A MUST HAVE for Any Technical Environment That Needs A Backup Solution
Overall Satisfaction with Veeam Backup & Replication
In my current environment, we use Veeam Backup and Replication in order to back up our production and sandbox virtual machines. We have been using Veeam as it's a very user-friendly backup solution to set up and use. As we needed a tool that centrally manages all of our backup schedules and jobs, Veeam gives us that and more. With Veeam I am able to see all of my backup jobs easily, organize and schedule them. Veeam also makes restoring from backups a breeze. Many times we have VM's that get tarnished during OS update testing, new application testing, or just average everyday wear and tear. Our normal process includes deleting a corrupted version of the VM from our host and simply restoring it with ease using Veeam. Another great selling point of Veeam was that it was a tool I could easily teach to my other Admins. They were able to pick it up with ease thanks to the user-friendly UI and descriptive explanations of what all the features do. Their support is stellar and always willing to lend a helping hand when we have technical issues. Finally, alerting after jobs complete successfully or fail is a huge help.
Pros
- Veeam's Back up Job Creation Wizard makes it foolproof when setting up backup jobs.
- With Veeam it is very easy to restore from a backup. Veeam does not make it confusing when trying to select which backup is going to what host or location.
- Veeam also integrates very well with different storage options. As I have a mixed environment here with different storage mediums.
Cons
- It is very hard to find issues within Veeam but one point of improvement could be the error logging and reporting. It would be nice if that information could be displayed within the Veeam console and not output to HTML.
- In the future, I would like to see Veeam incorporate some type of cloud application where I can see my backups from any site.
- It would be great if Veeam also had a mobile app to track backup jobs and make quick changes if need be.
Do you think Veeam Data Platform delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Veeam Data Platform's feature set?
Yes
Did Veeam Data Platform live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Veeam Data Platform go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Veeam Data Platform again?
Yes
- Having Veeam in-house we are able to save thousands of dollars annually by not having to outsource disaster recovery efforts to a 3rd party or MSP.
- By being able to backup and restore crucial VM's in our environment, we don't have to worry about getting behind in production or having production systems down for too long. In the long run that saves us tons of money as we can keep the lights on.
- As Veeam has a wide array of features we are able to use VEEAM as a one-stop-shop for all our backup and replication needs without having to find other software which saves our software budget.

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