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Veritas NetBackup

Score7.6 out of 10

93 Reviews and Ratings

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What is Veritas NetBackup?

Veritas NetBackup is a backup-as-a-service product providing data recovery and protection for enterprises. It supports physical, virtual, and cloud systems and features an automated disaster recovery capabilities.

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Key Features

Learn about the best (and worst!) features Veritas NetBackup has to offer, as determined by TrustRadius' reviewers.
Based on 93 ratings of Veritas NetBackup's features
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Top Performing Features

  • Multiple backup destinations

    Multiple backup destinations is the ability to backup data to more than one location

    Category average: 9.1

  • Incremental backup identification

    Incremental backup identification is the ability to identify incremental changes since last backup

    Category average: 9.3

  • Snapshots

    Ability to take regular snapshots to ensure that Recovery Point Objective (RPO) is met

    Category average: 9.2

Areas for Improvement

  • Replication

    Exact copies of the system are created and can be restored

    Category average: 9.3

  • Deduplication and file compression

    Integrated deduplication and compression capabilities

    Category average: 9

  • Management dashboard

    Web-based dashboard allowing configuration and monitoring of all backups

    Category average: 8.9

Reviews

What users are saying about Veritas NetBackup.
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Good choice for company backups.

Incentivized
Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology (5001-10,000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Data backup for both infrastructure (NAS, SAN, VM, ...) and files with host agent installed. We need complete backup software to ensure our company meets legal and internal requirements for backups and archiving.

Pros

  • Backup vmWare infrastructure.
  • Integration with storage systems (Netapp).
  • Fast operations (backup and restore).
  • Data security with encryption.
  • Support of multiple backup hardware.

Cons

  • Integration with third-party disk storage.
  • Old user interface.
  • Adding new features (integration with MS Azure, ...)

Return on Investment

  • Complete solution for enterprise backup.
  • Reliable training offers so people can keep uptodate.
  • Multiple subscriptions options.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Commvault Cloud powered by Metallic AI and Veeam Backup for Azure

Reliable backup solution

Incentivized
Waqas Asghar SipraView profile
Deputy Manager (Services Support & Backup Admin North) in Information Technology at Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qaism Limited (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are use it across our subsidiaries within ICT department and we are managing all backups related to databases and mostly VMWARE environment. We are managing 100s of tape icluding LTO4 and LTO6 for off site backups. More than 100 VMs are protect across the environment which includes thick and thin VMs.

Pros

  • Centralised Backup Solution
  • Easy to use for administrator
  • Expendable in case of storages
  • Hardware Independent
  • Flexible Licenses
  • Reliable Infrastructure
  • Independent storage solution
  • Integration with almost every Database
  • Integration with Virtual Environment
  • Graphical representation of Storage
  • OPS CENTER provide detailed reporting

Cons

  • Admin console
  • SAP HANA application Templates should also be introduced instead of scripting
  • SAP MAXDB application template should also be introduced
  • Tape Management need improvement
  • MOBILE connectivity is missing
  • Admin console is so simple it should be more funcky or stylish
  • Small database should also be considered for backup

Return on Investment

  • Storage optimization
  • Air replication between sites for DR
  • Flexible in Hardware
  • Archiving of old backup

Usability

Other Software Used

Netwrix Auditor, Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention, HCL Domino (formerly IBM Domino)

Alternatives Considered

Data Protector (formerly HP Data Protector) and Dell EMC Networker

A Stable product with years of experience in the field

Incentivized
Anirudh SrinivasView profile
Enterprise Lead Architect in Information Technology at IBM (10,001+ employees employees)

Pros

  • The stablity
  • Overall SImplicity in operations
  • scalablity
  • support for multiple platforms

Cons

  • Maintenance of multiple servers can be a bit of a chore
  • A centeralized operation center with better repoting capablities would have been good

Return on Investment

  • Longer support makes it easier to maintain the software
  • Due to limited reporting capablity ,we had to integrate external reporting tools

Alternatives Considered

Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery and IBM Spectrum Protect

Other Software Used

IBM Spectrum Protect, Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery, Veeam Backup & Replication

Veritas Netbackup: ultimate king of backup empire

Incentivized
Ratnodeep Roy
Senior System Analyst in Information Technology at Stratogent (201-500 employees employees)

Pros

  • SAN data transfer and LAN control transfer for doing VMware backups.
  • Ability to perform restore through both LAN and SAN.

Cons

  • Ability to handle DFSR backups , VSS sometimes does not work .
  • Logs complexity and troubleshooting

Return on Investment

  • License is very pricey in comparison to other backup tools.
  • Deployment depends upon lot of factors (server socket size, I/O, processors, CPU).

Alternatives Considered

Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery, Dell EMC Avamar, Druva Phoenix and Acronis Cyber Backup

Other Software Used

Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery, Dell EMC Avamar

Backup your Enterprise Servers so you don't have to stay up all night rebuilding.

Incentivized
Rick LuptonView profile
Systems Programmer Analyst in Information Technology at East Carolina University (5001-10,000 employees employees)

Pros

  • Full Backup
  • Incremental Backup
  • File Level Restore
  • OS level restore for VMware

Cons

  • When an error in the backup process occurs, manual intervention is usually necessary by the Server Administrator.
  • Some Virtual Machine servers cannot be backed up while online.
  • User client is a little clumsy while attempting to access files for restore.

Return on Investment

  • When data is lost, we are able to quickly restore and return to normal business.
  • When an application upgrade fails we are able to go back to a known good state.
  • Large restores are slow at times, so be sure to plan for this in your recovery point objective.

Alternatives Considered

Code42 (formerly CrashPlan)

Other Software Used

Microsoft Office 365, Code42 (formerly CrashPlan), Symantec Endpoint Protection