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it_user248904 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network specialist at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
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We're able to backup our VMs quickly and without downtime.

What is most valuable?

The speed of performing backups and restores. It's super fast.

How has it helped my organization?

We looked for the best solution to get backups of our VM without downtime, and I found this was the best solution. We highly recommend it for virtual servers.

What needs improvement?

It could be so nice and useful if Veeam had a feature to enable backup of physical servers, especially physical Linux servers. This image-based backup would be an improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using it for three years.

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What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

Some little issues with logs which were fixed after updates.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No issues encountered yet.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No issues encountered.

How are customer service and support?

Customer Service:

10/10.

Technical Support:

10/10.

How was the initial setup?

It was very easy.

What about the implementation team?

I rolled out this service to a meteorology organization.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I tried Symantec system recovery, but Veeam is really faster and user friendly.

What other advice do I have?

This is the number one product for backups and restorations of VMs in an enterprise environment.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Chris ChilderhoseEnterprise Architect at ThinkON
ExpertTop 5Real User

Nice review and this is one of the best virtual backups out there. Looking forward to 9.5 and Nimble integration with snapshots.

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Technical Solution Specialist at Zones Inc.
Consultant
Top 20
​Very smooth backup and restore when required but offsite repository is not very stable.

What is most valuable?

Surebackup, reverse incremental, parallel processing for VM and the hdd and many more.

How has it helped my organization?

Very smooth backup and restore when required.

What needs improvement?

As every application has a scope of improvement so the Veeam, there are many areas they can improve on: the CBT errors, in hot add many times it is found that the Veeam proxy do not release the HDD even after the backup, offsite repository is not very stable.

For how long have I used the solution?

3 years.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

Not Much, environment specific.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Not much, it is quite stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

Good.

Technical Support:

Good.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

No.

How was the initial setup?

Straightforward but have some complicity in configuring offsite backup.

What about the implementation team?

Vendor Team, team was domain expert.

What was our ROI?

ROI for backup point of view comes only when you are in a condition that only backup can help, I have been in such conditions many times in which Veeam has proved to be a EXCELLENT ROI for my company.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Yes, Avamar.

What other advice do I have?

Excellent product for medium size datacenter, not sure about the large datacenters.

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reviewer1303815 - PeerSpot reviewer
Directeur Technique Infastructure at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Expandable and a well-respected solution that has a lot of technical expertise available in the market
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a global major solution for quite a lot of people."
  • "The initial setup can get complex."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for backup replication - mostly for Office 365 Backup and sometimes as a cloud backup.

What is most valuable?

It is a global major solution for quite a lot of people. That makes it easy to find somebody who knows how to work with Veeam Backup.

The scalability is good.

What needs improvement?

The solution needs to have the capacity to address more legacy workloads. For example, things like integration with tapes.

The initial setup can get complex. 

For how long have I used the solution?

We've been working with the solution for a while. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution can scale. It's a solution that is enabled me to 500 VMs.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup can be complex. 

Some environments can become really complex and big environments are often difficult.

For a small environment, deployment can be four days, including what must be done to achieve a real project. For a big environment, it depends, but it can be much longer.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We were evaluating Spectrum Protect Plus, but we are not really using it and we are not selling it.

What other advice do I have?

I'm a reseller.

We are always working with the latest upgrade.

I'd advise users to feel free to do a proof of concept to verify that it covers every use case that they need at least.

I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten.

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Corporate Solutions Engineer at compulab
Real User
User friendly backup & replication solution suitable to be used for basic or advanced backups
Pros and Cons
  • "The backup and replication features of this solution are most valuable."
  • "I would prefer it if the backup console did not require use of a specified program but rather that it could be opened from any website."

What is our primary use case?

Our clients that use this solution are companies that requires basic to advanced backup solutions, including their own hardware. 

What is most valuable?

The backup and replication features of this solution are most valuable.

What needs improvement?

I would prefer it if the backup console did not require use of a specified program, but rather that it could be opened from any website.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been a partner of Veeam for five years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable solution. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This is a scalable solution. 

How are customer service and support?

We don't use the Veeam support service regularly.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward. 

What other advice do I have?

This solution is very user-friendly. The first time you use it, you can download the trial, so you don't need to pay for it to test it. 

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten. 

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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reviewer938766 - PeerSpot reviewer
CAE Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Reseller
Location to location backup, good performance, and simple managment
Pros and Cons
  • "Veeam Backup Replication has good performance and can do location-to-location backups. Additionally, it is user-friendly and easy to manage."

    What is our primary use case?

    We use Veeam Backup Replication for replication and backups which is better performance.

    What is most valuable?

    Veeam Backup Replication has good performance and can do location-to-location backups. Additionally, it is user-friendly and easy to manage.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Veeam Backup Replication for a few years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    Veeam Backup Replication has good performance.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    We have approximately 10 customers using this solution.

    What about the implementation team?

    We have one person that handles the deployment and maintenance.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    The license subscription could be more straightforward.

    What other advice do I have?

    I rate Veeam Backup Replication an eight out of ten.

    Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer:
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    Owner at SYSPRIME, s.r.l.
    Real User
    Feature rich, effective instant recovery, and responsive support
    Pros and Cons
    • "The most valuable features I have found to be Instant Recovery, quick restore and rollback, and asynchronous copy. It is a complete solution for our needs."

      What is our primary use case?

      We use Veeam Backup Replication for small businesses with on average 100 virtual machines.

      What is most valuable?

      The most valuable features I have found to be Instant Recovery, quick restore and rollback, and asynchronous copy. It is a complete solution for our needs.

      For how long have I used the solution?

      I have been using Veeam Backup Replication for approximately eight years.

      What do I think about the stability of the solution?

      The stability is good.

      What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

      Veeam Backup Replication is scalable. We adapt with many hardware and storage vendors, with no problems at all.

      How are customer service and support?

      The technical support is responsive and every time I have contacted them I received a quick and definitive solution to many problems.

      What about the implementation team?

      We to the implementation of the solution.

      What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

      The licensing is the worst part of Veeam Backup Replication because for the more complex situations and it's quite difficult and complex. In particular, when mixing different requirements the licensing model is complex. For example, mixing a virtual machine backup and a file server backup in the same installation can be somewhat difficult and is expensive.

      What other advice do I have?

      I rate Veeam Backup Replication a ten out of ten.

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      Master Solutions Architect (APAC) / Data Protection Specialists at a tech company with 5,001-10,000 employees
      Real User
      VM backup and ease of use are the most valuable features.

      What is most valuable?

      VM backup and ease of use are the most valuable features.

      How has it helped my organization?

      It helps the discovery of the new VM. It allows me to use the same tools when we decided to move from VMware to Hyper-V.

      What needs improvement?

      The physical system support needs improvement. I know that the latest version has this feature, but it was too late as I am already using it for three years. For the time being, I have used another backup software (EMC NetWorker) and they seem to catch up a lot during the past few years.

      For how long have I used the solution?

      I have used this solution for three years.

      What do I think about the stability of the solution?

      Stability is good so far; hopefully, we will not have any problems.

      Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

      If one day the EMC NetWorker will offer same features, then I will have to switch as they offer more than what I want.

      How was the initial setup?

      The setup looks simple, you set it up once and forget .

      What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

      If they can give more add-ons (such as training) for the pricing.

      Which other solutions did I evaluate?

      We looked at EMC NetWorker and Veritas NetBackup.

      What other advice do I have?

      Keep it up.

      Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer:
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      Technical Manager & Vice Chairman of the Board at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
      Consultant
      Backup speed and data compression power have helped us.

      Valuable Features:

      SureBackup is the product’s most valuable feature to me.

      Improvements to My Organization:

      Its backup speed and data compression power have improved the way my organization functions.

      Room for Improvement:

      I think it would be great if it could back up from inside virtual machines (like Backup Exec) with compression. For example, if it could backup files and folders, SQL DBs, AD objects, and so on.

      I’d like to see them improve the time scheduler GUI or its compatibility with tape devices.

      Other Advice:

      I would tell others looking to implement this product about its pros and cons (SureBackup, data compression ratio, etc.), and would tell them to implement it on a dedicated physical server with FC-HBA.

      It is very easy to work with its GUI. It has a lot of features with a low (reasonable) price when compared with other backup solutions.

      Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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