Our Backup Utility of Choice: Veeam Backup & Replication
August 29, 2023
Our Backup Utility of Choice: Veeam Backup & Replication
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Software Version
Veeam Backup & Replication
Overall Satisfaction with Veeam Backup & Replication
We currently use Veeam Backup & Replication within a supported client environment. This client has roughly 14x total servers, of which 11x are VMs and 3x are host servers. Veeam Backup & Replication is responsible for running nightly backups on all of these servers. We've found that it's an easy-to-manage, out-of-the-box solution for backing up both physical hosts and their associated VMs. We rarely have any issues that require reaching out to the Veeam Support Team and in the few instances that we have engaged their support, we've been impressed with their timely response and ability to assist with the issue at hand. The cost associated with the required Veeam licenses is slightly higher than some of the other backup solutions that we've worked with in the past. Still, we find that we have far fewer issues getting Veeam Backup & Replication to do what we need it to do and the time saved more than makes up for the higher price point that the software itself can carry.
Pros
- Physical host backups
- VM Backups and the replication of these to additional physical hosts
- Reporting and alerting of any issues that may arise with the scheduled backup jobs
Cons
- Lower cost of entry so we can onboard some of our smaller offices to this solution
- Improved knowledge base article searching as it can be difficult to locate the correct information
- Less nagging from sales team when renewals are approaching
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
- It's allowed us to spend less time reviewing backups and potential issues which in turn allows us more time to focus on other aspects of the IT environment.

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