Item: Veeam Data Platform
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Veeam Backup & Replication

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are backing up two VMware clusters (Linux and Windows) as well as a handful of standalone servers (Windows). We plan to add some important workstations with the remaining licenses, but that was not what prompted the purchase. The Veeam backups protect our servers and data with custom retention periods, backup jobs writing to multiple locations, and encryption protection.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Easy to configure
Good compression and use of storage space
Strong support and documentation
Reliable backups

Cons

Licensing has changed to a subscription model instead of a purchase model
Expensive
Large downloads for updates

Key Insights

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

Return on Investment

Positive: Faster and more reliable backups
Positive: Faster restore times
Positive: The ability to failover with replication

Other Software Used

Auvik, Lansweeper

Likelihood to Recommend

Anyone who has a server or data they want to backup should consider Veeam. I would recommend it particularly for organizations that utilize virtualized environments. The replication features are amazing and can have a server up and running in minutes. This feature works particularly well, and it can revert back to a production environment after you take care of whatever issues caused the failure.

Backing up servers
Backing up files
Replication of servers

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