We have been given options if we want to scale up. They have solutions in place if needed.

We don't have plans to increase our usage at this point, just because we're pretty stable where we are in terms of what data is being backed up. Some of our information is going to the cloud as well.

I think scalability is the big gap. When you go to the Barracuda Backup systems as an up line, you buy a backup system for four terabytes of information. And if you want to add more, you only have one chance to buy another one. There is no way to increase space. Of course, Barracuda gives us a huge discount if we are doing some upgrade, but in the end, you need to buy another one.

Barracuda has a defined upgrade path, so scalability is there. We are a small company with about 40 people. We have just two people, myself and someone from the IT support, who use it when a user needs to recover a file. We also handle its maintenance and checkup.

Its usage is average. We sized the number of hard drives eight years ago, and we are at about 50%. It was the right size for the future. We're nowhere near maxing it out, so I would say we're in good shape. We currently don't have any need to increase its usage.

Scalability with Barracuda Backup means upgrading the hardware. You might be able to assess what your storage needs will be in the future, but that could potentially mean unused resources and an unnecessarily larger bill.

The backups are stored locally on the appliance's disks and Barracuda recommendations are that the disk size on the appliance should be equivalent to twice the size of the raw data you need to protect. If the raw data grows and you need more local storage, you have to upgrade the hardware and migrate configuration and binary files over to the new device.

We have limited experience on its scalability because when we set it up, there's no requirement for an expansion. The storage is enough in terms of capacity and increment. The customer wanted pricing in terms of expansion or capacity. It is suitable for small to medium size.

It is scalable. We have one customer with something like 2,000 users, and then we have another customer with around 1,500 users.

The tool is not that much stable. You have to be careful while purchasing the solution. 

I think that the scalability of this solution is good because I started with AT&T V790 equipment, and I think that if I wanted to upgrade the storage space then it would not be difficult.

We have three people who use this solution. I am the manager, we have an HR person who is able to see whether their backup has been done or not, and we have the person responsible for the checking the backup when I am not in the office.

The way the solutions has been designed, scalability is not an issue. 

We haven't had any issues with scalability. The solution is quite flexible in sizing. A company should have issues if they need to expand it.

We are only using the product on approximately 15 servers.

This is a scalable solution. I can add new tapes to the pool.

We are serving twenty clients using this solution.

A strong point of Barracuda is that it auto-scales. You don't need to worry about scaling. 

We have more than 10,000 users currently and we are using the product in high loads on a regular basis. Last year we had fewer licenses. This year, we needed to increase the capacity because we added a number of users. We had to increase the number of licenses to allow those users access. The scalability is not much harder than adding the licenses as long as the hardware can handle the capacity.

Yes, you need a new unit when growing.

The scalability is really only limited by Amazon. Their hosting platform is huge so it is virtually unlimited. The customer can choose to scale as they want. Barracuda is able to handle as many accounts as we give them.

You have to upgrade to a newer version if you want to expand. They do allow trade-ins, however.

Barracuda Backup is scalable 

It is an appliance-based model, so it is not as easy to scale.

We have multiple clients who use this product. I think it is ideal for the smaller to medium-sized businesses.

The scalability of the product is fine.