Name: Veritas Backup Exec
Brand: Veritas
Rating: 3.9 (77 reviews)

it_user5784

Senior Manager of IT at a real estate/law firm with 51-200 employees

Apr 8, 2013

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Excellent backup tool with great support. But installing updates is time consuming.

What is most valuable?

Excellent backup tool for doing disk to disk to tape. Support is great, even though you get through to Pune or Bangalore, their support skills are great.

What needs improvement?

Service packs releases mean you need to apply it to the media server and then manually update each agent. Can be time-consuming.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

it_user2652Project Manager at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees

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Oct 26, 2014

Which backup tool do you recommend for backing up oracle databases?

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it_user1266

Network Manager at a local government with 51-200 employees

Jul 23, 2012

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Great backup solution if you need support.

Valuable Features:

I use this on a few of my servers. This does a great job with scheduling full backups and incremental backups. Support is good due to it being an enterprise product.

Room for Improvement:

Sometimes permissions and deploying the agents can be tricky. I found that running as a local admin works better than domain admin. Some tape drives it has issues with, and doesn't like certain tape manufacturers.

Other Advice:

I have mostly moved away from this to Amanda backup, due to it being open source (free!!). A few years ago, this would be all that I trust to do backups, but now it is no longer needed.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

it_user2652Project Manager at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees

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Mar 16, 2014

Can we use Symantec Backup for mysql hot backup? What are the other utilities that can be used for mysql online backup?

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it_user1143

Network Manager at a tech company with 51-200 employees

Jul 12, 2012

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Symantec Backup Exec 2012 is feature rich tool which heavily depends on agents

Valuable Features:

Protection plans can now be created by performing fewer steps, as compared to version 2010.Software deployment is straight forward. The homepage has been redesigned, which provides detailed statistics about backup operations, media, and job statuses.Remote agent installation is also simple; when you go to the Backup and Restore options it displays all the systems that have agents running.Backups can be restored or converted into virtual machines running in VMware or Hyper-V environments.Multiple systems can be placed in groups to share the backup strategies

Room for Improvement:

Most features work when agents are installed on servers, but you have to pay extra for most of them. The product is totally redesigned and requires some patches and updates to become fully compatible with different types of environments.

Other Advice:

Symantec Backup Exec 2012 is a feature rich tool for data protection and recovery. It can protect both physical and virtual environments to avoid disasters and reduces down time.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

it_user2652Project Manager at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees

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Oct 26, 2014

I have been managing databases these days. Could you please advise if you use Symantec Backup Exec 2012 for backing up oracle or mysql databases as well?

reviewer2198595

Technical Support Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

May 31, 2023

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Useful graphical interface, easy to use, and reliable

Pros and Cons

"The most valuable features of Veritas Backup Exec are the graphical interface, ease of management, and overall ease of use."

"Veritas Backup Exec should improve by having a user portal that customers can use."

What is our primary use case?

I am using Veritas Backup Exec for backups of Oracle, VMs, and Nutanix.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of Veritas Backup Exec are the graphical interface, ease of management, and overall ease of use.

What needs improvement?

Veritas Backup Exec should improve by having a user portal that customers can use.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Veritas Backup Exec for approximately two months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Veritas Backup Exec is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have approximately sixty people using the solution.

The solution is scalable.

How are customer service and support?

The solution could improve the support they provide.

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

I have used other backup solutions prior to Veritas Backup Exec. Veritas Backup Exec has an easier graphical interface to use.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Veritas Backup Exec is simple.

What about the implementation team?

Our customers used their own integrators for the implementation.

What other advice do I have?

The solution is difficult to maintain. We have difficulty when searching.

I recommend this solution to others.

I rate Veritas Backup Exec a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises

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

reviewer1290435

Software Technology Specialist at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

Mar 3, 2022

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Simple implementation and easy to use

Pros and Cons

"The most valuable feature of Veritas Backup Exec is the ease of use."

"The solution could improve by having better documentation."

What is our primary use case?

Veritas Backup Exec is used for backups and disaster recovery.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of Veritas Backup Exec is the ease of use.

What needs improvement?

The solution could improve by having better documentation.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Veritas Backup Exec for approximately 15 years.

How was the initial setup?

The installation is straightforward, other solutions are more difficult, such as Veritas NetBackup. The whole process took approximately three to five days.

What about the implementation team?

We have two technicians who are deploying Veritas Backup Exec and are managing the solution.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others. We have a lot of success stories with this solution. It is very easy to use and others have a high opinion of the solution.

I rate Veritas Backup Exec a ten out of ten.