We performed a comparison between Azure Backup and IDERA SQL Safe Backup based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Veeam Software, Zerto, Commvault and others in Backup and Recovery."First of all, you can schedule a backup for the client. You can schedule it as you like. You can also control the bandwidth, so the backup will not utilize. The internet will depend on the bandwidth."
"The storage backup is very efficient."
"The MARS agent makes it easy to use."
"It's very simple to configure which is very useful. It's not complex to configure it."
"The fact that Azure Backup is integrated is one of its biggest advantages."
"It is easy to schedule backups."
"All of the core features are valuable to us."
"It's easy to deploy."
"It has reduced our backup time and simplified our backup processes across all the servers."
"The compression, because it drastically reduces the disk space."
"I believe more options could be available to understand better what's happening in the system. Additionally, automating the client updates and connector updates would be beneficial. Updating the connector from time to time can be challenging, and it could be made more transparent and straightforward for users. Moreover, another drawback lies in the time it takes to test full data backup recovery. Deploying a full recovery takes longer. We need to allocate a longer period for complete data recovery to establish the environment again."
"They need to improve the frequency of the backup. You can only backup one to three times a day. It would be better to back up continuously throughout the day."
"The solution is still in its infancy; it's not a mature product yet."
"I would like to see better pricing."
"I can’t use the solution to restore another native cloud solution. Azure must add this new feature."
"The product must improve on a database level."
"The extensibility onto hybrid environments needs a bit of tweaking for those on-prem."
"It still does not have a lot of customization, especially if your workloads are not in Azure."
"I would like to see the pieces that they have put in the web only to be put into the thick client sitting on the desktop client."
"Make sure you check your backups on a regular basis. Backups do get missed with this tool, for whatever reason."
"The way the filtering goes, if you filter on your view, there is no indication that you have made a selection."
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Azure Backup is ranked 7th in Backup and Recovery with 50 reviews while IDERA SQL Safe Backup is ranked 74th in Backup and Recovery. Azure Backup is rated 7.8, while IDERA SQL Safe Backup is rated 5.0. The top reviewer of Azure Backup writes "Straightforward to set up and manage and allows us to monitor all backups in one place". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IDERA SQL Safe Backup writes "You can't see any metrics about how long it took you to backup the entire server. We've had a huge reduction in the nightly backup footprint size". Azure Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Commvault Cloud, Acronis Cyber Protect and Veritas NetBackup, whereas IDERA SQL Safe Backup is most compared with Rubrik and IBM Tivoli NetCool Impact.
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