Cohesity DataProtect Other Advice
I am an implementor, so I've prebuilt for this scope. And I put it in your environment. Then, I will ask the configurer to check.
And then I give you the the toy to play with.
Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten.
View full review »I am using the latest version of Cohesity DataProtect. Most product-based companies are switching over from legacy products to Cohesity DataProtect. I would recommend Cohesity DataProtect to other users.
Overall, I rate Cohesity DataProtect a seven out of ten.
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Roberto S.
Team Leader at Leonardo
Cohesity can replicate backups to a secondary cluster (also virtual edition).
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Cohesity DataProtect
April 2024
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I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
View full review »I would recommend Cohesity DataProtect for things like Oracle backups and SQL backups. I rate the solution ten out of ten for its effectiveness in managing backups across multiple environments or clouds.
We chose Cohesity DataProtect because its SQL Clones and SQL backups were very good. The solution's instant restoration of virtual machines is very quick. The solution's integration with Azure is very good, and it uses cloud block storage for long-term retention.
Overall, I rate Cohesity DataProtect a nine out of ten.
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JohnBowling
IT Manager - Storage & Backup at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Overall, it is an easy to use, flexible backup solution.
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reviewer2145594
Data Center Manager at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees
We have one systems engineer for the maintenance of the solution.
It's important to obtain an accurate count of the number and size of servers that require backup. By gaining insight into potential future growth, you can correctly size your environment and prepare for the upcoming expansion. This way, you can avoid the need for additional investments in the future.
I rate Cohesity DataProtect an eight out of ten.
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Michele Fumagalli
Backup Administrator at Bper Banca Spa
I would rate it an eight out of ten.
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Bill Huff
Chief Technology Officer at The Collective Group, LLC
I have recommended the solution to multiple customers, and it has been well-received. While we do not currently use it internally, we have successfully recommended it to new customers who have implemented it based on our suggestion.
I would recommend that others give Cohesity DataProtect a try, provided that their environment can support it. It is important to note that like any other solution if it is deployed in a poorly designed environment, it may not perform well. However, in a well-architected environment, Cohesity DataProtect is a reliable and robust solution.
I rate Cohesity DataProtect an eight out of ten.
View full review »I rate Cohesity DataProtect an eight out of ten.
View full review »I'd advise potential new users to just compare it to something else, and maybe you'll arrive at the same conclusion that we did - that it's a good product.
It's a good product. It integrates pretty tightly with our VMware infrastructure.
I'd rate it nine out of ten.
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reviewer1353246
Computer Systems Architect at a construction company with 10,001+ employees
My advice to anyone using Cohesity is to use vSphere tags.
On a scale of one to ten, I would give Cohesity DataProtect an eight and it's still maturing.
It will get better.
View full review »We're a customer and an end-user.
We have an appliance and cloud. We have two deployment models.
I would advise those considering the solution to watch the demo and compare it to Rubrik and make your own opinion.
I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten.
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reviewer953199
Systems Engineering Manager at a legal firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
My advice to anyone considering Cohesity DataProtect is to try it out because the performance seems to exceed the competitors in the market. If it fits well in your organization or your use cases, then give it a shot.
On a scale of one to ten, I would rate Cohesity DataProtect a nine. I did a lot of research into the different products and found this one to be pretty much top across the board and after using it, we are very happy with the performance and the results that we are getting.
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reviewer1581405
Field CTO at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I would recommend those wanting to implement Cohesity DataProtect to do a proof of concept and have a list of success criteria that they are trying to meet and go on from there.
I rate Cohesity DataProtect a nine out of ten.
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infrastr764877
Infrastructure Architect at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Although the NPS score was rated highly, this should not be the only factor to consider. There may be other factors involved that affect this score and as mentioned, backup solutions are a long-term deal. Not many companies will be willing to jump ship, risking their backups that are kept on proprietary platforms.
View full review »If you're on the fence about moving to Cohesity, I suggest making the jump. We have been amazed at what we've been able to accomplish with it in such a short time.
View full review »At this time I don't, as I learn more I will update my review.
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Joshua Van Camp
Network Administration Supervisor at a comms service provider with 1-10 employees
We have been very happy with the performance and ease of use of the solution. Support has been very good - even as they have grown and scaled up in size.
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Dustin Voyles
System Engineer II at Louisville Metro Government
In my opinion, Cohesity is the way to go, with no doubt.
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Jay Stelmach
Adjunct Professor at Southern New Hampshire University
Cohesity's elastic search gives it a leg up on Rubrik.
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Casper Van Vliet
Senior Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
You have to get the network right. The network stuff is really important for Cohesity, but we see that its implementations are way simpler than, for instance, Commvault implementations. For all the features, follow the documentation. There is a really good setup guide with some fill-in forms that you can use to get all the details you need, and if possible, consult a partner just to know all the functionality that Cohesity is offering. We sometimes see that people buy a Cohesity appliance, and they're just setting it up rudimentary for backup. When we come in and talk to the customer, we say, "Hey, this is also a feature. You can also use this. Have you looked at this part?" So, it is feature-rich, and you need to consult a partner to get to know the product better.
I would rate it a nine out of 10. It is a real robust product.
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reviewer1183848
Works at a media company with 51-200 employees
I would say that Cohesity seems like they are a very forward looking company. They are adding features with each release and seem to be investing heavily in extending their product. I feel like we will get good value out of our investment.
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FrancoisLepage
Works at Master
The software is running by itself! It was a very great acquisition for us.
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reviewer2322249
Lead HANA DBA at a manufacturing company with 11-50 employees
Despite encountering challenges with HANA, I would recommend moving forward with Cohesity. The observed improvements and overall convenience make it a worthwhile choice. Comparatively, the experience has been preferable to Symantec or other alternatives. It is an evolving product, and we've witnessed substantial enhancements from its initial stages. Overall, I would rate it seven out of ten.
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Eduardo Pardo
Global Infrastructure Architect at Finning International Inc
It is important to establish beforehand what you are going to use because you need to pay for the license based on your subscription. It is a very good product. We have a good experience in using this product.
I would rate Cohesity DataProtect a nine out of ten.
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reviewer2083311
Solutions Architect with self employed
I'd advise potential new users to do their due diligence before, know what they want, and get some training.
I would rate the solution eight out of ten.
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reviewer1097163
Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
I would give Cohesity DataProtect nine out of 10. It's a relatively complete solution. If you are thinking about implementing it, I would suggest looking at opportunities to consolidate some file workloads. Many customers are still doing dump and sweeps, and this is a good platform for it. You just dump, and you don't have to do a sweep. Now, the question is: Do you want a lot of NFS mounts in your environment? But it's good. You can buy this data platform that they call "SmartFiles," I think. You can have a 100 terabyte cluster, with half of it devoted to file services and the other half doing backups, then license it accordingly.
View full review »We have been very happy with Cohesity and it has solved several major problems for us. At the same time, they are aggressively adding and further refining features.
We are now backing up our O365 email via Cohesity, which is something we didn't even know it could do when we purchased it.
They really are developing a great platform for unstructured data and backups.
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reviewer1661862
Technology Analyst at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
We'd like to see easy Administration and non-disruptive upgrades and node additions.
For a few engineering issues, we've observed delays and they are asking for an upgrade of the cluster. It would be good if they modified it with gflags.
To me, the Cohesity Cluster solution is almost complete. There are only minor things that I would like to see added to the user interface.
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reviewer1077105
Responsable de Servicios TI (Comunicaciones, Monitorización, Virtualización y Almacenamiento) at a construction company with 501-1,000 employees
I rate Cohesity DataProtect 10 out of 10. I would advise new users to be careful with traffic from the cloud. If you don't manage your traffic, it might spike one month, and you end up paying a lot.
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reviewer723912
Advisor Architect at a insurance company with 201-500 employees
I rate Cohesity nine out of 10. So, I would recommend it because it's quite a simple product and can do a lot. With the last product we used, you had to be a specialist to navigate in it. It's a much more straightforward and modern interface—very intuitive to use. And the speed of the backups, we do much more backup than we ever did before. So, I would certainly recommend it, yes.
View full review »As is the case with any product, I recommend running a proof of concept before fully implementing it. This will help you to make sure that it fits the requirements.
In the proof of concept, you can test everything you want. Examples include SQL, Exchange, and File Backup. You should also test the replication between nodes.
View full review »If SQL is in heavy use at your location, I would highly recommend narrowing your PoC testing to Cohesity and Rubrik. They will be competitive on pricing with each other, so really put them through the paces.
View full review »The potential to use the Tier-2 storage is great to have versus other solutions. Also, to be able to backup using a NAS device for it.
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reviewer2316069
Cloud Solution Architect at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Overall, I rate Cohesity DataProtect an eight out of ten.
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reviewer1081776
Systems Engineer/Systems Administrator at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Overall, it's a good product when it works — don't hesitate to go with it, just make sure you get a good implementation engineer from Cohesity that can answer all your questions. Be sure to ask questions every step of the way. They also have a pretty decent training program; I've gone through a few of their training courses and those are useful. Definitely, I would recommend that anybody that's putting it in for the first time, definitely attend a couple of their all-day, six to eight-hour-long courses, and take some of their administrator-type courses.
Overall, once we worked through some of the problems we had, it's been pretty good. Not counting the tech support who I rate low, but the overall product, on a scale from one to ten, I would give Cohesity a rating of eight out of ten.
View full review »Officially, we do plan to implement this solution one day.
We're new enough to the system, and we are excited about it enough that we are still in the 'Honeymoon' phase. With respect to legacy support, we don't have funds to stay up to date with a lot of leading things. There is also a mentality of 'if it is not broken, do not fix it' with systems that we are working to overcome. This almost made it a deal-breaker for us, but Cohesity came to rescue with support for our versions.
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Nicco Putra
Alliance Manager at Berca Hardaya Perkasa
Cohesity is still new to Indonesia.
I rate Cohesity DataProtect as a seven out of ten.
View full review »Cohesity offers the possibility to do a free POC, so if you have any doubt, try it, and I am sure you will see a lot of their advantages.
View full review »It is a great product. I recommend it.
View full review »Fantastic product and the team developing it are top notch. Very excited for future releases from Cohesity!
View full review »My advice is to set up a Proof of Concept with Cohesity. They are more than accommodating and basically treat you like a licensed customer. Any issues you do encounter get fixed during a PoC, so make sure to document them well because it makes the production implementation of Cohesity dead simple.
Just try it ... and be prepared to like it. Make sure to have a set list of scenarios to test.
View full review »Take it a go, I think you'll love it.
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Idar Stilluf Karlsen
IT Infrastructure Engineer at Sector Alarm
The vendor is very agile in changing the product to what the user wants.
View full review »The features are still maturing but this solution allows any admin to backup and restore files. The dedupe and compression is very impressive.
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Cohesity DataProtect
April 2024
Learn what your peers think about Cohesity DataProtect. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2024.
767,995 professionals have used our research since 2012.