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Barracuda Intronis Backup pros and cons

4.2 out of 5

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PROS

Barracuda Intronis Backup offers simple installation and immediate, scalable protection for data.
Support from Barracuda is prompt and readily available, enhancing customer satisfaction.
Barracuda Intronis Backup includes advanced threat protection, particularly in email security, moving risky emails to a sandbox area.
The PhishLine feature provides phishing attack training to help users identify and safeguard against phishing threats.
Barracuda Intronis Backup performs efficiently in data compression and storage, significantly extending storage capacity usage.

CONS

Barracuda Intronis Backup speed is slow compared to other systems like Avamar and Data Domain.
It lacks fine-grained backup capabilities for individual users and features like CIFS support.
The technical support is poor, with customers not informed about ongoing issues.
It does not support backup for Sun Micro systems and has limited control when managed physically.
Pricing is high, and the tool is not user-friendly with compatibility issues.
 

Barracuda Intronis Backup Pros review quotes

TL
Sr. System Engineer at a non-tech company with 501-1,000 employees
Sep 17, 2017
Of all the backup products we have used, this by far is the simplest to install and use.
reviewer673236 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Engineer at a university with 201-500 employees
Sep 17, 2017
The superior support from Barracuda in setting up, using, and helping with issues for the product.
Reviewer2835 - PeerSpot reviewer
Operations Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Oct 21, 2018
The scalability of the product is fine.
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RA
Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jun 11, 2019
Easy, immediate protection for data that is virtually infinitely scalable.
NT
Operations Manager at Cybernaptics
Sep 5, 2019
We perform backup drills to test the functionality, and we don't have any problems.
MOHMMED MERAJUDDIN - PeerSpot reviewer
System Admininstrator at Prince Sultan University
Sep 8, 2019
The product is easy to install and use while doing what it is expected to do.
VB
IT Manager at a healthcare company with 11-50 employees
Oct 12, 2020
Whenever you have a crash or your service is not working, you can just live-boot the machine and have your service up and running.
Jean MauriceProsper - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Executive Officer at Nettobe Group
Nov 6, 2019
They are the best support that we have had so far. When you contact or email them, they are very quick to respond. They always have someone available for us. That's what we want as a customer, we want someone to listen to us.
reviewer1229166 - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Manager IT at a consultancy with 501-1,000 employees
Jan 29, 2020
The most valuable feature is the speed of backup, which is very good compared to other solutions.
Antero Vasconcelos - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at Truenet
Mar 3, 2020
The most important feature in Barracuda Backup is the ability to archive the backup of emails.
 

Barracuda Intronis Backup Cons review quotes

TL
Sr. System Engineer at a non-tech company with 501-1,000 employees
Sep 17, 2017
Compared to Avamar and Data Domain (our other systems), the backup speed is slow.
reviewer673236 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Engineer at a university with 201-500 employees
Sep 17, 2017
The web interface needs to contain a more up-to-date view of the hardware.
Reviewer2835 - PeerSpot reviewer
Operations Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Oct 21, 2018
It is not always stable.
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RA
Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jun 11, 2019
The solution needs fine-grained backup capabilities to service individual users. But this is a minor issue considering all that the product does.
NT
Operations Manager at Cybernaptics
Sep 5, 2019
I would like to see the automatic backup of critical applications to the cloud.
MOHMMED MERAJUDDIN - PeerSpot reviewer
System Admininstrator at Prince Sultan University
Sep 8, 2019
Some features like CIFS are not supported that would help speed and flexibility.
VB
IT Manager at a healthcare company with 11-50 employees
Oct 12, 2020
I would like to see the Live Boot feature extended to Hyper-V machines, in addition to VMware machines.
Jean MauriceProsper - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Executive Officer at Nettobe Group
Nov 6, 2019
We cannot backup Sun Micro systems. They are not currently supported.
reviewer1229166 - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Manager IT at a consultancy with 501-1,000 employees
Jan 29, 2020
In the next release of this solution, I would like to see cloud support and deduplication functionality.
Antero Vasconcelos - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at Truenet
Mar 3, 2020
I would like to see a way to increase space.