Compared to Rubrik, MongoDB Data Protector, and NetBackup, Commvault is better. The licensing team was quite tricky recently because they stopped the unlimited files for that license. Commvault made a bank of 500GB only, a node-based license can take it, which is disappointing. Reporting needs to be more granular. Also, there should be a showback of data being backed up, and the backup cost to share the cost internally with the department.
The product is a bit complex. The price should be reduced more. We'd like to see improvement in the appliances, the OEMs. They have to increase the number of OEMs. Normally it's available with HP or Lenovo, yet very limited. We are expecting with open-source, with Supermicro, that those kinds of appliances will support as necessary.
HyperScale X is not user-friendly. There are many settings that have to be done on your own. It would benefit from a better interface. Commvault has a command center that is easy to use, but it does not have the functionality you need, so you have to switch to the Java GUI.
Senior Associate at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 10
Jun 20, 2022
I really struggled to configure HyperScale X as there was a lack of detailed documentation. In the next release, I would like to see increased capacity and automated solutions for backup.
Storage & Data Protection Transition Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Oct 19, 2021
You can manage everything from two interfaces. There is a Java console (CommCell), but in the near future that will be fully replaced by the Command Center, the HTML5 interface. The Java interface is not great. The Command Center interface is far better and it looks nicer, but it doesn't have all the powerful features available in the Java console. The place to improve the product is on the management interface level because that's the point where it's not perfect. Today, to manage the product, you just have to use both interfaces. The Java interface is basically for the admin because it has all the powerful features in it. The HTML5 interface is mainly used by end-users, and by admins when they just need to generate a report or see something graphically to help with the management of Commvault. One other note. I would rate the ransomware feature at about eight out of 10. There are different processes for enabling ransomware protection on Windows versus Linux systems. In the current version, there is no ransomware for HyperScale X. That feature has been released in CV SP 24.
Commvault Cloud offers comprehensive data management with strong backup and recovery, security, and compliance across hybrid and multi-cloud setups. Supporting a variety of applications, its cost optimization and integration capabilities enhance data management and infrastructure operations.Commvault Cloud facilitates seamless data management and protection for organizations dealing with complex IT infrastructures. Its capabilities spread across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, ensuring...
Compared to Rubrik, MongoDB Data Protector, and NetBackup, Commvault is better. The licensing team was quite tricky recently because they stopped the unlimited files for that license. Commvault made a bank of 500GB only, a node-based license can take it, which is disappointing. Reporting needs to be more granular. Also, there should be a showback of data being backed up, and the backup cost to share the cost internally with the department.
There is room for improvement in the data center application running on the cloud for the platform.
The product is a bit complex. The price should be reduced more. We'd like to see improvement in the appliances, the OEMs. They have to increase the number of OEMs. Normally it's available with HP or Lenovo, yet very limited. We are expecting with open-source, with Supermicro, that those kinds of appliances will support as necessary.
HyperScale X is not user-friendly. There are many settings that have to be done on your own. It would benefit from a better interface. Commvault has a command center that is easy to use, but it does not have the functionality you need, so you have to switch to the Java GUI.
I really struggled to configure HyperScale X as there was a lack of detailed documentation. In the next release, I would like to see increased capacity and automated solutions for backup.
The solution requires improvement with its connection and bandwidth.
You can manage everything from two interfaces. There is a Java console (CommCell), but in the near future that will be fully replaced by the Command Center, the HTML5 interface. The Java interface is not great. The Command Center interface is far better and it looks nicer, but it doesn't have all the powerful features available in the Java console. The place to improve the product is on the management interface level because that's the point where it's not perfect. Today, to manage the product, you just have to use both interfaces. The Java interface is basically for the admin because it has all the powerful features in it. The HTML5 interface is mainly used by end-users, and by admins when they just need to generate a report or see something graphically to help with the management of Commvault. One other note. I would rate the ransomware feature at about eight out of 10. There are different processes for enabling ransomware protection on Windows versus Linux systems. In the current version, there is no ransomware for HyperScale X. That feature has been released in CV SP 24.