I use N2WS Backup & Recovery for AWS Free Trial/BYOL for backups, recovery, and disaster recovery testing. It makes it easy to automatically start and stop processes, simplifying the overall management of backup and restore operations.
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Automated scheduling boosts backup efficiency while enhanced cross-region replication has room for improvement
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
N2WS Backup & Recovery for AWS Free Trial/BYOL has helped improve our organization by simplifying backup management and recovery processes. It reduced manual intervention, provided faster recovery times, and ensured compliance with our data retention policies.
The automation features and cost-optimization options also allowed us to manage backups more efficiently across multiple AWS accounts.
What is most valuable?
N2WS Backup & Recovery for AWS Free Trial/BYOL’s automated backup scheduling and policy-based management are the most valuable features. They enabled us to protect multiple AWS workloads without manual intervention.
The recovery speed was impressive, particularly for EBS snapshots, which helped reduce downtime during testing.
The cost-control features, such as snapshot lifecycle management and tiering to Amazon S3, were also useful in optimizing storage costs.
What needs improvement?
- Allow users to define backup policies based on AWS tags for better automation and scalability.
- When we create manual backup policies (especially for AMIs during patching cycles), there's no option to set a retention period. As a result, these backups are not deleted automatically, and we have to log in manually to clean them up. This process is error-prone, often missed, and leads to unnecessary storage costs.
- Suggested Enhancement: Introduce a retention setting for manual backup policies, similar to scheduled policies. This would allow users to:
- Set a retention period (e.g., 7, 30, 90 days) at the time of manual backup creation.
- Ensure automatic deletion of backups after the retention period.
- Avoid manual intervention and reduce the risk of missed cleanups.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using N2WS Backup & Recovery for AWS Free Trial/BYOL for 5 years.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Before evaluating N2WS Backup & Recovery for AWS Free Trial/BYOL, we primarily relied on native AWS backup scripts and lifecycle policies. We switched due to the need for a centralized, automated solution that reduced administrative overhead and minimized the risk of human error.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The Free Trial/BYOL model is helpful for initial testing, but organizations should plan carefully for scale. Pricing can increase as backup volumes grow, so it is important to balance the level of protection with cost-optimization strategies such as tiering snapshots to S3 or Glacier.
I recommend running a cost analysis before committing long-term.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I evaluated AWS Backup, Veeam for AWS, and CloudBerry (now MSP360). N2WS Backup & Recovery for AWS Free Trial/BYOL stood out because of its tighter integration with AWS infrastructure and its proven track record with enterprise workloads.
What other advice do I have?
N2WS Backup & Recovery for AWS Free Trial/BYOL is a strong solution for AWS-centric organizations that want reliable and fast backup and recovery with minimal operational burden.
However, teams should invest time in tuning backup policies and monitoring cost growth. It is best suited for enterprises with compliance or high-availability requirements.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Easily recover machines and ensure quick recovery after ransomware events
What is our primary use case?
I use the product for backing up all data for EC2 instances as well as FSX volumes.
How has it helped my organization?
The ease of use is the biggest advantage. It is simple to recover a whole machine, a volume, or just a file from a specific volume.
It is very simple and easy to use.
What is most valuable?
Being able to easily restore machines is a valuable feature. We had a ransomware event in 2023, and we were able to recover every machine with minimal effort.
This ensured we got up and running quickly.
What needs improvement?
The reporting engine could be easier to use, but it does a good enough job for what is needed.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used the solution for 5 years.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I did not use any previous solutions before this.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is very reasonable for what the product can do.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We looked at AWS Backup, but it does not have the level of flexibility and simplicity of N2WS.
What other advice do I have?
This is a product worth using. It is simple and does what it says on the box very well.
It is set and forget backup and disaster recovery.
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Backup process and monitoring become simple and effective while seamless instance recovery and cost optimization ensure business continuity
What is our primary use case?
I use N2WS to back up EC2 instances as well as VPC.
How has it helped my organization?
N2WS is a perfect backup solution for AWS EC2 instances and VPC backups. It has made our backup process and monitoring simple and effective.
What is most valuable?
Policy creation is straightforward, with automatic backups of new resources enabled through tagging. Instance recovery is seamless, whether within the same VPC or across different VPCs.
File-level restores are intuitive and easy to manage, while full VPC backups provide critical protection and peace of mind in the event of a disaster. In addition, lifecycle management and automated transitions to lower-cost storage tiers have been instrumental in optimizing costs while meeting compliance and retention requirements.
The ability to create immutable backups further strengthens our business continuity strategy by ensuring an additional layer of protection against accidental or malicious data loss.
What needs improvement?
Improved disaster recovery options and expanded multicloud support are two areas where N2WS has already made significant advancements in the latest version. I am eager to upgrade and take full advantage of these enhancements.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used the solution for 6 years.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I previously used native AWS Backup, but N2WS provided me with a better platform and features.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I believe N2WS offers a highly competitive pricing model, delivering excellent value. It is certainly a worthwhile investment, providing a strong return on investment (ROI).
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Aside from native AWS Backup, I did not evaluate other cloud backup vendors. N2WS came highly recommended, and I am confident in my decision to select them as our backup and recovery solution. As it turns out, it was one of the best decisions for the organization.
What other advice do I have?
N2WS is a powerful solution with a rich set of features designed to address even the most complex backup and disaster recovery requirements. I have tested it across multiple recovery scenarios, and it has consistently delivered as promised.
I am excited to explore the new features as the platform continues to expand its capabilities. In today’s world, where data protection is more critical than ever, N2WS provides the reliability and confidence I need.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
An intuitive GUI with a centralized console that is easy to learn and acts as a single pane of glass
An intuitive GUI with a centralized console that is easy to learn and acts as a single pane of glass, easy to manage backups using N2WS CPM backup policies
Great A Great product to protect AWS resources
In just minutes, you can protect, improve, and save money on your AWS workloads.
You can manage a lot of AWS accounts efficiently without losing visibility of their protected resources.
It is the only AWS backup solution that intelligently uses AWS functionality instead of trying to graft cloud functionality onto a traditional backup software.
The new interface is clean and easy to use.!
Overall great product and awesome customer support...!
RDS and VPC backup is awesome
Using it mainly for RDS cross-account and cross-region backup with custom policies. VPC Capture and Clone feature allows for all VPC configurations to be restored in another region, ensuring a full, comprehensive recovery.
An essential product to protect AWS resources. Love it!
What do you like best about the product?
In just minutes, you can protect, improve, and save money on your AWS workloads.
You can manage a lot of AWS accounts efficiently without losing visibility of their protected resources.
Great product!
You can manage a lot of AWS accounts efficiently without losing visibility of their protected resources.
Great product!
What do you dislike about the product?
Some updates require to launch a new instance to keep the CPM updated. If you are obsessed with security, you need to know that you´ll need a third party IDP compatible with SAML 2.0 to enable double authentication to your CPM users. Unfortunately, you can't protect your root account with this because of a limitation on the CPM side. Rotate root passwords are the only way to prevent unauthorized access. N2WS is a great team that is keeping the solution updated with new features very often to be one of the best AWS backup and recovery software, so I'm completely sure that they will improve or implement a solution to improve it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
N2WS CPM allows us to manage a large amount of AWS accounts efficiently from one console without losing visibility of their protected resources. It was a must.
We saved time and resources deploying the CPM. We have a clear image of how backup and recovery are implemented in our organization. Our customers are using the CPM as a SaaS, and we got good feedback from them, especially, after the last CPM release (3.1)
We saved time and resources deploying the CPM. We have a clear image of how backup and recovery are implemented in our organization. Our customers are using the CPM as a SaaS, and we got good feedback from them, especially, after the last CPM release (3.1)
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you are looking for the best suite to protect your AWS workloads, N2WS CPM is your product.
Extremely satisfied with N2WS
What do you like best about the product?
The ability to send backup directly to S3 to save money, with the new version 3.1, we don't even need to store snapshot, they are sent directly to S3.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes we need to recreate the N2WS instance to upgrade the product, the operation is fast but as we are on a production environment, it's difficult to have time to upgrade the product between 2 backup.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The possibility to recover any files directly from a snapshot without the need to recreate a volume. Then the capability too send backup to S3 with licecycle management is great, we send backup to S3 Standard, then S3 IA, and S3 Glacier.
Swiss Army Knife of AWS backups
What do you like best about the product?
N2WS uses the excellent AWS snapshot technology as a foundation, but adds a lot of features that are not present in the native AWS Backup service.
What do you dislike about the product?
It can be seen as an advantage at the same time, in a sense that you control the software and where it runs, but it would be helpful if this were a SaaS service.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
As an MSP, we like the multi-tenancy. But it also adds support for cross account and cross region backups, application consistent backups, dry run restore tests and much more.
Perfect fit
What do you like best about the product?
It's so simple to use, and have all of your backup information on a single dashboard.
It also gives me peace of mind while Installed in my own AWS environment.
Allow to save big money on unused resources that were just sitting there.
It also gives me peace of mind while Installed in my own AWS environment.
Allow to save big money on unused resources that were just sitting there.
What do you dislike about the product?
been working with the product for the past 2.5 years and still completely satisfied with all aspects of using it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Cost saving initiatives, it really helped us clean the clutter and save a lot of money.
Organize our backups in a single platform with high viability and simple restore process.
Organize our backups in a single platform with high viability and simple restore process.
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