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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.
Years ago with customers and nowadays, we are using Veeam Backup & Replication in my job. We used to replicate our virtual machines between our data centers and make backup to an external NAS.
We are using the replication functionality to replicate all our machines between data centers. In case of disaster or disaster recovery, we have cross machines, so we could bring up a new scenario in minutes.
We only use Veeam Backup & Replication at the moment and we're not chained to the platform.
The features I find most useful in Veeam Backup & Replication are that it's fast, has deduplication, and excellent speed. It's fast, secure, and uses low bandwidth and backup space.
The scalability of backup and replication is effective for our growing data volume. We have been growing from about 50 virtual machines to about 150, and we think we will grow to 200, maybe. It's easy with only buying some more licenses and it's not more difficult than that.
What they're doing now in version 13 of Veeam Backup & Replication is not requiring a Windows platform, which is very good. I don't prefer Windows in terms of security. I thought that having a Windows machine running this was not the best for security. I prefer security and resources dedicated to this because of the license and a graphical interface.
I prefer what's now being developed, which can be on a Linux platform with a web interface, instead of the Windows console. I think a web console is easier and more convenient. In version 13 they are implementing this, but I think they have to complete it.
I have been working with Veeam Backup & Replication for about 10 years or so.
I find Veeam Backup & Replication easy to set up. The deployment of Veeam Backup & Replication took only some hours.
Veeam Backup & Replication is pretty stable these days. From time to time, we have had some problems with snapshots, but now it's not a problem anymore.
I haven't faced any serious challenges with Veeam Backup & Replication.
The scalability of backup and replication is effective for our growing data volume. We have been growing from about 50 virtual machines to about 150, and we think we will grow to 200, maybe. It's easy with only buying some more licenses and it's not more difficult than that.
I haven't contacted Veeam support. We always find solutions through the knowledge base.
Neutral
I have tried other solutions before working with Veeam Backup & Replication, but not in my current job.
I find Veeam Backup & Replication easy to set up. The deployment of Veeam Backup & Replication took only some hours.
For our company, Veeam Backup & Replication is reasonably priced, although it may be expensive for smaller companies depending on some limits.
The features I find most useful in Veeam Backup & Replication are that it's fast, has deduplication, and excellent speed. It's fast, secure, and uses low bandwidth and backup space.
The scalability of backup and replication is effective for our growing data volume. We have been growing from about 50 virtual machines to about 150, and we think we will grow to 200, maybe. It's easy with only buying some more licenses.
I rate Veeam Backup & Replication a nine out of ten.
My customers for Veeam Data Platform include enterprise, small, and medium businesses.
Veeam Data Platform provides me with the most useful features such as application restore, single file restore, backup and replication, and continuous replication. We utilize these features for management and the customers we serve.
Veeam Data Platform provides features such as immutability and ransomware protection. While we use other applications for ransomware protection, we rely on Veeam Data Platform for encryption.
I found that OpenStack could be improved in the tool, as we have a challenge with OpenStack in the backup. OpenStack is something Veeam Data Platform doesn't support, and they haven't indicated that they will support it in the future.
We have been using Veeam Data Platform for over 11 years.
Deploying Veeam Data Platform was easy in setup and deployment. We have deployed it more than a thousand times for ourselves and our customers, taking only a couple of hours for deployment, discovery, and initiating backup.
They respond quickly in most cases. However, in some instances, there is back-and-forth communication between Veeam Data Platform, VMware, and other vendors to identify the source of the problem.
The support is great overall. While most cases are handled perfectly, we have encountered a few challenging cases. I would rate their support an eight or nine out of ten.
Positive
Veeam Data Platform is more expensive than OpenStack because we pay for it in US dollars, while we pay for OpenStack in Egyptian pounds.
Veeam Data Platform provides benefits worth the money we pay, as we serve it to our customers. As cloud providers, we offer backup as a service to our customers.
Commvault is the only competition to Veeam Data Platform in the market, and its only advantage over Veeam Data Platform is OpenStack backup capability.
There are some AI features available. We are working with Copilot for Office 365 and are beginning to explore its use.
We are still working to deploy it integrated with Veeam Data Platform for notifications and to summarize the backup.
Veeam Data Platform is the first recommendation from my company and me, as it's easy to set up, and the portal and management are very straightforward compared to competitors.
I would rate Veeam Data Platform a nine out of ten.
