Veritas NetBackup Appliance Reviews

It’s an enterprise solution. It is a preferred option for archiving data. It is useful, especially if we do not have a public cloud as a backup and need something to be resident in our data center. Veritas NetBackup Appliance comes in various tiers and sizes. It can accommodate any enterprise of any size.

We can add multiple appliances to the product. They are all interconnected. It is a valuable feature. The product provides security to our data. The data is encrypted from the client side all the way to the data source. With ransomware breaching a lot of organization's data, we need stability and sustainability in the environment. It provides good data protection and data governance.

The product should provide more AI and ML features.

I have been using the solution for more than nine years.

I rate the tool’s stability a ten out of ten.

I rate the tool’s scalability a ten out of ten.

Though the vendor provides good support, it is always worth it for a company to have in-house skills. If the in-house skill is unable to resolve the issue, Veritas’ support team is just a phone call away.

The initial setup was very simple and easy. I rate the ease of setup a ten out of ten. The appliance is on-premise. We can also utilize any hyperscalers for cloud storage and backup. The time taken for deployment varies depending on the client’s requirements. On average, the deployment can be done within a day. We need one engineer to deploy the product.

We need a backup solution that will last us a fair amount of time before looking at alternate solutions. Veritas is ongoing in terms of developing the actual software and appliances. It is a dependable organization to strike a partnership for backup. We have seen a 20% return on our investments.

I have never used tools like Rubrik or Brocade. Veritas works perfectly well. I haven't had a need to look at an alternative product. It is a robust tool. It provides both on-premise and cloud solutions. Innovation is built into the solution. Overall, I rate the product a ten out of ten.

We are using Veritas NetBackup Appliance to save data and for data backups.

The most valuable features of Veritas NetBackup Appliance are the ease of use and the familiar interface.

Veritas NetBackup Appliance could improve by having a site recovery feature.

I have been using Veritas NetBackup Appliance for approximately four years.

Veritas NetBackup Appliance is stable.

We have administrators that use the solution. We plan to increase the usage in the future.

Veritas NetBackup Appliance's initial setup is simple. The full implementation took approximately one day.

The reseller did the implementation of this solution for us.

There is a license needed to use Veritas NetBackup Appliance and there are not any additional fees.

This solution is very useful and stable.

I rate Veritas NetBackup Appliance a nine out of ten.

We would implement the solution for clients. 

The solution is stable. 

It is scalable. 

Technical support has been great.

They could improve the interface a bit. It's not as good as it could be. 

I've been using the solution for six to seven years. 

The product is quite stable and reliable. There are no bugs or glitches and it doesn't crash or freeze. Its performance is good. 

The product can scale well. 

We had multiple clients using the solution.

I've contacted support on multiple occasions and have found them to be helpful and responsive. We are satisfied with the support.

Positive

I have experience with Netbackup and Veeam Backup.

In my previous company, we were implementors, and we would set up this solution on-site for clients. 

In my previous company, we were partners with Veritas. We were implementing the solutions of Veritas at our customers' premises.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. 

For me, the main use case was as an on-premise data center backup, mainly in the Unix space with Oracle. That was the main reason to use it. I know it's got a capability in the cloud, however, we haven't used it in the cloud.

The consistency of using it over a long period of time has been excellent. The big one for me is when you're dealing with database backups, particularly. I’ve used it for Oracle and SAN, and I’ve used it a lot. It’s been great.

The solution is stable.

It’s quite scalable.

Depending on the setup structure, it can be complex to implement.

In my case, it's an enterprise environment, and they're always complicated. There's no way to get around there. With Backup Exec, everything is on Windows, and you don't have to worry about it. However, if there's going to be a critical Oracle database on the Unix system and then you're going to have new Windows and the Linux, it is going to be complicated. There's no way around it, particularly with the customers.

I’ve used the solution on and off for 20 years. It’s been a very long time.

I'd say it's very stable. I use it specifically for enterprise customers. Small customers use Backup Exec. There are no bugs or glitches and it doesn’t crash or freeze.

The product is extremely scalable. Expanding is not an issue at all.

We’re a large SME. 1,000 people or more are using it.

In my new role, I have no plans to increase usage.

Tech support has usually been good when we've had disasters, or we need to do recovery. Support has been good and we’ve been able to get access to them. We’ve been satisfied with their level of assistance overall.

With NetBackup, just setting it out to different server times and nothing else is okay. Other things are a bit more complicated.

That said, it’s been eight years since I’ve done a live deployment. We got the appliance and had to set everything up.

I was working with a consultant on the last setup I did.

I’m not sure what the latest pricing models are.

I mainly use the on-premies version of the deployment. I don’t typically deal with cloud deployment.

We’re always using the latest version of the solution.

I would recommend the solution to others for enterprise on-premise.

I would rate the solution seven out of ten.

I mainly use NetBackup Appliance for daily routine backup.

NetBackup Appliance's most valuable feature is the duplication encryption standard feature. Its interface is also intuitive and easy to use.

I've been working with Veritas NetBackup Appliance for three years.

NetBackup Appliance is stable.

NetBackup Appliance is scalable.

Veritas' technical support is good.

The initial setup was easy, and it took a couple of days to onboard all my private cloud work resources that needed to be backed up. 

NetBackup Appliance's pricing is reasonable, but it could be lower.

If you're considering implementing NetBackup Appliance, initial capacity sizing will save you a lot of hassle. I would give NetBackup Appliance a rating of eight out of ten.

I personally find Veritas NetBackup Appliance hassle-free. All that is needed is a web control or Java control to operate the NetBackup software, and I don't need to take care of anything else. 

The other valuable feature is the performance. When we deploy to a server and install network software on it, there is a lot to take care of. With Appliance, everything is on the go and is already pre-installed and fine-tuned. It already matches the performance and metrics. It is great for replication, network performance, CPU performance, and storage performance.

Veritas NetBackup is software, so there are multiple OS issues, OS packages, and updates.

I would like to see the Java control replaced with web control in the next release. There is currently web control, but it is confusing when using Java control. Web control requires no granular settings. Web control should be enhanced so that it looks and feels like Java control. This would enable a person switching from Java control to Web control to not be hesitant to adopt the web version. Currently, Web control is entirely different from Java control.

Veritas NetBackup would benefit from better-explained error codes. The technical documentation should be easy to read, easy to set up, and be more understandable. There are two or three possibilities for one single error, so Veritas should try to bifurcate or separate the issues so each has its own ID.

I have been using Veritas NetBackup Appliance for a year.

Veritas NetBackup Applicance is stable.

The solution is scalable. It is sufficient for our existing environment. I have not encountered any situation where I have had to scale up the Appliance. Our administration team uses Veritas NetBackup. There are currently three people managing it.

I used customer service and support frequently during the initial setup because I was new to the product. Veritas support needs improvement. They contact you on time and follow up on time, but they are unable to understand the problem and develop a solution.

Neutral

NetBackup software is embedded into the appliance, so I do not need to worry about installation. The initial setup is very easy.

Veritas NetBackup Appliance is priced well compared to other solutions.

We compared Veritas NetBackup Appliance with Rubrik and Commvault HyperScale X. Veritas was more affordable and better priced. HyperScale X is very expensive. Veritas has a good reputation in the industry and a good market presence.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

It has a lot of very good features. The virtual tape library (VTL) feature is most valuable. Overall, it is easy to use.

Feature-wise, it is quite good, but it is very costly. Its price has gone up quite significantly over the years, and that makes people like us look at alternatives.

I have been using this solution for more than 10 years.

Its stability is very good.

Its scalability is very good. We have installed it for hundreds of servers.

Their technical support is excellent.

It is quite easy. It is not super easy. We have a lot of different environments. Some of them are quite challenging, but the common environment is quite easy.

It is not good for small environments. It is good for huge and complex enterprise environments, and at the end of the day, you get an ROI. I don't recommend it for small environments because out of 50 features, you probably need only two or three features, but you have to pay for all the features. That's why it doesn't suit small environments. You see a return on investment in very complex, multi-platform environments. 

We pay annually. It is a huge figure for us.

It is probably among the top solutions. It has the most features that are there in the market, but its price is making us look at alternatives. We are looking at some of the other options, but we haven't explored many. We are open, and we are evaluating all of them.

I would rate it an eight out of 10.

There are a lot of new features that operate to protect the data from ransomware attacks. They launched the Veritas/Appliances to protect our data. Veritas has been doing its job well.

I have used Veritas NetBackup Appliance within the last 12 months.

Veritas NetBackup Appliance is stable.

I have found Veritas NetBackup Appliance to be scalable.

They provide a good level of support.

The initial setup is straightforward.

This solution is expensive.

The main difference between Veritas Netbackup and NetBackup Appliance is the NetBackup Appliance provides the built-up system. They have one operating system and they have their own storage in the network of the appliances. We can use our external storage. For example, we can use our storage from Dell, IBM, any other vendor. These are the main differences, with Appliances, everything is in-built.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Veritas NetBackup Appliance an eight out of ten.