We performed a comparison between NetApp FAS Series and Veritas Backup Exec based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, NetApp and others in Deduplication Software."It has integrated snapshot and backup capability."
"The most valuable feature of the NetApp FAS Series is its stability."
"Fast Snapshots"
"This solution provides us with easy management and great vendor support."
"It's an easy product to use that is stable and has good performance."
"Adaptive balancing is a valuable feature."
"The support is very good."
"NetApp FAS is highly stable and reliable, especially under a heavy load. That is what I like most about the NetApp."
"We have virtual infrastructure, so restoring virtual machine systems from backups is also very easy."
"Veritas Backup Exec is easily managed."
"The most valuable feature is the user-friendly interface."
"The initial setup is easy."
"It is a simple and flexible solution to work with."
"We have never had any problem with storage and backups. It works very well and is a user-friendly solution."
"Backup Exec 2012 R2 is a very good product for the Windows file system and SQL backups. It is very user-friendly, but the next version Backup Exec 2014 that is released and the other next versions of Backup Exec product is not so friendly."
"It gives us the ability to locate and restore critical files which users may have intentionally or unknowing deleted a while ago."
"The solution could do more than just data."
"Interfacing with the cloud environment could be better. I want to be able to move some cloud volume and integrate it seamlessly with my home on-premise storage. Sometimes I have issues with port permissions. NetApp probably needs to improve more on the integration side from on-premise to the cloud."
"We are not able to connect to the support of NetApp from Sudan. We have to go through many agents for support, which makes it difficult."
"The user interface could be improved."
"NetApp systems are somewhat more complex, though not excessively so. If you're transitioning from a Windows server environment to NetApp, get training or education; otherwise, you might struggle with this solution."
"The only downside is in ease in management; it is not easy to use."
"The product should include an audit log feature."
"The user interface could be improved to have better graphics and the performance analyzer could be better."
"Veritas Backup Exec should improve by having a user portal that customers can use."
"Veritas Backup Exec's support services could be faster."
"They can work on the issue of the job timing out when it is unable to reach a selection item. It sometimes hangs up on the selection item, thus preventing the job from continuing."
"Firstly, the GUI for 2014 is mostly confusing, i.e., if you need to add any additional technical features, then it doesn't require a change to the GUI."
"Maybe they could improve reporting capabilities and predictions."
"It could be improved in the area of reporting and ease-of-use."
"The licensing packet is confusing. If Veritas could do a better job of clarifying it, that would be helpful."
"The solution could improve by having better documentation."
NetApp FAS Series is ranked 5th in Deduplication Software with 98 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews. NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and IBM FlashSystem, whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Veritas System Recovery.
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