that is easier to learn

Pros and Cons

"With the use of the cloud, the solution is easy to learn."

"Commvault Complete Data Protection would benefit from improving their training resources."

What is our primary use case?

The primary use case of Commvault Complete Data Protection is purely to protect the data in the database.

What is most valuable?

With the use of the cloud, the solution is easy to learn.

What needs improvement?

Commvault Complete Data Protection would benefit from improving their training resources. Some of the topics are very complex and are difficult to explain to our customers. The configurations are complex for users compared to other solutions.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Commvault Complete Data Protection for four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This solution is stable. Every three months they perform maintenance and release the latest service.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We currently have approximately 30 customers that use Commvault Complete Data Protection.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Commvault Complete is more complex when compared to some other products.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend Commvault Complete Data Protection to anyone who is considering implementing the solution into their organization.

Overall, I would rate the product an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner

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Technical support at Foresight Software Solutions Pvt Ltd

Nov 29, 2022

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A scalable and stable solution with a straightforward setup

Pros and Cons

"The solution is scalable."
"Everything is flexible in the web console."

"The solution is expensive in comparison to similar solutions."

What is our primary use case?

We deploy the solution on cloud and on-premises, but when we want to go on-premises, we need at least two servers, like CommServe and MediaAgent. Whereas we can use cloud from anywhere, like a web interface, without having a MediaAgent. Everything is flexible in the web console.

What needs improvement?

The solution could improve its security.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using the solution for approximately eight months and are currently using the latest version.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable.

How are customer service and support?

We have had a good experience with customer service and support. I rate them an eight out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward. The setup timeframe depends on the bandwidth in the network and the gateway. First, we need to configure a gateway and then configure the endpoint as a physical server. There is only one endpoint, and there is no need to take a gateway or install it. Instead, you can configure it directly to the cloud.