Item: Veeam Data Platform
Rating: 9
Author: Steve Hand

Overall Satisfaction with Veeam Data Platform

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Veeam is a trusted name in the industry and one we trust with our backups, Their tool makes it easy to go in and get the data you need as well as set up different retention policies for different servers, etc.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Provides peace of mind.
Provides easy access to the data you need.
Allows different retention types as different types of data need to be held onto longer than others.

Cons

A web-based client would be nice.
Price could be more affordable.

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?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Veeam Data Platform go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Veeam Data Platform again?

Yes

Return on Investment

It's costly but not more costly than losing some types of data, so it's been worth the cost.

Other Software Used

Milestone XProtect Video Management Software (VMS), WordPress, Google Sheets

Likelihood to Recommend

It does a good job of giving us peace of mind for our Disaster recovery plan. It makes getting the files you need easy and allows for different settings for different types of backups; for some servers, you may need to only backup once a week and keep 2-3 copies, but for others, you may need to do it daily and keep several daily, weekly. Monthly. And even a yearly copy of it.

Comments

Please log in to join the conversation

Veeam offers peace of mind for when IT goes wrong and lets you get the data you need when you need it without having to panic.

Software Version