We did use a different solution, and it was getting old and outdated. We knew that we needed to find something much better.

We had some free software that we used four years ago but they all seem to have their own flaws.

The previous backup solution was licensed for physical environment and upgrading to virtual required an additional higher investment.

Due to poor support for Hyper-V solutions, we searched for an alternative to the previous solution.

As stated above, we used typical tape backup solutions and image applications, and these were installed on the VMs. Altaro Hyper-V backup’s price is very interesting and it is an easy solution when compared to the competition.

No, not for VM.

No previous solution was used, except the standard backup solutions onto a physical servers. This is the first solution we have used for virtual machines.

We previously used Data Protection Manager (DPM), but it lacked the ability to backup Linux VM's without going into saved state so we switched.

We used Symantec Backup Exec but it wasn't up to the job for virtual servers so we switched.

I did, but we did not totally switch. We are still using other products because of our different VMware environments.

Yes, we used Windows Server Backup which came with Windows Servers but we had lot of problems with stability.

Previously, we were using the Veritas Backup Exec. However, we haven't used it since 2012.

HP Live Vault (Iron Mountain).

No I didn't.

I have used both VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V. They are very similar to each other and there is almost no difference when you use them often. When I am working for different clients or at different jobs I will use the tools that are there. 

In our country, because of sanctions, we can not access the public cloud provider. Therefore, and to keep within regulations, we have to provide backup solutions on-premises. We implement VM Backup and HP Data Protector backup in the bank data center. Because of this, I only have experience with VM Backup solution on-premises.

We previously used Symantec. We switched because of the cost as our customers were SMBs, not enterprises. They still need good recovery capabilities and they need it to be reasonably priced. Altaro fits the bill.

I have only used the traditional Windows Server Backup tool and the Hyper-V export procedure.

At that time, automated backups for Hyper-V were not in great supply. Veeam was too bloated and required a lot of work to test and deploy.