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The benefits are immediate, it is easy to use, and it reduces downtime
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
Zerto is easy to use.
The near-synchronous replication is beneficial and simplifies my work.
I saw the benefits of Zerto immediately after we started using it.
Zerto does a good job of helping protect our virtual environment.
We have seen a 30 percent improvement in our RPO using Zerto.
We have seen a 40 percent improvement in our RTO using Zerto.
Zerto has helped us reduce downtime in several situations and has helped reduce the amount of our disaster recovery testing.
It helped save 20 percent of our time during data recovery situations due to ransomware.
Zerto has had a positive impact on our IT resiliency strategy.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Zerto is the quick recovery time.
What needs improvement?
The technical support response time has room for improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
I am currently using Zerto.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate the stability of Zerto eight out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Zerto is highly scalable.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support offers high-quality responses, but the response time is lengthy.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I previously used Azure Backup. Zerto is faster and more dependable.
How was the initial setup?
The initial deployment was straightforward and took two hours to complete. A team of three people was involved in it.
What about the implementation team?
The implementation was completed in-house.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Zerto is expensive but offers many features that make it competitive.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Zerto nine out of ten.
We can quickly restore our servers, reduce downtime, and rely on the stability
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
Zerto is easy to use and implement, especially when performing a failover.
Zerto's near synchronous replication is valuable for our SQL database.
The benefits of Zerto were immediately apparent. After implementation, we quickly realized we were protected against any disaster. Zerto also provides visibility into the health of replication, allowing us to identify and address any potential issues.
Since implementing Zerto, we have observed a positive impact on our Recovery Point Objectives, which have been reduced by half. Zerto's ability to easily group servers by application and configure protection groups streamlined our processes. Moreover, Zerto's support for on-premises to cloud replication is invaluable. We've leveraged this capability to replicate all systems to the cloud, establishing a robust disaster recovery solution. Zerto has proven to be an effective cloud migration and disaster recovery planning tool.
Our Recovery Time Objective determines how quickly we can restore our infrastructure. Zerto has been instrumental in reducing our RTO by enabling rapid recovery in any disaster recovery scenario.
Zerto has significantly reduced our downtime. For example, some servers have a recovery point objective of just five seconds. During disaster recovery tests conducted last year, we recovered 60 servers within eight hours, including server delivery, startup, and operating system verification by our team.
Zerto is our primary tool for achieving all disaster recovery objectives.
What is most valuable?
Zerto is a flexible and resilient business continuity and disaster recovery solution. Its industry-leading replication technology enables seamless data protection across cloud, on-premise, and hybrid environments.
Another valuable feature is the failover capability. Unlike many other tools we tested, Zerto allows us to perform a disaster recovery test without risk to our production environment.
What needs improvement?
Zerto's current reporting capabilities are insufficient for our needs. We require detailed reports to analyze the performance of our environments. To achieve this, we have developed a custom reporting solution using Zerto and other tools to thoroughly assess VPG configurations and overall environment health against specified parameters. Unfortunately, Zerto does not natively provide this level of reporting functionality.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Zerto for seven years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Zerto is highly stable, and I do not recall encountering any crashes.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scaling Zerto is easy. We just need to add additional virtual/appliances servers.
How are customer service and support?
Zerto provides excellent support, but response times to our issues can sometimes be a concern, possibly due to the size and complexity of our environment.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We currently utilize both SRM and Zerto, but SRM's replication capabilities are limited to data centers, while Zerto offers additional cloud replication options. Unlike SRM, which is exclusively designed for VMware infrastructure, Zerto is compatible with other virtual platforms, providing greater flexibility.
Zerto is easier to use than SRM.
How was the initial setup?
The initial deployment is straightforward. We only need to deploy a few servers to build an environment and start to replicate.
Deploying Zerto in a single region required three months. One contributing factor to this timeline was the time-intensive process of collecting Virtual Recovery Appliances and deploying them across 500 ESXi servers. A team of ten architects and engineers was dedicated to this project.
What about the implementation team?
The implementation was completed in-house by my team and me. As the architect, I oversaw the project's planning, construction, and deployment. We consulted with Zerto to identify potential areas for improvement.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Compared to other options like SRM, Zerto is a more expensive solution, making it primarily suitable for larger organizations. Smaller and medium-sized businesses might find Zerto's cost expensive. While Azure Site Recovery is free for users of Azure cloud services, Zerto offers a broader range of features.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Zerto nine out of ten.
Our organization takes a unique approach to disaster recovery testing, conducting 15 tests annually to meet policy and audit requirements. Zerto is the cornerstone of our DR testing strategy, enabling us to validate between five and seven applications in each test.
Zerto requires ongoing maintenance and a dedicated person monitors it daily. However, we must still test and deploy updates into our production environment.
Potential users should be knowledgeable of virtual environments and clearly understand their disaster recovery needs, including the required replication type, desired recovery strategy, and whether Zerto aligns with their specific requirements.
Has had a positive effect on our RTOs and RPOs
What is our primary use case?
I use Zerto for disaster recovery and data protection.
How has it helped my organization?
It is very easy and user-friendly. You do not need too much knowledge about it before you navigate around it. It is not complex. It is easy for users to use.
We can see its benefits from time to time. Every time we use it, we keep seeing the benefits of Zerto.
We have seen a positive effect on our RTOs and RPOs. We will keep using Zerto. We do not have any plan to change the brand.
Zerto helps me save time. It helps do things slightly faster.
Zerto has helped me with my time management. It helps me save time. It makes my work easier. It is easy to navigate through.
I find it to be the best. It has had a positive effect on everything I do in my daily activity.
What is most valuable?
Zerto is easy to use and user-friendly. It is not complex, so I find it easy to use. I do not need to have much knowledge about it before using it.
What needs improvement?
Its price should be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Zerto for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I have had a crash once or twice.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I feel it is very good because it supports virtual machines.
How are customer service and support?
I have not contacted their support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have not used any other solution. Zerto is the first one.
How was the initial setup?
It was easy. I have not tried any other product, so I cannot compare it with others. This was my first time using Zerto, and I found it to be easy.
It did not take much of my time. It probably took two to three days, but I am not sure because it has been three years.
What about the implementation team?
I had a little assistance with the deployment. It was not just me. We had three people involved in its deployment.
It needs to be maintained. You need to check whether any user or anything else requires attention.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
They should adjust the pricing because I feel its price is too much. If they reduce the price, there will be more users and customers.
What other advice do I have?
If you have not deployed it before, you should seek assistance before the deployment.
I would rate Zerto an eight out of ten.
Competitive price, user-friendly, and continuous data protection
What is our primary use case?
We use Zerto for multiple use cases. We are using it for disaster recovery, backup and recovery, and data protection. There is an inbuilt feature where we can utilize the Zerto platform in a hybrid model which means we have one instance on-premises and another instance on our cloud for redundancy and for cross integration.
How has it helped my organization?
Zerto’s near-synchronous replication works. We have configured near-synchronous replication between two different clusters. One cluster is on-premises, and another cluster is on the cloud. For near-synchronous replication, the value proposition is excellent. We are able to achieve the results for which we procured this solution. Near-synchronous replication is working perfectly. We do not see any challenges with data retrieval, complete replication, and synchronization processes. Everything is working perfectly and seamlessly.
We were able to see its benefits when we integrated it with our HPE GreenLake for DR purposes. It is a SaaS-based platform, so we are able to see the fastest way to recover data and applications. We were perfectly able to meet our recovery point and recovery times objectives through Zerto. On top of that, Zerto is protecting our data from ransomware, cyberattacks, cyber threats, national disasters, or human errors.
We are using a lot of virtual machines on-premises and in the cloud. Our main goal is to protect the complete data that we have in production and non-production clusters with different applications and big platforms.
Zerto is a market leader in continuous data protection technology. Previously, we had RPOs and RTOs in terms of minutes, whereas now, they have changed from minutes to seconds.
Zerto has an inbuilt disaster recovery protection and prevention with continuous replication. Whenever we faced any challenge related to our link being broken or not being able to access the data from the primary data center, all the backups were readily available because Zerto had replicated snapshots. We have not seen much latency or delay in recovery and the ability to get replicated data from different destinations.
We have not had any ransomware type of event. However, during the PoC and testing in an isolated environment, we have seen what would happen in the case of an attack. We could see how Zerto and its policies will take action and isolate that environment within a fraction of a minute or second.
For DR, we were previously using VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) but there was a lot of complexity. It was time-consuming. Most of the time, we saw a lot of human errors happening, and we were not able to test our DR activity. By leveraging Zerto for the past 14 or 15 months, we could achieve all of our desired results. There were no human errors. Everything went seamlessly. We are very happy with this solution.
Zerto has had a positive effect on our IT resiliency strategy. With the earlier vendor, we had a lot of problems. Our data got lost in transit during replication, snapshot creation, and recovery scenarios. By using this robust platform, we could achieve our resiliency metrics. The metrics are stable and never went below the benchmark.
Things are working perfectly. Each and every feature is complete with advanced options. It is a simplified DR operation platform. It has great visibility when it comes to protection from ransomware attacks. It has deep analytics features and robust data recovery policies. Everything is good in this platform.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is the resiliency towards cyber threats for data protection. The main reasons for adopting Zerto are data protection and being able to do disaster recovery for site recovery. We can ensure that if the site goes down, data is available to all the users within a fraction of a second. On top of these, we have the resiliency towards malware and other security threats and attacks. Zerto has an embedded feature to protect our data from external and internal threats.
Zerto is very easy to use. It is very user-friendly. It is a GUI-based platform with a centralized dashboard where we can create policies, snapshots, replication policies, and disaster recovery policies. It is very user-friendly.
What needs improvement?
Patch management can be better. Although we are doing patch management on the Zerto platform in an automated manner, it can be improved by leveraging some AI-assisted technology. With the help of AI, things are going to be faster in terms of patching the solution.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Zerto for 14 or 15 months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Since we deployed it, there have been no critical issues or major incidents. The platform is working as per the expectations. There was no downtime of any production activity. We are happy with the stability and overall performance of the complete platform.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is completely scalable in terms of adding licenses, subscriptions, modules, and different sorts of features. Its scalability is seamless, and it is easy to use.
How are customer service and support?
I have contacted them multiple times. Their support was good. We got a timely response and a timely resolution.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We were using VMware SRM previously. We switched from VMware SRM to Zerto due to complexity, cost, human errors, and data protection.
The most important security feature in Zerto is protection against ransomware attacks and internal or external threats. These capabilities were not present in the VMware platform. Cybersecurity resiliency and protection are embedded in Zerto.
Zerto is very easy to use, operate, and administer. It is very simple and easy to create and work on any of the policies and rules. It is easy to extract reports and navigate to the other tabs where we can see the health scorecard and other things. We can see all the things. It is very easy to patch the entire system. Everything is good.
How was the initial setup?
We have a hybrid deployment. We have one instance of Zerto disaster recovery and protection running in an on-premises data center, and then we have another instance running on the cloud. Both are continuously replicated so that in case of any difficulty or problem with one, we can leverage the functionality of the other one. The on-premises one is taking care of the on-premises environment, and the cloud-based instance is taking care of the cloud-based environment.
Its initial deployment was very easy and flexible. We did not face any challenges. The solution is quite simple. It is easy to navigate, easy to use, and easy to migrate, although we did not go with any sort of migration. It was a fresh greenfield deployment, so we had no issues at all.
Its implementation took us about 12 weeks. It does require maintenance. The maintenance contract was already placed when we went with the purchase order for procurement. It was a multi-year support contract. It does require maintenance in terms of patch management, updates, health checks, performance tuning, policy updates, and recovery plans and procedures updates. We have a storage and backup team working 24/7 in this environment.
What about the implementation team?
We directly worked with a Zerto system integrator. That integrator was recommended by Zerto. We also worked with the Zerto team for the complete architecture, framework design, implementation plan, and other things. We did not take any help from any third-party vendor or resource.
We had five to seven people for its implementation.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Its pricing is very competitive. As compared to VMware SRM, Zerto has reduced our OPEX cost by at least 30%.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Zerto a ten out of ten as a platform. With the help of Zerto, we have very enriched features for ransomware protection of all our data repositories. It provides great support for disaster recovery and response. Our RTOs have improved after adopting the Zerto platform, so everything is good.
Fast, easy to use, and helpful for disaster management
What is our primary use case?
We use it for disaster recovery and analytics.
We use Zerto to help protect VMs in our environment. We are also using it for our Virtual Protected Group or VPG.
How has it helped my organization?
By implementing Zerto, we wanted disaster management, especially for our data. We did not want to lose data unnecessarily.
Over time, I keep seeing different benefits of using Zerto.
In terms of ease of use, Zerto is easy to use.
Zerto has near synchronous replication. It is okay. It has been easy for me to use.
Zerto is faster than other recovery solutions for real-time automation.
Zerto makes it easy for me to navigate and move my data to the cloud. It has had a positive effect.
Zerto has helped reduce downtime. There is about 25% reduction.
Zerto has improved the data recovery time. It has saved me time. It is faster than what I was using before. Zerto has saved me a lot of time, but I do not have the metrics.
Zerto has helped reduce our organization's DR testing by 30%. It has had a positive effect on our IT resilience.
What is most valuable?
I like the automation of transferring data in the case of any disaster to our VMs. It is also easy to use and fast.
What needs improvement?
Its price is a little bit on the higher side. Other than the pricing, I do not have any areas for improvement. I am enjoying Zerto. Everything is working the way I want it.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Zerto for the past two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Its stability is okay.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Its scalability is okay. As we keep having more customers, we might have to scale it, but for now, it is good.
How are customer service and support?
I contacted them once, and I got a quick response. They are fast. I wrote to them, and I quickly got a response. The response was timely and effective.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I was using Microsoft Azure backup before. I migrated to Zerto. Zerto is faster.
How was the initial setup?
It is deployed in the cloud. Its deployment was not too easy and also not difficult.
Like every other team, it took us some time to get it going. It is not as easy as one, two, and three. It took us about one hour to get it going. That is why it is not too easy, but it is also not difficult.
After installation, we took the entire day because we were trying to make sure everything worked fine.
So far, I have not done any maintenance for Zerto.
What about the implementation team?
We had two people involved in its deployment.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Zerto is a little bit on the higher side in terms of pricing. It would be better if they had a pay-as-you-go package.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I got a review from a friend and decided to give it a try. She asked me to give it a try to see how I could recover data fast and do other things without wasting time. I was looking for these features, and I got them with Zerto.
What other advice do I have?
I would advise knowing what you want in the software and why you are going for this software. If you want fast data recovery software, you should go for Zerto. I have been using Zerto for two years, and I have not had any reason for regret. New users who are going for Zerto would not regret their decision.
I would rate Zerto an eight out of ten.
The non-destructive testing enables businesses to test their disaster recoveries without impacting production
What is our primary use case?
We use Zerto to recover cloud services hosted on Azure and AWS and on-prem servers. We also use it to protect VMs. Our company has a small data operation, so we can upload all the data to the server.
How has it helped my organization?
Zerto helps recover documents and protect data. It has excellent security and is easy to set up. We can make multiple backups and replicate different public or private cloud sites. It gives you versatility and confidence. It's because it's easy to manage and configure. There are no challenges using this tool.
We have near-zero data loss, and it has manual recovery checkpoints. We can create frequent recovery checkpoints in business for in-time backups. The second one is automated and non-destructive testing.
The recovery time is very fast. I don't think another tool can deliver a recovery team that fast. When we ran a DR test on Zerto, it migrated quickly and efficiently. It has drastically reduced the time we spend on DR testing. We're less dependent on Hypervisor for storage resources. Our recovery time has been reduced to 30 minutes on average. It depends on the data. Sometimes, it may take only 15 to 20 minutes, but if we're uploading all of the company's data, it will take 35 to 40 minutes.
What is most valuable?
The HR recovery is valuable because I work with the HR manager to recover the HR system first. The data will synchronize with the cloud. I also like Zerto's non-destructive testing, which enables businesses to test their disaster recoveries without impacting production.
It has a user-friendly interface, so we can manage data protection and recovery tasks quickly. It's also cost-effective because it reduces the infrastructure cost. It's easy to integrate. Sometimes, I integrate it by myself when the manager isn't there.
The onboarding is simple because when we're backing up, we have a copy of production running on the secondary side. We have real-time DR, meaning we can automatically remove and replace the data on the server.
It's good for reliability, timing, and simplification. For reliability, it's a logical construction that behaves productively. It's a critical system where timing and coordination are necessary. It also offers simplicity to design and analyze the system by clearly defining the relationship between events and conditions.
What needs improvement?
Sometimes we require extra storage for Zerto.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have used Zerto for five to 10 months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Zerto is highly stable. We've never had any performance issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Zerto is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
I rate Zerto 10 out of 10. Sometimes, we encounter errors, my manager talks with the support. They are helpful and always resolve our issues quickly.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
What other advice do I have?
I rate Zerto nine out of 10. I would recommend Zerto. My sister company also plans to implement it. To those considering Zerto, I would suggest using the trial version. The UI seems complex the first few times you use it, but after you work with it a little, it's easy to understand.
Reasonable pricing with a good interface and easy setup
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for DR purposes.
How has it helped my organization?
It provided an easier way to set up everything regarding DR. We had a small team. There were only four people and one of them was a manager, so we had just three people with one desktop guy. We were looking for a solution that was easy to set up, did not require too much maintenance, and something we didn't have to constantly keep an eye on. Zerto provided that.
What is most valuable?
The setup is easy and very comfortable. There are not too many issues doing the upgrades. Maintenance is easy and configuration is easy as well. It's all just GUI-based. You just select the server that you want on the DR and it starts the application.
Transfers between the data center are good as well. They do the compressions and also the encryption. That way, you are protected and it doesn't consume too much bandwidth.
The interface is very good. It's not too complicated. The interface is way easier than Veeam. You can do everything from the interface - including authorization of DR.
Its near-synchronous replication is good. We get an RTO of five seconds. They also provide different checkpoints. They maintain a lot of checkpoints, so you can go back in time on the DR side if you want to. Of course, there is a limitation based on how much space you have.
We noted the benefits of Zerto immediately. Before I joined, the company used to do a very manual process. We started doing a POC with Zerto, Veeam, and Pure Storage. I found that Zerto was easier to manage - and it's cheaper than the rest of them. That, coupled with the limitation of the human resources, we wanted to have less maintenance, less interface, and I found Zerto very, very useful in that process.
Zerto covers our entire production environment. If something goes wrong, you can use Zerto to recover the server if you want. Mainly, we started Zerto just for protection.
The recovery time objective is good. We've had no issues. If the line goes down, it recovers very quickly since it provides a lot of compression in the data. It doesn't consume much bandwidth.
If we have issues in our database, we can recover the data. We can go back and time and pull out whatever is lost.
Zerto has helped us reduce overall DR testing in our company. What used to take a month I can do in less than two days.
It's impacted our IT resiliency strategy. It provides, in terms of DR and data protection, peace of mind. We can get our data back quickly.
What needs improvement?
They have moved to appliances, and the configuration of appliances is a bit complicated. The appliance is is very complicated to configure by proxy as they move everything to containers, and each container needs to be configured. It's a little bit complicated.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used the solution for almost eight years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability of the solution is very good. I'd rate stability nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's easy to scale Zerto. I'd rate scalability nine out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
I've contacted technical support. I've had no issues with them. They are well-versed and know the answers.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I did not previously use a different solution.
How was the initial setup?
The initial deployment is easy. We create a server and deploy. You just answer a few questions, and you are done.
Even if a person is new to Zerto, it would still be very easy. As a very small team, we are always searching for products that aren't too complicated.
The deployment itself might take half a day. It's a one-person job.
If you add new servers, there will be maintenance. You can also set up reporting if you like.
What about the implementation team?
When we first deployed eight years ago, we may have used somebody from Zerto. They provided us with help as they were new at the time. If I had to do it again, I could handle it on my own. It's not too complicated.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is reasonable and very affordable.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We did look at the Veeam. We also look at the Pure Storage. Pure Storage also had some sort of replication, however, the RTO was too big. The RTO was around 15 minutes with Pure, and Zerto was providing an RTO of five seconds.
What other advice do I have?
Keeps regular backups of data for recovery
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution for disaster recovery purposes.
What is most valuable?
We implemented Zerto because it is crucial for our organization, especially as we move into the cloud. We needed to ensure that we could retrieve data properly and migrate easily. The solution allows us to keep our users collaborating throughout the migration process, making it much quicker than our previous solution.
The most valuable feature is its simplicity. It's easy to use, especially when moving data to keep our users collaborating. Putting the server into maintenance mode and moving our systems has worked well for our team.
Zerto is easy to use because of its simple setup and configuration. It also has a user-friendly interface, making data migration, seamless server maintenance, data recovery, and automated replication easy to use.
The replication feature is very valuable. For example, the solution provides synchronous replication, ensuring that data is almost instantly copied to the recovery site with minimal latency. This real-time replication means that the data at the disaster recovery site is nearly up to date with the primary site, reducing data loss in the event of failure.
It is very important to our organization because replication is a fundamental aspect of modern IT infrastructure and disaster recovery. It ensures continued access by having a copy of the data available at a secondary location, which is critical for major business operations during a primary site failure. Even in cases of data loss, replication allows for the restoration of data from the latest copy, minimizing downtime and aiding in quick retrieval.
The main benefits of using Zerto include improved data protection, data recovery, and operational efficiency. Regarding data protection, replication's continuous availability and redundancy ensure that our data is always available at a secondary location, protecting against data loss. Redundancy means having multiple copies of data, which is critical for recovering from data corruption or loss.
We have used Zerto to protect VMs in our environment. Implementing automated backup solutions has helped us save time in data recovery situations. Regular backups ensure we always have copies of our data and systems for recovery. It has helped ensure that our organization is well-prepared to handle protection and disaster efficiently. By identifying the request and replying promptly, we can ensure the resilience of our overall service.
What needs improvement?
The tool must improve its long-term storage cloud strategy, making it more seamless and improving the solution's downtime features.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with the product for one and a half years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We did not encounter any issues in stability.
How are customer service and support?
The solution's technical support is good.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used AWS Cloud before Zerto. From my experience, both Zerto and AWS solutions are easy to use. They both have user-friendly interfaces that simplify managing disaster recovery tasks, including setting up replication and handling failover and failback processes.
AWS offers a wide range of cloud-native disaster recovery services, like AWS Backup and AWS Disaster Recovery, which are integrated into its management console. AWS also supports automation through APIs and integrates well with enterprise systems, which allows organizations to automate backup, recovery, and failover processes.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward and can be completed within a month. The configuration process is minimally complex. We first assess the current environment, looking at training requirements and infrastructure. After that, we do design and configuration, including architecture design, installation, and configuration. Lastly, we do testing and validation. We have finally distributed the team. After that, we will train our employees through training sessions. We'll give them documentation and train them. And lastly, we do the deployment rollout.
What about the implementation team?
Our in-house team did the deployment. There were ten resources.
What other advice do I have?
Automated testing and recorded tests can vary based on several factors, including the complexity of our IT environment. For us, it takes around seven to eight days. It's still taking the same time, so we must explore more. Our team is exploring the process more, so it's still taking that much time.
I rate the overall product a nine out of ten.
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Phenomenal recovery time, good scalability, and fantastic support
What is our primary use case?
We use Zerto for disaster recovery. That is our main use for it.
How has it helped my organization?
Everybody at the top wants to be able to hear about our disaster recovery timelines. The ability to restore our Practice Management systems several states away in a matter of 45 minutes is phenomenal.
I love the near-synchronous replication of Zerto. We are based out of Alabama but we have our off-site disaster recovery in Colorado. Being able to have data very quickly over in Colorado is phenomenal.
Zerto has enabled us to do disaster recovery in the cloud, rather than in a physical data center. Having DR in the cloud is super important for our organization. That is where our business intelligence center lives. Without that data, we do not make money.
We have used Zerto to help protect VMs in our environment. It has been a huge contributor and has made a world of difference in terms of timelines. It helps spin up our Practice Management systems in a very quick time frame.
What is most valuable?
The ease of adding additional servers is valuable. We have a portal that we can go into to add those new servers, and then outside of that, the overall time that it took for disaster recovery simulation is also good.
What needs improvement?
They are doing a lot of great things, but I have heard that Zerto is expensive.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Zerto for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate it nine out of ten for stability because we had one virtual machine that was not backing up properly, but we did work with support. We got phenomenal support. They helped us fix it.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I like the scalability. Because we are in the acquisition space, we wanted adaptability. As new engineers are coming in and adding more to our data center, they can go through and they can just add it to Zerto. That is a part of their process.
How are customer service and support?
They are fantastic. I would rate them a ten out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We had a different platform previously, and we swapped it with Zerto about two years ago.
We had Commvault. We were not getting consistent backups. We were not getting consistent disaster recovery. Each of our simulations did not match up, and nothing made sense.
I would rate Zerto a ten out of ten in terms of speed of recovery versus other solutions.
How was the initial setup?
It was super easy. We did partner with Verinext to come in and help implement it, so the swapover was instantaneous. It was super quick.
Our experience with Verinext was fantastic.
What was our ROI?
We have seen an ROI. We had an outage in our data center, and we were able to use Zerto to spin up in Colorado to be able to continue to operate, which is multi-million dollars at 450 animal hospitals.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I have heard that it is expensive, but that is not my world.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
N-able was a solution we looked at, but it did not fit our needs. We had previously been using Commvault, and then we found Zerto. Our solutions partners were the ones that recommended it to us. After we saw what it was able to do, we made the swap.
What other advice do I have?
If someone is considering Zerto, I would advise them to go ahead and swap to Zerto. I would share my entire experience with it with them and how it has been phenomenal for us.
I would rate Zerto a ten out of ten because of the recovery time.
Fast disaster recovery, seamless integration, and good protection
What is our primary use case?
I use Zerto for ransomware resilience and data recovery.
How has it helped my organization?
Zerto has improved my organization by allowing us to replicate individual VMs or groups of VMs. It allows flexible protection and recovery of data. It is also easy to integrate with other solutions.
It has had a positive effect on our recovery time. It is very fast.
Zerto is easy to use. As long as you have the technical know-how, it is easy to use.
The near-synchronous replication is good. It ensures data availability and fast data recovery. I love that. We use Zerto to replicate the VMs from one site to another, ensuring data availability, protection, and disaster recovery.
Zerto has had a good effect on our RPOs. There is continuous protection and availability of data because it is all automated.
It is very fast. It has had an effect on our RTOs. It has reduced our downtime by 20%.
Zerto offers a comprehensive solution for data recovery and protection. It has saved us a lot. It has saved about 30% of the time.
Zerto has a user-friendly interface and intelligent dashboard. It is easy to manage. It has saved about 40% of the time.
We have had a positive impact on our IT resiliency strategy. Continued data protection and automated DR have been very helpful.
Zerto has simplified our compliance with industry regulations.
What is most valuable?
I love the seamless data integration between on-premises and cloud environments. Fast disaster recovery is also valuable.
I also love that it provides real-time and historical analytics.
It simplified my work. It has a user-friendly interface. It is easy for me to create my views in the dashboard. It makes work easy for me.
What needs improvement?
I am enjoying it so far, and I am happy with its capabilities, but it is expensive.
Their support can be faster.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Zerto for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is stable. I have been using Zerto for three years, and my company had been using it before I joined. It is stable. I would rate it a nine out of ten for stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Its scalability is good. Zerto can meet the needs of any business.
We use it in multiple departments and at multiple sites. There are ten people who use Zerto. They are strictly admins.
How are customer service and support?
My experience has been positive. They are always trying to help.
I would rate their support an eight out of ten because we sometimes do not get a fast response.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have used the Microsoft Azure solution, but I could not get the fastness, scalability, and ease of management that I wanted. I was looking for these capabilities, and that is why I went for Zerto.
Zerto is a better solution, but it is expensive. Zerto is a bit faster than other solutions. Other ones have automated disaster recovery, but Zerto is faster.
How was the initial setup?
It is deployed on the cloud. Its deployment was straightforward. It took about three hours. Three people were involved in its deployment.
Like every other software, it does require some maintenance from time to time, but it is not much.
What was our ROI?
We have seen an ROI. Whatever we do, we are getting a fast result. It is always an advantage for the business. Zerto has had a positive effect. I do not have the metrics, but it has saved us a substantial amount.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is expensive.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend Zerto to anyone who wants fast disaster recovery and protection. It has most of the features that people are looking for.
I would rate Zerto a nine out of ten.