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ElsayedAboelnaga - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at Target
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
A powerful solution from Azure for backup
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is secure, reliable, and scalable."
  • "I would like to see more security features."

What is our primary use case?

We use the tool as a backup for our environment. 

What is most valuable?

The solution is secure, reliable, and scalable. 

What needs improvement?

I would like to see more security features. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The product is stable. I would rate its stability a nine out of ten. 

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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The tool is scalable. There are three users for the solution in my company. 

How was the initial setup?

The product's setup is easy. We require three staff for the tool's deployment. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The tool's licensing is yearly and not expensive. 

What other advice do I have?

I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. It is a powerful solution from Azure. 

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Deepak Kumar Software - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Vice President at Rishabh Software
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Helps in custom development process but setup is complex
Pros and Cons
  • "We use the solution across hospitality and healthcare domains. We use it for custom development. It helps us develop a seamless omnichannel for the healthcare industry."
  • "Azure Site Recovery's deployment is complex. There are a lot of bugs, and it needs to improve stability."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution across hospitality and healthcare domains. We use it for custom development. It helps us develop a seamless omnichannel for the healthcare industry. 

What needs improvement?

Azure Site Recovery's deployment is complex. There are a lot of bugs, and it needs to improve stability. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the product since 2014. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the product's stability an eight out of ten. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate Azure Site Recovery's scalability a seven out of ten. My company has more than 200 external users and 12 internal ones. 

How are customer service and support?

Azure Site Recovery's tech support is fast and knowledgeable. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

What about the implementation team?

We did the tool's deployment in-house. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Azure Site Recovery is affordable. 

What other advice do I have?

You can collaborate with established partners and professionals who have expertise in Azure Site Recovery. Gain knowledge and then implement it. I rate the product an eight out of ten. It is recommended for Microsoft-oriented ecosystems. Non-Microsoft organizations will find the product difficult. 

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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MOHAMEDTRABELSI - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior infrastructure engineer at Cubic Information Systems
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Helps to save costs but needs improvement in synchronization
Pros and Cons
  • "Azure Site Recovery helps to save costs."
  • "The tool should improve synchronization."

What is most valuable?

Azure Site Recovery helps to save costs. 

What needs improvement?

The tool should improve synchronization. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for two weeks. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Azure Site Recovery is a stable product. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is a scalable product. My company has three to four users for the product. You need one to two technical resources to handle the deployment. 

How was the initial setup?

The tool's deployment is straightforward and takes around three weeks to complete. 

What about the implementation team?

We did the tool's deployment in-house. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate the solution an eight out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Enterprise architect at Kapsch
Real User
Top 5
Provides all-round good performance
Pros and Cons
  • "Provides generally good performance, from protection to production to failover to data recovery."
  • "Could have more integration with other platforms."

What is our primary use case?

The primary use case of this solution is for disaster recovery. I'm an enterprise architect. 

What is most valuable?

The product provides generally good performance, from protection to production to failover to data recovery.

What needs improvement?

I'd like to see more integration with other platforms.  

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for around four or five years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This product is very stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is definitely scalable although the level of scalability depends on your country. Not all countries have good capacity.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very straightforward. The product deployment took about a day but the synchronization of the data takes longer. The deployment process involved assessing workloads, integrating the on-prem environment with Azure, sizing the bandwidth, planning for the connectivity and connecting everything up to Azure, and then establishing the base landing zone, the replicas and then replicating the data. We then validated and tested. The implementation requires systems engineers. 

What was our ROI?

We've seen a marked ROI in the simplifying of processes and reliability. Site recovery is cheaper than building a second data center. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Licensing costs are consumption-based and although it's not cheap, it's not excessively expensive. 

What other advice do I have?

I recommend this solution for disaster recovery if you're running a production environment that you need to recover very quickly. Whether this solution is suitable for your organization really depends on your business requirements and budget.

I rate this solution nine out of 10. 

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Works at Lab2021
Real User
Top 5
Offers ease of deployment, cost effectiveness, and dependability
Pros and Cons
    • "I conveyed the feedback to the agent, suggesting an increase in the agent count in our VNS in the USA. I also addressed notification concerns, as some issues didn't trigger alerts during a recent call."

    What is our primary use case?

    Customers are interested in utilizing a BI engine for data recovery. While they initially provided their entire recovery, there have been instances where they considered switching to another solution. For certain customers, they opt not to cover the entire hardware or use Cisco cybersecurity, which might not be the case.

    What is most valuable?


    What needs improvement?

    I conveyed the feedback to the agent, suggesting an increase in the agent count in our VNS in the USA. I also addressed notification concerns, as some issues didn't trigger alerts during a recent call.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Azure Site Recovery for three years. 

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    I would rate the stability 8 out of 10. 

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    It is very scalable. 

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    Before considering the use of Savavi services, there's an upfront payment requirement for numerous hours. In contrast, with Azure, the costs are more flexible, allowing payment based on actual usage rather than a fixed amount. This approach avoids the need to commit significant funds upfront, making it more cost-effective, especially in cases where the service might not be consistently utilized, ensuring a better return on investment.

    How was the initial setup?

    It is easy. 

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    They have a license to pay. 

    What other advice do I have?

    Overall, I would rate it 8 out of 10. 

    Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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    Design and Innovation Manager at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees
    Real User
    Top 20
    Provides disaster recovery and reduces cost with easy configuration
    Pros and Cons
    • "It’s native to Azure and does exactly what it’s designed to do—recover one site to another without creating all the VMs on that site. This helps reduce costs on the secondary site."

      What is our primary use case?

      We use Azure Site Recovery primarily for disaster recovery to Azure or from Azure, while Veeam is used for data center recovery.

      What is most valuable?

      It’s native to Azure and does exactly what it’s designed to do—recover one site to another without creating all the VMs on that site. This helps reduce costs on the secondary site.

      For how long have I used the solution?

      I have been using Azure Site Recovery as a partner for two years.

      What do I think about the stability of the solution?

      There is no issues with stability.

      What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

      It is suitable for large enterprises. It is scalable. These businesses have around 500 users. 

      How are customer service and support?

      Support is wonderful.

      How was the initial setup?

      It is easy to configure.

      What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

      It is cost-effective.

      Which other solutions did I evaluate?

      The team conducted a thorough analysis before choosing Azure Site Recovery. They likely considered integration costs and various other factors.

      What other advice do I have?

      It seems to be seamless and is working perfectly. They’re integrating it with Azure Stack Hub, which we’ve also deployed as an on-premises solution.

      Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

      Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: partner
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      MikeChacker - PeerSpot reviewer
      IT Manager Global Service Delivery at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
      Real User
      Leaderboard
      A scalable and easy-to-deploy solution that always works and provides a snapshot of your environment in about 15 minutes
      Pros and Cons
      • "The most useful thing is that it provides a snapshot of your environment in about 15 minutes. It is stable, and it always works. It is also scalable and easy to set up."
      • "It is for site-to-site replication. When something goes wrong on your site, you only get 15 minutes before it also goes wrong on your replicated site. There should be some way to be able to say that we want to restore it, but we want to restore it to the version from yesterday. It should support versioning. I would also like to see real-time scanning for advanced threat protection, more straightforward billing, and quicker turnaround on the tech support."

      What is our primary use case?

      We back up our site to it and use it for a VR. We are using the most up to date version of this solution.

      What is most valuable?

      The most useful thing is that it provides a snapshot of your environment in about 15 minutes. 

      It is stable, and it always works. It is also scalable and easy to set up.

      What needs improvement?

      It is for site-to-site replication. When something goes wrong on your site, you only get 15 minutes before it also goes wrong on your replicated site. There should be some way to be able to say that we want to restore it, but we want to restore it to the version from yesterday. It should support versioning.

      I would also like to see real-time scanning for advanced threat protection, more straightforward billing, and quicker turnaround on the tech support.

      For how long have I used the solution?

      I have been using this solution for three years.

      What do I think about the stability of the solution?

      It always works.

      What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

      It is scalable. Currently, we have only one user who uses it.

      How are customer service and technical support?

      I don't work with tech support, but they can have a quicker turnaround on the tech support.

      How was the initial setup?

      It was pretty straightforward. It was just installing the clients and setting up your site recovery. You can also use the documentation. 

      What about the implementation team?

      Our network or systems engineer maintains it.

      What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

      It should have more straightforward billing. The billing was what got funky. It was really cheap. We would pay based on the usage. We paid around $225 a month for site-to-site replication.

      What other advice do I have?

      The best advice that I could give is to just research what Azure Site Recovery is for. It is not a backup solution. So, even though you have enabled Site Recovery, you still need backups.

      I would rate Azure Site Recovery a nine out of ten.

      Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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      Sujit Suryavanshi - PeerSpot reviewer
      Assistant Manager - IT at Logixal
      Real User
      Top 10
      User-friendly console and easy migration
      Pros and Cons
      • "Site Recovery's most valuable features include its user-friendly console and the ease of migration."
      • "Site Recovery's scalability could be improved."

      What is our primary use case?

      I primarily use Site Recovery to back up our site server.

      What is most valuable?

      Site Recovery's most valuable features include its user-friendly console and the ease of migration.

      What needs improvement?

      Site Recovery could improve its communication of when new features are available.

      For how long have I used the solution?

      I've been using Site Recovery for a year.

      What do I think about the stability of the solution?

      I would rate Site Recovery's stability eight out of ten - we've had some issues but only infrequently.

      What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

      Site Recovery's scalability could be improved.

      How are customer service and support?

      Microsoft has the best technical support available.

      Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

      Previously, I used Veaam Backup.

      How was the initial setup?

      The initial setup was straightforward.

      What was our ROI?

      Site Recovery has given us a good return on our investment.

      What other advice do I have?

      I would recommend Site Recovery for single and larger companies. I would give Site Recovery a rating of eight out of ten.

      Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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