Veeam Backup & Replication

This is a retail environment where I usually recommend Veeam Data Platform  for companies.

The most valuable features in Veeam Data Platform  are data resilience and data mobility.

In assessing the platform's ransomware protection, I find Veeam's immutability feature very valuable.

Regarding their role in policy-driven data management, I find that the data qualification within the backup jobs is quite sufficient. At the customer side, we speak about backing up Hyper-V  data and unstructured data, and this is mainly what the Veeam Data Platform is focused on. Therefore, this is quite well integrated.

The licensing model is currently in improvement, and changing from instance license to Veeam Universal License is a great step. Further improvements could include the logging functionality, which I think should be more granularly adjustable, but in this case, it can be improved anytime.

Regarding additional features expected in the next release to make it even better, most parts are on the way, and the AI integration should be improved.

I have been dealing with Veeam products for almost eight to nine years.

I would rate their technical support eight or nine out of ten. The escalation from first, second to third tier is sometimes very long-lasting, but the resolve rate is quite high.

Positive

Regarding the initial setup and configuration, I find it straightforward and it should not be more simplified because users are able to back up most environments within minutes. This is one big advantage of Veeam Data Platform.

Their pricing is reasonable.

The advanced analytics, which are part of the Veeam ONE portfolio, are not currently productively used in optimizing backup operations.

In my assessment of the automation features of Veeam Data Platform, it is greatly usable if implemented correctly, but currently in the customer environment, it is not being used. We have to use the built-in REST API functionality to automate the workflows at the customer side specific to the customer environment. The REST API functionality of both platforms, Veeam Backup & Replication and Veeam for 365, is greatly improved over the last years and almost fully usable for automation.

On a scale of one to ten, I rate Veeam Data Platform a nine.

For open-source products, I am using OPNsense  and email security is handled by Amavis, which is from Linux.

OPNsense  is not on the cloud; I have it deployed on-premise.

Apart from Amavis and OPNsense, we don't have other open-source products, especially in the security part, or backup solutions or storages.

For backup processes, I am using Veeam Backup & Replication for the protection of our virtualization and virtual machines.

Based on my subjective experience, the greatest part about Veeam Backup & Replication is its fast recovery and easy management.

I often use fast recovery and the Instant  Recovery features. I have faced no challenges while using Veeam Backup & Replication; everything worked all the time.

Veeam Backup & Replication is easier to configure and more reliable than UrBackup , which makes it a superior solution.

The price is consistently an area for improvement.

It's quite expensive to scale because if we have more machines to secure, we have to buy a greater license and a bigger license, though it's quite easy to scale overall.

I would appreciate seeing some updates with AI functionality or anything AI-related, though I am uncertain if there is a use case for AI in backup.

I have been using Veeam Backup & Replication for backup for four years.

There are no glitches or performance issues whatsoever; the solution is very stable. The only issues I encountered were due to the performance of the server, which is not a problem of Veeam Backup & Replication but our own issue.

It's quite expensive to scale because if we have more machines to secure, we have to buy a greater license and a bigger license, but it's quite easy to scale overall.

I would rate it eight points for scalability.

I had experience with technical support from Veeam Backup & Replication one time, and it was quick and easy. There was just one component that didn't work right, and we wrote to them, and I think one and a half hours later, we solved the problem.

I would rate Veeam Backup & Replication support a ten; my experience was very good.

Positive

I was previously using UrBackup .

Veeam Backup & Replication is easier to configure and more reliable than UrBackup, which makes it a better solution.

The setup is relatively easy; it's just about starting the setup, starting the upgrade or installation, and entering your values, your license and so on. Then I install, and it works.

I do the setup myself; I think only the license is expensive, not the setup cost.

I do the setup myself; I think only the license is expensive, not the setup cost.

I have experience with other products for backup, but Veeam Backup & Replication is the most reliable.

I use Sophos products in my operations. There is one product called Sophos X-Ops , an Advanced Threat Protection product, but I don't really know this one.

Sophos Central  is on the cloud. We don't work with cloud providers. We just have everything we own on-premise.

I don't work with Sophos Virtualization, Security, Sophos Email , Phish Threat , or Network Access Control (NAC)  products. All my security is open-source.

It's a part of a Linux server, and the name is Amavis, spelled A-M-A-V-I-S.

We use Veeam Backup & Replication for backup. Apart from Amavis and OPNsense, we don't have other open-source products, especially in the security part, or backup solutions or storages.

We don't use replication, but I know from another work experience that replication of backups with Veeam Backup & Replication works fine.

Veeam Backup & Replication has all the functions I need.

My final rating for Veeam Backup & Replication is 8 out of 10, primarily due to pricing concerns.