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Rubrik Go pros and cons

Vendor: Rubrik
4.1 out of 5

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PROS

Rubrik Go allows searching in the cloud through the on-prem appliance due to its indexing capabilities.
The standout feature is its ransomware protection capabilities along with a strong focus on security.
Rubrik Go provides valuable automation capabilities that streamline operations significantly.
The most valuable feature is the ease of use for backing up VMs and storage efficiency.
Rubrik Go significantly reduces workload and staffing requirements compared to legacy tools.

CONS

Reporting could be improved due to the limitation of exports only to CSV files.
Rubrik Go lacks fiber cable connection to a tape library, limiting certain backup options.
There is a need for enhanced integration with applications for streamlined backups, particularly from Microsoft applications.
Rubrik Go's security visibility could use enhancement.
Improvement is needed in support, especially with Tier 3 on-call team assistance.
 

Rubrik Go Pros review quotes

reviewer1232808 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 28, 2019
Even though the data is already in the cloud, it's an AWS, so by accessing the on-prem appliance you can still search because it is indexed from that appliance.
reviewer1254654 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
Jan 7, 2020
In terms of stability, the product is good.
CU
Infrastructure Specialist at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Jan 9, 2020
It has an easy-to-use interface that is not complicated.
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Senior Consultant at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Jan 20, 2020
The solution is easy to install; our team just has to put together the plan, give it to IT and let them handle it. Other solutions are quite complex, but this is much simpler.
AS
Systems Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Feb 4, 2020
The most valuable feature is the ease of use for backing up VMs.
enterpri844740 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Solutions Architect at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Feb 20, 2020
The most valuable feature is the storage efficiency, as the storage footprint is very good.
MA
Senior System Engineer at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees
Oct 25, 2020
Rubrik Go is very simple to use.
Thushara Bandara - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at JKIT
Feb 13, 2023
Rubrik Go's best feature is data visualization.
reviewer1232808 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 20, 2023
We use the solution as a backup for our virtual environment and SQL databases.
Josua Taljaard - PeerSpot reviewer
General Manager Commercial / Business Unit Manager Commercial at Datacentrix (Pty) Ltd
Jan 22, 2024
The standout feature is its ransomware protection capabilities.
 

Rubrik Go Cons review quotes

reviewer1232808 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 28, 2019
Reporting could be improved. For now, it's only exported to CSB files.
reviewer1254654 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
Jan 7, 2020
If you're going for Rubrik, you are not opting for the tape library because Rubrik doesn't have the fiber cable connected to the tape library.
CU
Infrastructure Specialist at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Jan 9, 2020
Being a modern backup solution, Rubrik should have an option to back up a Kubernetes cluster.
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Senior Consultant at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Jan 20, 2020
If you were to compare it to, say, EMC, the availability of the documentation, training programs, and end-user education aren't as good. Rubrik could improve this.
AS
Systems Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Feb 4, 2020
I would like to see better integration with applications, such as those from Microsoft, to make backing up from those applications simpler.
enterpri844740 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Solutions Architect at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Feb 20, 2020
Integration with the client is something that needs to be improved.
MA
Senior System Engineer at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees
Oct 25, 2020
You should be able to add more workloads to Rubrik Go.
Thushara Bandara - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at JKIT
Feb 13, 2023
Rubrik Go's security visibility could be improved.
reviewer1232808 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 20, 2023
The tool's pricing needs to be improved.
Josua Taljaard - PeerSpot reviewer
General Manager Commercial / Business Unit Manager Commercial at Datacentrix (Pty) Ltd
Jan 22, 2024
I believe there's room for improvement in terms of support, particularly with Tier 3 support coming from the on-call team.