#1 most frequent
United States of America
42.9%3 installations of 7
What is Bacula Enterprise?
Bacula Enterprise is a data center backup, restore, and recovery solution from Swiss, Dracula-themed software company Bacula Systems.
Categories & Use Cases
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Top Performing Features
Instant recovery
Instant recovery is the ability to restore operations very rapidly
Category average: 8.4
Recovery verification
Recovery verification is automated testing and verification of backups
Category average: 8.7
Multiple backup destinations
Multiple backup destinations is the ability to backup data to more than one location
Category average: 8.4
Areas for Improvement
Management dashboard
Web-based dashboard allowing configuration and monitoring of all backups
Category average: 8.9
Universal recovery
Universal recovery is the ability to restore backups to any machine regardless of the platform
Category average: 9
Business application protection
Protection of all applications running in the data center
Category average: 8.5
Who Buys & Uses Bacula Enterprise
#2 most frequent
Canada
14.3%1 installation of 7
#3 most frequent
Germany
14.3%1 installation of 7
BACULA best cost benefit on the market
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Here at Prodap, we have been struggling for a long time to access a Backup software that was good and cheap, we found Bacula as the best value for money. Right from the start, it solved our compression problem because the others we used weren't very efficient about it. It made us take up less storage.
Pros
- Data compression
- Deduplication
- Support most storage devices
- Nice Visual Management
- Give to manage via command line
- Ease of learning
Cons
- Making the transport of large volumes of data more transparent
- Use XFS disks as they are faster for database
Most Important Features
- Ease of use
- Centralized management
- Recording on various existing media
- Data compression
Return on Investment
- 90% of the Team Qualified in loco in person
- An application was soon acquired
Alternatives Considered
HYCU
Other Software Used
PowerProtect DD Series, IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions, Citrix DaaS
Bacula Enterprise is the Best Corporate Backup System Currently
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Bacula is an intelligent backup solution. We use it for corporate backup with industry data copy routines and administrative environment. We use Bacula with a focus on filesystem backups (Linux, Windows) and Database (SQL and Oracle). In the future we will use the VMWare backup function.
Pros
- Confidence
- Stability
- Speed
Cons
- Improve the graphical interface so that reports absorb data such as performance and capacity
- On the mainboard, a specific management environment for backing up VMWare or HyperV virtual machines could be available
- Generation of detailed logs in real time to identify a possible problem faster
Most Important Features
- Hot backup of virtual machines
- File system backup even in use and even on older file systems
- Fast and convenient restoration
Return on Investment
- Data security with encryption
- Reliable and expansive database
- Instant restoration of files, folders, virtual machines, etc.
Alternatives Considered
Veritas NetBackup
Other Software Used
Lansweeper, VMware vSphere, Microsoft Entra ID
Usability
The Best Corporate Backup Tool
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Bacula is an excellent business tool to centralize the various backup solutions that exist in the company. Due to the number of tools on the market and used in a decentralized way, Bacula is the right choice to centralize backups with reliable monitoring, encryption, secure cloud support for offsite backups, and support for different environments and operating systems. With professionals with a high technical level, to meet all the needs of the company.
Pros
- Global Endpoint Deduplication
- Enterprise Virtual Machine Backup Solutions
- Cloud Backup Solutions for Enterprise
Cons
- Even more efficient in moving and recovering on-premises environments Cloud
- Even more efficient in moving and recovering Oracle EXCC Database in Cloud
- Ainda mais enficiência nos processos de DR, monitoração e automação
Return on Investment
- Reduced Operational Costs with large support teams
- Reduction of Operating Costs to maintain Infrastructure
- Excellent results in a short time, reducing costs and improving the efficiency of Backup processes
Alternatives Considered
Dell Avamar, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Veritas NetBackup
Other Software Used
Zabbix, OTRS, Prometheus
Bacula Evaluation of Bacula Enterprise in a hospital environment.nterprise
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
The Bacula Enterprise was a significant evolution for our environment, given that we were already using the Community version. However, we lacked some essential functionalities needed for our use case, such as deduplication and backup of XCP-NG virtual machines, as well as the web interface we were using was not as efficient as the current one provided. The BWEB interface greatly facilitates the configuration of clients, testing, and settings that were previously mostly done on the command line.
Pros
- Backup and Restore VMs XCP-NG
- Inteface Web
- Deduplication
- Compatibility with different systems.
Cons
- Detailing the configuration of the deduplication system
- Mobile application
- Ease of updating for clients running older operating systems
Return on Investment
- The acquisition cost compared to what the tool delivers.
- Utilizing existing hardware.
- Institutional requirements
Alternatives Considered
Vinchin Backup & Recovery and Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows
Other Software Used
Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series, Hitachi Storage Virtualization Operating System (SVOS), EMC VNX (Discontinued)
Bacula Enterprise for Lawyers
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
As a partner in a law firm (Alem & Rocha - Advocacia e Consultoria), sensitive data management is a topic of great relevance. Data Security ensures that all sensitive legal documents, client information, and case files are securely backed up, protecting against data loss due to hardware failure, cyber attacks, or human error, helps with regulatory compliance, ensures that the firm can quickly recover critical data and resume operations with minimal downtime and lawyers can focus on their work without worrying about manually managing backups, saving time and reducing the risk of errors.
Pros
- Intuitive, fast and full configuration of the backup system
- Remote access for the activities execution
- Highly trained team;
Cons
- Interface customization for new users
- Interface restore
Return on Investment
- Data Security
- Compliance
- Efficiency
