This requirement is based on what the customer wanted. For example, hospitality customers want Veritas NetBackup Appliance because they are familiar with the options, it is easy to use, easy to configure, and easy to manage. That is why most hospitality customers are choosing Veritas NetBackup Appliance. I am talking about Veritas NetBackup Appliance as an option.
There are a couple of primary use cases. The main reason is backup deduplication at both target and source. The backup also provides a historical record that complies with archive requirements for our enterprise. Additionally, we use NetBackup for our archiving project.
Our primary use case involves basic use cases that include performing backups and restoring backups when necessary. Additionally, the Oracle agent for databases and Oracle RAC support is significant for taking backups and application cloning.
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We use the Veritas NetBackup Appliance within banking systems. We operate with an older bank in Turkey. Some of our backup administrators possess significant experience with this suite, surpassing their familiarity with other protection sheets. Our usage encompasses various components such as network configurations and PPDM. It serves as the preferred system for backup operations across the entire CAN due to our team's extensive prior experience. This preference is attributed to its versatility in handling diverse workloads, including databases, email systems, and primary banking platforms. Additionally, all data, including backups and NetBackup metadata, is directed to the Data Domain system. The utilization of Data Domain is crucial because of its integration with a key Veritas feature: retention lock. This feature ensures data integrity by preventing any alterations to stored data. When NetBackup interacts with Data Domain, enabling the retention lock feature ensures that neither administrators nor backup personnel can modify data stored within the system. This functionality is vital for compliance purposes and meets the requirements of auditors.
It’s an enterprise solution. It is a preferred option for archiving data. It is useful, especially if we do not have a public cloud as a backup and need something to be resident in our data center. Veritas NetBackup Appliance comes in various tiers and sizes. It can accommodate any enterprise of any size.
We use it to enforce policies that require us to secure and possibly recover certain data. Essentially, we manage client information, detailing everything relevant to customers, and any data users may save that is crucial to the business. We manage and back it up. There are instances where we request tests or resource assessments and then proceed with sign-ins.
Solutions Consultant at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
MSP
Jul 18, 2022
For me, the main use case was as an on-premise data center backup, mainly in the Unix space with Oracle. That was the main reason to use it. I know it's got a capability in the cloud, however, we haven't used it in the cloud.
Assistant Vice President Information Technology at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
May 26, 2021
We use the solution to back up everything we have, including SQL backup, Oracle, and VMware. It works very well. We like the solution and its price when compared with others. Data Domain and Veeam were fine, presenting the optimal solutions with the best prices. There was a period of many months that we had a lot of performance issues with Veritas NetBack Appliances, but since the upgrading has taken place it has worked very well. We do not encounter issues that are critical and the solution functions smoothly.
ICT-architect at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Feb 24, 2021
With the NetBackup solution, we have a Flex Appliance in the central data center, which we use to backup remote sites. We will first do a local copy to a virtual appliance, and then to do a copy of the one network to the central appliances.
We have a library attached that we back up and store off-site, on a weekly basis. It only offers NDMP backup capabilities, we follow a traditional method. Mostly, we are creating backups of NetApp's shares.
Lead Technical Architect/Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Aug 24, 2020
We do not have a dedicated NetBackup Appliance. Instead, we deploy through VMware. We are actually in the process of migrating everything to the cloud and we are trying to bring our on-premises exposure down to zero. We have yet to see where we will end up with that effort. Our primary use of NetBackup is for backups. But there are all different types of data that are less critical in the backup requirements in any organization. We use Vertias for on-premises data backup. Gradually, we will have more need for cloud data backup. We are looking into appliances for running things on the Docker Container. If we do not have a large number of servers and MSDP (Multicast Source Discovery Protocol), basically we can use service tools or fixed appliances that will allow offloading or streamlining our backup solutions. Most organizations are going to the cloud. The on-premises backup solution is not very interesting anymore.
Associate at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Aug 12, 2019
The primary use case of this solution is to manage the backup of our very large infrastructure. We have five thousand servers on virtual machines used for several applications such as Oracle database, SAP, SharePoint, and other enterprise software. Our experience is in the manufacturing industry. The workload includes lifecycle management, manufacture execution, and software to support the manufacturing processes.
NetBackup helps system administrators and solution architects to easily replicate and back up data from one site to another site. It is very flexible and suitable for mix environments. it has many advanced features which are needed for my customer's data centers. Most of our clients are looking for stable and sustainable solutions for protecting their data. Most of our customers are using this software. We help to implement this solution for our customers. Most often, I use this solution in private-cloud and on-premises environments.
Over the past seven years, we have been using this backup solution. However, over the past year, we have begun to integrate Commvault, and have stopped worrying about upgrades for Veritas. We are using an on-premises deployment and it has been used for our data center. We have various operating systems including Solaris, Windows, and Linux. Our databases include Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB, and Informix. We also have virtualization. This solution is responsible for everything in the data center.
Chief Scientist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Aug 6, 2019
I am a consultant that provides DR backup solutions for cloud-based and hybrid environments. I assist my clients with choosing solutions, and this is one of the solutions that I recommend. My experience with this solution is in both on-premises and public-cloud environments.
Director of the Enterprise Department at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Aug 5, 2019
We are a solution provider and we assist our customers with products from many vendors. This is a solution that we have provided to several customers who are currently using it. All of our customers use an on-premises deployment model in a variety of environments made up of both Windows and Linux machines.
Network Administrator at KING FAHD MILITARY MEDICAL COMPLEX
Real User
Aug 1, 2019
We use the on-premises model of this solution. Our primary use case of this solution is to get backups for all of our servers and backup for our in-house programs.
This solution is for backup and recovery in physical and virtual environments, in data centers or server rooms. We are a solution provider company, and I recommend this product for clients and projects with these needs. The majority of our deployments are either on-premise or private cloud.
Veritas NetBackup Appliance is a comprehensive data protection solution that combines hardware and software into a single, integrated platform. It offers scalable storage capacity, high-performance backup and recovery, and advanced deduplication technology. With its intuitive user interface and centralized management, it simplifies data protection operations and reduces administrative overhead.
The appliance supports a wide range of applications, databases, and operating systems,...
This requirement is based on what the customer wanted. For example, hospitality customers want Veritas NetBackup Appliance because they are familiar with the options, it is easy to use, easy to configure, and easy to manage. That is why most hospitality customers are choosing Veritas NetBackup Appliance. I am talking about Veritas NetBackup Appliance as an option.
Mainly, our use case for Veritas NetBackup Appliance is backup for virtual environments as well as databases.
I use Veritas NetBackup Appliance for managing and backing up all production data.
There are a couple of primary use cases. The main reason is backup deduplication at both target and source. The backup also provides a historical record that complies with archive requirements for our enterprise. Additionally, we use NetBackup for our archiving project.
Our primary use case involves basic use cases that include performing backups and restoring backups when necessary. Additionally, the Oracle agent for databases and Oracle RAC support is significant for taking backups and application cloning.
Veritas NetBackup is used for large enterprise customers for backup solutions.
We primarily use Veritas NetBackup Appliance for managing our data protection needs.
The appliance is mainly for our servers and file servers, and it’s very user-friendly and secure.
We use the Veritas NetBackup Appliance within banking systems. We operate with an older bank in Turkey. Some of our backup administrators possess significant experience with this suite, surpassing their familiarity with other protection sheets. Our usage encompasses various components such as network configurations and PPDM. It serves as the preferred system for backup operations across the entire CAN due to our team's extensive prior experience. This preference is attributed to its versatility in handling diverse workloads, including databases, email systems, and primary banking platforms. Additionally, all data, including backups and NetBackup metadata, is directed to the Data Domain system. The utilization of Data Domain is crucial because of its integration with a key Veritas feature: retention lock. This feature ensures data integrity by preventing any alterations to stored data. When NetBackup interacts with Data Domain, enabling the retention lock feature ensures that neither administrators nor backup personnel can modify data stored within the system. This functionality is vital for compliance purposes and meets the requirements of auditors.
It’s an enterprise solution. It is a preferred option for archiving data. It is useful, especially if we do not have a public cloud as a backup and need something to be resident in our data center. Veritas NetBackup Appliance comes in various tiers and sizes. It can accommodate any enterprise of any size.
We use the solution as a backup storage.
We use it to enforce policies that require us to secure and possibly recover certain data. Essentially, we manage client information, detailing everything relevant to customers, and any data users may save that is crucial to the business. We manage and back it up. There are instances where we request tests or resource assessments and then proceed with sign-ins.
We use the solution for backup and disaster recovery.
I use the solution for my organization.
Regarding use cases, it is used for backup.
Veritas NetBackup Appliance can be used for clients to back up their data for relocation to another site.
We are using Veritas NetBackup Appliance to save data and for data backups.
For me, the main use case was as an on-premise data center backup, mainly in the Unix space with Oracle. That was the main reason to use it. I know it's got a capability in the cloud, however, we haven't used it in the cloud.
It's a backup solution. I use it for backup and recovery.
I mainly use NetBackup Appliance for daily routine backup.
The solution is primarily used for business continuity. We use it for backups.
We use Veritas NetBackup Appliance for backing up data for many environments, such as system backups.
We use Veritas NetBackup Appliance to implement backup solutions.
We use the solution to back up everything we have, including SQL backup, Oracle, and VMware. It works very well. We like the solution and its price when compared with others. Data Domain and Veeam were fine, presenting the optimal solutions with the best prices. There was a period of many months that we had a lot of performance issues with Veritas NetBack Appliances, but since the upgrading has taken place it has worked very well. We do not encounter issues that are critical and the solution functions smoothly.
With the NetBackup solution, we have a Flex Appliance in the central data center, which we use to backup remote sites. We will first do a local copy to a virtual appliance, and then to do a copy of the one network to the central appliances.
Our primary use case of this solution is for backup and visualization. We are customers of Veritas.
We use Veritas NetBackup Appliance to backup virtual machines from VMware and Oracle Databases.
We have a library attached that we back up and store off-site, on a weekly basis. It only offers NDMP backup capabilities, we follow a traditional method. Mostly, we are creating backups of NetApp's shares.
We do not have a dedicated NetBackup Appliance. Instead, we deploy through VMware. We are actually in the process of migrating everything to the cloud and we are trying to bring our on-premises exposure down to zero. We have yet to see where we will end up with that effort. Our primary use of NetBackup is for backups. But there are all different types of data that are less critical in the backup requirements in any organization. We use Vertias for on-premises data backup. Gradually, we will have more need for cloud data backup. We are looking into appliances for running things on the Docker Container. If we do not have a large number of servers and MSDP (Multicast Source Discovery Protocol), basically we can use service tools or fixed appliances that will allow offloading or streamlining our backup solutions. Most organizations are going to the cloud. The on-premises backup solution is not very interesting anymore.
We primarily use the solution for backup and for testing in the system.
The primary use case of this solution is to manage the backup of our very large infrastructure. We have five thousand servers on virtual machines used for several applications such as Oracle database, SAP, SharePoint, and other enterprise software. Our experience is in the manufacturing industry. The workload includes lifecycle management, manufacture execution, and software to support the manufacturing processes.
NetBackup helps system administrators and solution architects to easily replicate and back up data from one site to another site. It is very flexible and suitable for mix environments. it has many advanced features which are needed for my customer's data centers. Most of our clients are looking for stable and sustainable solutions for protecting their data. Most of our customers are using this software. We help to implement this solution for our customers. Most often, I use this solution in private-cloud and on-premises environments.
Over the past seven years, we have been using this backup solution. However, over the past year, we have begun to integrate Commvault, and have stopped worrying about upgrades for Veritas. We are using an on-premises deployment and it has been used for our data center. We have various operating systems including Solaris, Windows, and Linux. Our databases include Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB, and Informix. We also have virtualization. This solution is responsible for everything in the data center.
I am a consultant that provides DR backup solutions for cloud-based and hybrid environments. I assist my clients with choosing solutions, and this is one of the solutions that I recommend. My experience with this solution is in both on-premises and public-cloud environments.
We are a solution provider and we assist our customers with products from many vendors. This is a solution that we have provided to several customers who are currently using it. All of our customers use an on-premises deployment model in a variety of environments made up of both Windows and Linux machines.
We use the on-premises model of this solution. Our primary use case of this solution is to get backups for all of our servers and backup for our in-house programs.
High available Backup Solution for about 200 Unix Servers (Linux, AIX, SunOS)
This solution is for backup and recovery in physical and virtual environments, in data centers or server rooms. We are a solution provider company, and I recommend this product for clients and projects with these needs. The majority of our deployments are either on-premise or private cloud.
We use the solution as a media server and for storing data.