Veeam is a great all around backup and replication solution!
Overall Satisfaction with Veeam Data Platform
We use Veeam to backup our entire organizations data that cannot be easily retrievable or restored otherwise. This includes shared files and documents, entire VMs of domain controllers and other servers and even a few various full computer images for machines that need to be set up in a very specific way. Not every employee in a non-profit industry such as this is incredibly tech savvy. Couple that with the fact that as a non-profit, we generally cannot afford to keep all of our technology on the cutting edge, sometimes things happen and files get lost, or deleted, or corrupted. Veeam has made it a breeze for me to restore those files, systems or virtual machines with the click of a couple of buttons. This saves potentially weeks or months of work being lost due to a small mistake or a large catastrophic failure. And with the replication feature, it's easy to save multiple copies of the backed up files, as well as keep multiple iterations of the backups going back a specific amount of time. This software has saved my life (and quite possibly my job) dozens of times over the years and I am extremely pleased at having made the decision to move to it when I did.
Pros
- Virtual Machine restores. Whether a full over-write, being moved to a new location, or a live restore, it's quick and easy.
- Ease of browsing for individual files that may need to be restored due to a minor mistake.
- Very easy to test restores to make sure everything is still working.
Cons
- The UI isn't terrible, but it could definitely be better.
- The initial opening of the software takes several minutes, and could potentially be optimized for faster loading.
- In-program tutorials to help walk new people through processes that can get complicated.
- Can make backup and recovery from failure or mistakes almost instantaneous.
- Has saved a lot of money in labor from having to rebuild systems or even recreate work that was lost
- Even smaller problems with some virtual machines can be easily resolved by just restoring to a previous point that was working. As the configuration of these machines do not change often.
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
Integrating Veeam Data Platform
- Microsoft 365
Integration was pretty easy to achieve with Microsoft 365. It managed to backup all pertinent data and makes restoring it if need be a breeze
- Pulseway
I have no knowledge if this is in the works at all.
- File import/export
Make sure you read all supporting documentation at least twice before beginning, just to make sure!


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