Rubrik Reviews

My clients primarily use it for for backing up enterprise workloads like VMs, databases, and other enterprise products.

I work for an IT service company. I design solutions for our customers and use many Rubrik services, including Rubrik Cloud Vault, Office 365 protection, and data center protection. So, I design and implement, and my team supports the solutions.

Rubrik is an important tool for data recovery in case of a ransomware attack. It's a crucial part of their overall venture, as data recovery would be difficult without it.

The guarantee of data restoration in a crisis is the main benefit.

It's a combination of all features that offer value, like ransomware remediation and sensitive data discovery, that are better than other solutions.

Rubrik is emerging with its AI capabilities. Rubrik's AI companion is called Ruby which is very useful. 

For data security, anomaly detection, site monitoring, and threat hunting are very important features that help customers.

Rubrik offers extensive automation capabilities. Usage varies depending on the customer. We create automation for testing, recovery scenarios, and other testing scenarios.

The only disadvantage is the price due to the extensive features.

I'd like to see a cloud backup service for smaller customer environments that may not support a physical or virtual appliance.

I have been working with Rubrik for three years.

It's very stable.

It's incredibly scalable. The size of the environment varies greatly depending on the customer. Some have two or three people, while others have thirty to forty peple.

The customer service and support are good.

Positive

The initial setup is very easy and not complex at all.

Deployment process:

We plan, design, and track everything. If it's in a data center, racking and cabling are done. Then, we integrate with VMware, the application manager, and deploy the VMs. 

If it's a public cloud, it's a similar process, but we have to submit changes to the organization.

Deployment time:

It depends, but in a data center, we can be up and running in one to four weeks.

We have multiple customers, so we work with different versions. 

For deployment resources, we usually need two people with minimal support from the data center for facilities, network, and security.

We haven't calculated the exact ROI, but it is a bit higher. Sometimes, customers hesitate initially due to the cost.

It is expensive.

I would recommend using it. 

Identify your specific feature requirements, compare different Rubrik versions (Foundation, Business, Enterprise), and carefully consider sizing to avoid overbuying.

Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten.

We use the solution for backups. We transitioned from Veeam to Rubrik, and we currently have on-premises backups for production and disaster recovery purposes. These backups are clustered between both sites, with 60 appliances used for backup operations.

Rubrik simplifies our data backup and recovery processes significantly. It's very straightforward to use. We start by tagging through VMware, and everything tagged for Rubrik is backed up automatically. Backups are much better and faster because Rubrik takes a full snapshot of the virtual machine. We recently conducted a verification by performing a restore, and even during the restore process, we could bring up the server in less than 10-15 minutes. Additionally, we have set up alerts for sensitive data, which helps us track data. 

We have set up all the alerts for sensitive data. It's not exactly data governance fully, but it does help us to identify those data. The tool helps us to avoid vulnerabilities and any cyber protection issues. For example, if any antivirus or other security measures are on the system, Rubrik flags it immediately, indicating that a backup and an air gap are required. This ensures that no other backups would be impacted if there's an issue with one backup. Additionally, Rubrik comes with live monitoring capabilities, allowing its support team to identify and address any issues immediately. 

The tool's most valuable features are the management of sensitive data, the air gap backup functionality, and the real-time monitoring capabilities. Additionally, the speed and reliability of the platform are also highly beneficial.

Instant recovery with Rubrik has significantly improved our RTOs. The process is much quicker than traditional backups, allowing us to restore backups with minimal downtime.

I hope to see enhancements in areas like data governance and the incorporation of new features in future updates.

On a scale of one to ten, I would rate the stability of Rubrik as a ten. It meets our requirements and has become our primary backup solution.

The solution is scalable. 

We faced no significant challenges while integrating Rubrik with our IT infrastructure. Their support team was excellent and assisted in the deployment process. Even after deployment, their responsiveness to tickets was impressive, addressing any issues promptly.

Positive

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

I rate the tool's pricing a six out of ten. 

We found that Rubrik offered a comprehensive solution with a single appliance that met all our needs without requiring additional services or infrastructure. Other solutions often involved purchasing separate storage, servers, and proxy servers, which could be costly. In terms of cost, while Rubrik initially seemed more expensive, the overall cost was more favorable compared to the multiple components required by other solutions. 

I rate the overall product a nine out of ten. 

We're using the solution for backing up email to file servers and for Oracle backups.

The solution's technical support team is very responsive and proactive.

I don't like Rubrik's user interface because it's not intuitive, and I find it hard to get the information I need. Rubrik is an expensive solution, and its pricing could be improved. There are issues with the compatibility between Oracle and Rubrik.

I have been using Rubrik for one year.

I rate Rubrik an eight out of ten for stability.

Since we're using Rubrik for backups, we don't have users logged into it. The solution is used by our IT support team, which has six to seven users.

I rate the solution an eight or nine out of ten for scalability.

The solution's technical support team is very responsive and proactive.

Positive

We previously used Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM).

The solution's initial setup is easy enough, and we paid for a Rubrik expert to install it for us. It was easy in most systems, but there were ongoing issues with the Oracle backups.

The solution's deployment could take a week or so. However, the deployment took a few months for us because of the compatibility issues between Oracle and Rubrik.

Rubrik is an expensive solution.

Rubrik is deployed on-premises in our organization. We're also doing a total backup to the cloud. It's backed up to our main data center, where we have a Rubrik cluster. That Rubrik cluster is replicated to the Rubrik cluster in our DR center. From there, we do a total backup to an archive out to the cloud. So, we have a mixture of everything going on.

If users are buying Rubrik to back up their Oracle database, I suggest they speak to a customer who has implemented Rubrik with Oracle. They should investigate and ensure they understand what they're buying before proceeding.

Overall, I rate Rubrik a five out of ten.

My customers use Rubrik for both backup software and hardware solutions. Unlike many backup solutions that only provide software, Rubrik offers an integrated platform, including hardware and software.

Rubrik's instant recovery capability has significantly boosted operational efficiency for our customers. It stands out as the only solution that allows us to seamlessly start up around two hundred virtual machines directly from the backup without encountering any issues.

In a bank implementation, we started with ten nodes and easily expanded to 30 as the organization grew. This shows Rubrik's scalability in supporting the organization's increasing needs.

What I like the most about Rubrik is its user-friendly interface.

While Rubrik is consistently innovative, I would like to see more openness for partners to access and assist in system management. Currently, access is limited, often handled by Rubrik personnel, likely due to security concerns.

I have been working with Rubrik for three years.

We have not had any stability issues with Rubrik.

Rubrik is highly scalable, and the process is straightforward. Adding nodes is easy, even during network changes, with no downtime required.

Rubrik's technical support is excellent. They handle issues efficiently, and if escalation is needed, they manage it well. I would rate them as a nine out of ten.

Positive

The initial setup process for Rubrik is very straightforward and it primarily involves networking configurations.

Deploying Rubrik was simple for us. We check and ensure correct IP configurations and VLANs. Network issues are usually the only hiccups. The implementation is smooth, needing minimal resources. On average, without upgrades, it takes about an hour for installation and setup.

Maintaining Rubrik is straightforward. With its four-node architecture, upgrades, and maintenance are easy as it handles updates by rebooting nodes individually.

I recommend Rubrik as a good solution, but it is crucial to work with knowledgeable partners for effective implementation. Understanding how to use it is key. Overall, I would rate Rubrik as an eight out of ten.

Using Rubrik for data backup and recovery management in our organization has been a seamless experience. It is a new and user-friendly product. It significantly reduces the learning curve and allows us to quickly grasp its functionalities.  

We used Rubrik for business continuity in a bank. In a demo, we started up a hundred virtual machines in just 12 minutes, highlighting its quick and reliable performance for uninterrupted business operations.

Rubrik stands out for simplifying data management with an all-in-one solution, serving as both software and backup targets. Unlike Data Domain, which is mainly a storage box, Rubrik is user-friendly and continually improves, making it more adaptable and user-focused. It goes beyond just storage, offering options for data management and recovery.

We primarily use Rubrik to back up and restore our VMware VMs and our Microsoft SQL databases and also to perform long-term archival.

Compared to other enterprise backup restore solutions, it is really easy to start using Rubrik to perform a backup and restore. The solution's interface is really intuitive.

For Microsoft SQL databases, Rubrik allows to perform a live mount of a database backup. Instead of doing the whole tedious restore procedure to get an older copy of the database back, you can also mount the database directly to the database from the backup storage. You will have a read-only copy on the backup server, which you can use to retrieve your old data.

Rubrik is a very scalable and high-performing backup restore solution. We can back up a large number of databases and also restore them with a very good backup restore performance.

Rubrik's disaster recovery capabilities could be improved. If you are using Rubrik and want to use it to do a quick and easy restoration of a site if one data center goes down, some small improvements can be made there.

I have been using Rubrik for four to five years.

Rubrik is a very stable solution, and we hardly have any issues with it.

Rubrik is a very scalable solution. The DBA and the server admin team, comprising approximately 15 employees, use the solution in our organization.

I rate Rubrik a nine out of ten for scalability.

We contacted the technical support team for some technical questions, and the experience was very positive. They follow up quickly on our support cases, and we get the technical expertise we seek. If we are looking for a particular feature that is not yet available, they add that requested feature to their backlog to implement it in a newer version of the solution. We are very happy with the technical support for the solution.

I rate Rubrik’s technical support eight and a half out of ten.

Positive

We previously used the latest backup restore capabilities offered by Microsoft SQL Server. We used our custom scripts and methods to perform backups and restores. We switched to Rubrik because we wanted a uniform backup restore solution and more advanced data protection against ransomware attacks. With Rubrik, we can safeguard our data more easily than our old custom backup solution.

With Rubrik, I was not involved in setting up the backup restore solution. From a database administrator's perspective, it is really easy to set it up if you want to configure backups for a database server. You have to install the agent, and then the server pops up in the Rubrik environment as a new server. Then, you can configure your backup configuration and backup policies, and you're good to go.

If you choose Rubrik, you will most likely have a positive experience. You should perform a thorough assessment and comparison to see if Rubrik is indeed the best fit for your environment. In my personal experience, Rubrik is a very good backup solution if you can afford its price.

Overall, I rate Rubrik a nine out of ten.

I use this solution to back up virtual machines and databases. We started to use Rubrik because we wanted more ease of management and fewer issues on an ongoing basis.

The solution is deployed on-premises. We have physical nodes at our main data centers and virtual nodes at our remote sites.

This solution gave us more time to work on other tasks. For a lot of issues that come up, we have support look into them and give us direction instead of us spending a lot of time investigating them.

The web-based approach is the most valuable feature.

There could be better reporting and better filtering.

I have been using this solution for three and a half years.

The stability is excellent.

They sell hardware processing and discs, so if you want more disc space, you have to buy more processing. But I understand the model, so we're fine with it.

We have plans to increase usage because our company is growing.

The technical support is excellent. I would rate technical support 10 out of 10.

I work with them on an almost daily basis. They tunnel in and find out what's going on. They answer quickly, and they don't get frustrated by the number of questions I ask them. They escalate it when necessary. They've been excellent.

We previously used Commvault. It was a pretty complex setup. There were a lot of hardware, servers, and issues that were hard to troubleshoot.

The networking wasn't straightforward because of the way our network is designed, but it was pretty straightforward after that.

For deployment, we only needed two people: myself and a networking colleague. One of my responsibilities is to design policies. This solution requires regular maintenance, and I'm the primary person who manages it. 

For a product like this, you need high-speed connectivity to your virtual environments and database servers.

We used professional services from Rubrik. Our experience with them was good.

We're okay with the price. There are additional costs like maintenance, and there are some features on their central management piece that don't come with our licensing.

We also looked at Cohesity. The main difference is that Rubrik is more web-based, has a more active customer support model, and is less complex.

I would rate this solution 10 out of 10. We're very happy with them. They have an excellent sales and technical support team.

For those who are evaluating this solution, my advice is don't underestimate the importance of excellent customer service.

The biggest lesson I've learned from using Rubrik is to make sure I take as many security precautions as possible to protect my backups.

We back up our virtual infrastructure with it. We have about 400 virtual machines that we back up.

We are using its latest version. We upgraded just recently.

It is basically a backup solution, and we use it when we need to. We have had Veeam, IBM TSM, and a couple of other solutions before this. From the business perspective, the users don't see anything different other than submitting a ticket saying that they need something restored.

Our DBAs utilize it as well. They do test environments. They'll pull stuff from the backup system into their testing areas so they can test different scenarios, and so far, they're liking it fairly well, which is completely different from when we utilized Veeam. We basically had to go and do it for them. With this, we were able to offhand different tasks to different departments, and they could do their own tasks. So, it has made it much easier in terms of infrastructure where we can give other departments the ability to perform their own tasks and projects.

Its reporting is most valuable. I like how it reports that everything is successfully backed up. It provides a summarized report that I can give to auditors and management.

Their documentation can be improved to provide information about how some of the things work.

They should give more access to the backend capabilities. From a customer point of view, you do not have access to all the features on the system. You have to engage their support to perform some of the tasks. It would be helpful for an experienced engineer to be able to go and do some of those tasks prior to contacting the support.

I have been using this solution for about three or four years.

There are no issues on the side of Rubrik itself. Rubrik seems to be very stable, especially when it comes to their physical installs. If it's a physical backup appliance, it works really well.

So far, we've not had any issues at all. We have 16 nodes on one site, and we also have several virtual Rubriks where it's just a single instance. So, we have a range of different configurations, and all of them scale pretty decently.

We have about 10 users who use it directly. Its usage depends on the day. At times, it's heavily used, and at other times, it's not. It's a come and go thing.

We contact their technical support a lot. It is about two times a week, but it's usually where we've gone beyond the norm of what a normal customer utilizes the system for. So far, they have been very responsive, and nine times out of 10, they are able to accomplish the task that we're trying to perform.

We had Veeam before this, and we've also had IBM TSM, Tivoli. We've also used a couple of other solutions out there.

We switched because the cost of Veeam was too much. After 200 core licenses, the support cost was almost the same as buying Rubrik for the first time.

I've been here 13 years, and I actually deployed it. I've deployed five different sites, so we don't have just one. For the most part, it was pretty straightforward. It took about 30 minutes.

The first time, we used a consultant from Rubrik, and after that, we did it ourselves. Our experience with them was exceptional. It was really good.

I don't remember the cost, but I know that for Veeam, we were spending almost $250,000 a year for 205 licenses. It was an enterprise version. When we purchased Rubrik, it was just a little bit more. It was not a terribly huge amount, and if I recall, that was for three years of support as well. So, Veeam priced itself out of the market at a certain point in time.

In terms of additional costs, there are some add-ons that they have built. Since the time we purchased it, there have been different cloud offerings. When you purchase the appliance or Rubrik basic services, you get all services. As far I'm aware, you don't necessarily have to purchase extra things. They don't nickel and dime you.

I would advise others to do a PoC, test it, and see how well it works. They should compare it to some of the other solutions that they can PoC as well. That's because we've seen that there are a couple of places in our environment where Veeam still makes logical sense versus Rubrik. Rubrik is able to hit about 95% to 98% of the things that we want to do, which is not going to be the case for every company, but it will fit most customers' needs.

I would rate it a nine out of 10. They're able to hit the mark about 95% to 98% of the time, and when we have problems, they're able to jump on and help out. We're always able to work through it. Sometimes, it might take time. There is no perfect product out there that I'm aware of, or else we would look at it.

It is used for backing up and restoring data.

Rubrik does snapshot backups. We have a virtual machine, which is a production machine. It is a production database server. We take a snapshot of the server to back up in Rubrik. When we need to test a version, or we need to test an application to do Windows patching and other things, we just stand up a virtual machine from the snapshot, put it in our test environment, and use that to test our patching. Everything that we have in production is also there in the test environment. So, when we test the patch, if anything breaks, we know we can't deploy it in production.

It is also useful in case a VM crashes. When a VM gets corrupted or crashes, we can just stand one up from last night's snapshot. We have our VM up in less than five minutes.

The feature that I found most valuable is Live Mount. You can either mount a virtual machine from a snapshot, or you can mount a volume from the snapshot. You can mount one disk to the server to retrieve data, or you can mount the whole VM, rename it, and use it as a test VM. If your VM gets corrupted, you just mount one from the snapshot, and you have your production VM's backup. So, Live Mount is definitely the best feature for me as an end-user.

Another feature that I love is their ransomware detection. Rubrik has one of the best ransomware detection out there. 

The backups are immutable, and nobody can change them. You can't override them. You can't change anything in the backups once the snapshot is taken. Our backup retention is 120 days. So, for 120 days, nobody can change that. When I take a snapshot of a server, if the next day we get hit with ransomware, I could shut that down. I can then just stand one up from the backup that I took yesterday. They can't change anything that is already in the backup.

There is room for improvement in pricing. After the licensing, the price tends to go up as time goes by. 

It is very stable.

It is definitely scalable. It is used to the extent of any other application in our production environment. We will definitely increase its usage.

Because this is a backup and restore application, only system administrators are the ones who schedule all the backups and do all the restores. There is also an option where you could give a user permission to do certain things. For example, we have DBAs who have access to restore databases. They cannot overwrite anything, but they can mount, and they can copy.

When you sign a contract with them, support is a part of the package. Their tech support was very knowledgeable. They allow you to do your work, and if you run into a problem, they jump in and help you. They explain the issue to you so that in the future, you know what you're doing next. They don't just do things behind the scenes to fix things. They keep us in the loop. Their technical support is second to none.

We used Commvault. Commvault had started to become a little bit cumbersome when it was time to do upgrades. We had all physical servers from Commvault. We had 12 media agents, and at the time of upgrade, we had to individually upgrade all 12 media agents. So, upgrading with Commvault was a two-week project for us, whereas upgrading with Rubrik is a two-hour project.

It was totally straightforward. There was absolutely no stress or chaos. It was an easy deployment and easy migration.

Our environment is pretty huge. We have about 8,000 to 9,000 servers. The deployment took a few months. It probably took five to six months, but the nice thing about it was that Rubrik's support was there all the time. They were involved at every step till we completed our migration.

For deployment, we had two people from Rubrik. From our side, we had five people for deployment. For its maintenance, there are three people who take care of it all the time. They're backup administrators. They back up and restore the system. We have one engineer who is involved in this project for designing and implementation, which is me.

My boss and his seniors would know how much money they have invested and how much money or value it is bringing. From my perspective, it is saving us a lot of money because previously, we had Commvault, TSM, NetBackup, and Veeam. Replacing these four with Rubrik has definitely saved us a lot of money.

Its price tends to go up with time. Its pricing definitely has room for improvement. If you negotiate right with them, you might get a good price.

Support is a part of the package, and every three years, when we renew our contract, we get new hardware.

We evaluated Cohesity. We had NetBackup, but Rubrik was best geared for us because we also have a cloud initiative. So, we needed a solution that we could use to back up on-prem and to the cloud. We wanted to be able to swap virtual machines from on-prem. We wanted to take an on-prem virtual machine and stand it up in the cloud. Rubrik had exactly what we needed. One of the main features that helped us make our decision was ransomware detection.

If data security is one of your main priorities, I would definitely recommend Rubrik. Its features work great. They have all the features that I need. What I would like us to purchase is a feature called Sonar, where you run a scan, and it tells you where patient data is sitting. If an end-user has patient data on the desktop, it'll tell you that this is where the patient data is. So, we can see who is really within compliance and who is not.

I would rate Rubrik a nine out of 10.