Veeam Data Platform- It works for us!
September 17, 2024

Veeam Data Platform- It works for us!

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Veeam Backup & Replication

Overall Satisfaction with Veeam Data Platform

We utilise the Veeam Data Platform to provide Backup and Restore capability across our Virtual Machine fleet for image based backup. Our environment is primarily utilising FC-Backed Storage environment with multiple vCenters. We also utilise their application aware backup for Active Directory, SQL Server and the RMAN plug-in for Oracle backups. It also delivers an offsite backup solution backed by Cloud storage.

Pros

  • Backing up FC-Storage VMs with Storage Snapshots
  • Simple management of backup policy through VM tagging.
  • Simple architecture of Backup Components.
  • Wide support for different virtualisation technology

Cons

  • Oracle RMAN backup can be complex to get right compared to competitors.
  • Error reporting when things fail can be difficult to diagnose without support assistance for simple misconfigurations.
  • Interfaces can be slow to respond without providing user with progress indicators etc. - but we're seeing improvements here with each version.
  • Better alignment to operations, no specialist required.
  • Can be expensive as environment grows compared to other products. i.e. priced per endpoint. This will depend on your own environments architecture.
  • DR functionality is at added expense, when it utilises the same components you already have.
We utilises tivoli storage manager in the past. It was a complex system with custom AIX components, large tape libraries that were hard to maintain. Moving to Veeam has provided significant savings and simplicity in our backup solutions. The integration with VMWare in particular the ability to class backup policy based on machine tagging ensured servers deployed aren't missed. There's also been a benefit in performance moving to disk-based storage from legacy tape. All in all, we're not going back.

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?

Yes

Would you buy Veeam Data Platform again?

Yes

Veeam Data Platform really excels in VM image backup. In our environment with FC Storage the ability to perform storage snapshots has greatly improved backup performance and lowered pressure on our networks and in particular our firewall infrastructure as we've implemented microsegmentation against our VM fleet. Where we've had difficulty with Veeam is around some of our stringent cloud security where its taken some time to push Veeam in our direction. Some of the more specialty products such as the RMAN backup plugin have been a little more complex and less feature driven than some other vendors we've used in the past.

Veeam Data Platform Feature Ratings

Data Center Backup
8.2
Universal recovery
8
Instant recovery
8
Recovery verification
9
Business application protection
6
Multiple backup destinations
10
Incremental backup identification
Not Rated
Backup to the cloud
7
Deduplication and file compression
9
Snapshots
8
Flexible deployment
Not Rated
Platform support
6
Retention options
9
Encryption
10

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