Veritas NetBackup Other Advice

N'GUESSAN E R - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Presales Manager at SOCITECH S.A.

Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. 

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BB
Senior DBA at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

We are not using the latest version of the product. The NetBackup version we are using is 8.0. We use a NetBackup Appliance. The NetBackup version is a bit older as it's integrated with the backup appliance. That's why we cannot upgrade to the latest version. The latest version is 9.0.

I would warn other potential users that, in my experience, it's a bit complex and may be difficult to achieve some requirements compared to other products. Rubrik or Cohesity may be a bit easier, for example. It's a little bit traditional in terms of architecture. However, the features compared to others are really quite amazing.

In general, I would rate the product at a seven out of ten.

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Storemgr67 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. 

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KA
Senior Specialist at MTN

I recommend the tool to others. It's an enterprise solution. It comes with various options that can meet different needs. If someone is looking for a backup and recovery solution that meets the needs of both large and small-scale businesses, Veritas NetBackup is a good option. Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

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BH
IT Specialist at Moj

I would rate Veritas NetBackup ten out of ten.

We are a team of three people who handle all the backups for our organization using Veritas NetBackup.

We have two sites, the main one being NDR. We are backing up all critical systems, and uncritical systems are also rotated into the backup schedule. As a critical telecom company, we back up all billing and charging systems, as well as switches. We do file-based backups, but there are some systems that cannot integrate with any backup solution, such as Ericsson. For these systems, we dump the backup file and then take it to Veritas where we back up using a secret application to the appliance and NFS.

For an enterprise company, two professionals are enough for the maintenance of Veritas NetBackup.

I recommend Veritas NetBackup for enterprise companies.

I have vast experience with backup solutions and Veritas NetBackup is the best solution out there. 

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Jayson Martin - PeerSpot reviewer
Head IT Data Storage at Liberty Life Association of Africa

Veritas NetBackup has significantly streamlined our backup and recovery processes by providing a single pane of view across various environments. Its enterprise-scale capabilities enable seamless support for diverse workloads, including MongoDB, Cassandra, and other critical components. It supports our disaster recovery strategy by automating verification between the primary and DR data sites.

The most beneficial features of Veritas NetBackup for our data protection needs include the native accelerator feature, which significantly reduces our backup windows. The integration with hardware provider snapshots allows us to achieve even shorter backup windows.

The application and compression capabilities have significantly impacted our storage efficiency by managing around 30 devices, including NetBackup and Flex appliances. The deduplication ratio between NetBackup and Data Domain ranges from approximately 13:1 to 17:1.

The deduplication and the accelerated functions have tremendously improved our IT operations. A 65-terabyte database, which previously took 14 days to process, has now been reduced to a significantly shorter duration of three days.

Its support for various modern workloads has been crucial as our company evolves its applications and embraces modern languages. It ensures a consistent and efficient data protection strategy across legacy and contemporary workloads.

We can also transition the license from client- and client-server-based to a front-end terabyte model, in which deduplication plays a crucial role.

I recommend it to others and rate it an eight out of ten.

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Giap Seng  Tay - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Manager at Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd

It is easier to find a backup solution engineer with technical expertise for Veritas NetBackup because it is a popular product in my country.

The solution's backup time is good. The solution is easy to deploy for newer projects, and we find it very stable. Just one person is required to maintain the solution.

I would recommend Veritas NetBackup to other users.

Overall, I rate Veritas NetBackup a nine out of ten.

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WQ
Senior Systems Engineer at Ministry of Awqaf

I would rate Veritas NetBackup ten out of ten.

Veritas NetBackup is managed by two people and serves our ministry with nearly ten thousand employees. There are nearly ten departments, with a storage capacity of 100 terabytes.

Veritas NetBackup is a mature solution, and I recommend it and its professional services. 

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AsiyeYigit - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at Gantek

Veritas NetBackup's strong point is that it embraces many technologies like SAP HANA, Oracle, and MSSQL. There are some add-ons for cloud pickups for Veritas in hyper-scale cloud environments like Google, Azure, and AWS. Effectiveness, best backup time, and best recovery time are predominant features of Veritas NetBackup.

Overall, I rate Veritas NetBackup a nine out of ten.

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Ismail Turhan - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Usak University

One person is enough to maintain the solution. After you set up and configure Veritas NetBackup, you don't have to maintain the solution that much. Veritas NetBackup is the best solution for a huge organization like ours, with three data centers, 3,000 virtual machines, and different DB servers.

Overall, I rate Veritas NetBackup an eight out of ten.

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JT
Senior Admistrator at hq-12b

I've only tested some of the cloud functionality and mostly deal with the on-premises version. 

I'm a consultant and implementer. I work for financial institutions primarily as my clients. I administer the environment and make sure new implementations are done.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. 

I would advise new users to test the product, compare it, and use it to see if it's performing well.

From time to time it's a good idea to re-evaluate and make sure it's the best option for you and it's working as it should be. Sometimes there are multiple ways to solve the same problem. 

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NM
Backup administrator at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

For a recommendation, I absolutely recommend it as the best product that I know for the backup world, and why I'm saying it's the best is because it's very, very responsive, and very scalable. And personally, I have had good experiences with the support, and also I'm very familiar with Veritas. But mostly, it's because you can back up your environment safely with Veritas NetBackup.

The best way to use the solution is with commands since they have roots in Linux. The current web interface is still outdated, and you cannot do many things in the web interface that you can do with the command line.

If you don't have a strong knowledge of the solution, it will be hard to manage.

Otherwise, the product is very versatile and scalable that allows you to back up your environments easily, and I would rate the solution an eight out of ten.

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TN
Senior Backup Engineer at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees

I honestly don't feel that Veritas NetBackup is forward-thinking. There are a lot better options to implement at this point. I would not suggest Veritas NetBackup to anyone at this point. It is not being managed properly.

Veritas needs to come out with a completely new product and break away from the old. They've basically been continuing to update the same product since the eighties. It is time for them to more or less move to a more forward-thinking. They need to be more in-line with how the environments work today. It has outlived its usefulness in all honesty. They would honestly be better off by re-inventing Veritas NetBackup than trying to fix what's broken.

I would rate Veritas NetBackup a three out of ten.

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ID
Ict System Support Administrator at Gans

Veritas is a cost-effective solution, and it meets our requirements. So it's not bad.

Despite some disadvantages in terms of support, I would rate the solution a ten out of ten.

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PP
Team Lead, Engineer at PT. Nashta Global Utama

I'm very satisfied with the solution. I'm a reseller.

I'd rate the solution ten out of ten. It's the best solution for backups. Its compatibility is great, and it can handle any workload. It's very tough; it works well to back up data centers. 

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HK
Solutions Architect at DXC Technology

I have experience as a backup administrator and solution architect. I do not know whether the solution has a SaaS version. Currently, the trend is to move to a SaaS-based backup solution. I would recommend the product to others. It is used by several customers. It is a good solution. Overall, I rate the product an eight out of ten.

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Suresh Pathipatti - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Information Technology Administrator at Aighospital

I rate Veritas NetBackup 10 out of 10. It's a flexible platform that isn't technically complex. 

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VC
Customer Solution Architect, IT Outsourcing & Cloud Computing Services at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

Since we are a service provider, we have a close relationship with Veritas. We offer services based on their technology and on their product.

I'd advise others considering implementing the solution to first evaluate against use cases. Depending on the use cases, the cost can change quite a lot. Overall, I'd recommend the solution, however. It's quite good and very reliable.

I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.

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SU
Senior Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

I would recommend Veritas NetBackup as it is relatively easy to manage and can serve as a single-vendor solution. If deployed correctly, it proves to be a good solution with integrated security and scalability. I rate it a nine out of ten. 

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CA
Data Center Administrator at Polaris

After uploading servers and applications to the Veritas NetBackup application, we schedule backups to run when our applications are least active, ensuring that resources are available for the backup process. Additionally, we perform quarterly restores to validate the integrity of our backups, ensuring that all data backed up in each month of the quarter can be successfully restored.

We have backups in three different environments. We have a retention policy for our backups, typically set to three months. We also have a policy to archive the backups to our library. Even after the three-month retention on the media server, we keep a copy in our ADAP environment, which retains data for longer.

Recently, we encountered an issue where most of our DR environment went offline, resulting in the loss of several servers. Fortunately, we had the catalog from Veritas NetBackup, which allowed us to restore our environment quickly. Instead of reinstalling everything from scratch, we could pick up where we left off by restoring the backups in different environments.

New users can search for the product online, read what they want to do, and do it on their own. I rate it a nine out of ten. 

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HB
CTO at Pishro Data System

For this solution, I'm not very specialized. I am a technical manager. While I'm familiar with it, I do not specifically focus on the platform. 

We are end users of the solution. 

This is the top solution on the market. 

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. Others should not hesitate to use the solution. Once you have some experience, you'll like it. 

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JB
Principal at a venture capital & private equity firm with 51-200 employees

My advice to anyone considering Veritas NetBackup is to validate. If you have multiple sites, it's better to have the setup. If you have multiple sites that are running a tape library and media servers, you can set up one master server. But if you only have one site, you can set up a backup as a media server and a master server. If you have multiple sites, you want to look at how many sites you are backing up. If it's multiple sites, then you want to set them up with one master server.

If you only have one site, then you have the media server and the master, and it does both. That would be my suggestion - to validate if there is more than one site you're going to be backing up. If you are going to be backing up more than one site, you want to properly set up the first time. If you only have one site you're backing up, set it up as a master media. If you have multiple sites to set up, you want to set them up as media servers and then set up one master server that controls all the functions for the remaining sites. That is really the biggest thing, to be honest with you.

You might want to confirm if it supports backing up to Azure or AWS. Some people want to do long-term archiving. You want to confirm whether or not NetBackup supports backup to Azure or Google Cloud or AWS from a long-term archiving perspective.

Some people backup to tape. Some people are going to say that you can't back up the disk with NetBackup. I just don't know if it supports backing up to cloud providers.

On a scale of one to ten, I'd say NetBackup is an eight. It's pretty strong. I don't have other problems. I would say it's definitely a strong eight. It's a pretty good product.

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Giap Seng  Tay - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Manager at Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd

I'm a customer and an end-user. I don't have a business relationship with Veritas.

If you have money to spend, I would recommend the solution. If you have a unique environment, it's the best option.

I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. Aside from the high cost, it's an excellent solution.

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KK
Executive Vice President - Operations at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees

Before you decide, I would advise going for the right model because there are different types of licensing available. It is available on a Platform-based which is a capacity-based model, by the number of clients who are using it, and a Tradition model. 

Managing the server becomes very complex, and you should do the software compliance. 

Also, once the backup for the databases is configured, enable data compression at the source to reduce the amount of data that travels across the network.

I would rate Veritas NetBackup a nine out of ten.

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NE
Sr Solutions Architect at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

My advice to others looking at this solution would be make sure it meets all of your requirements. Do you have an on-prem, off-prem, cloud requirement? Do your homework to make sure that whatever product you're looking at meets all the requirements that you need.

I would rate the solution a seven out of ten. It's a very rock solid product, but I wouldn't give it a 10, because it doesn't have some of the newer features of the newer products. But it is a solid product.

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AB
Head IT at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I would rate Veritas NetBackup an eight out of ten.

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NJ
Infrastructure Delivery Manager at a energy/utilities company with 501-1,000 employees

If you are a pure cloud place or if you are running a pure cloud enterprise where you have no on-premise solutions, I would advise other products. If you are running hybrid, like many of the data centers are still running hybrid, and you have a lot of on-premise workloads or very large Oracle workloads like we do, you can run Veritas. You will have no issue. If you're a new green site or you're a startup or a green site, I would run Veeam or Rubrik because it is all-new.

I would rate Veritas NetBackup an eight out of 10.

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Roopesh Mohabeer - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Support Analyst at WARWYCK PHOENIX PCC

In summary, this is a good product but we do have a complaint about the price. They are very good at what they do but they are very expensive, and it can get even more expensive if you are fined for overuse.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

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AM
Senior Infrastructure Consultant at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees

We're a NetBackup customer and we have a close partnership with Veritas. We don't provide any services to clients. We just happen to use it.

The product itself is great, however, the pricing is very high compared to the competition. 

Veritas has been quite well known in the market for some time now. They have a lot of features as well. However, at the end of the day, it's always the cost that we have to consider.

I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.

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MA
Infrastructure Manager - Oracle SCM at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

I rate this solution a nine out of ten because there is always room for improvement.

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IH
System Administrator at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

I trust Veritas. I would recommend this solution to a friend or to any company. But remember, what you'll get from it depends on your personal ability.

Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of eight. If the support was faster and the solution was more user-friendly, I would give it a higher rating.

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Roopesh Mohabeer - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Support Analyst at WARWYCK PHOENIX PCC

As a technical solution, this product is right up there. I would recommend the solution but it would depend on the use cases and the load. Depending on the load, there might be other, more cost-effective solutions.

I would rate this solution a nine out of 10. 

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MC
IT Ops at Schmitech Inc.

I rate this solution a ten out of ten. The solution is good but can be improved by making the licensing costs more affordable.

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Masood Hussain - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at Hidada

Veritas NetBackup I would not recommend, because it's too expensive as for the current implementation.  

I rate Veritas NetBackup a nine out of ten.

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BK
Sr. System Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

I know this product well and it is very good. I definitely recommend it for others if they have a very heterogeneous environment. This is not a product for smaller customers. I have other recommendations, such as Backup Exec, which is very cheap and good for SMB-level customers.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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KV
Vice President of Information Technology at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees

We plan to keep using this solution. I would rate Veritas NetBackup an eight out of ten.

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SB
General Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

Everything is available through Veritas. They have a very good team who take care of all kinds of operating systems, as well as working on machine platforms. Veritas takes care of the monthly updates, so whatever is happening on the cloud side, master side, or the technology side, they take care of so you don't need to push to introduce the new features.

Veritas is the market leader in enterprise backup software. It has all the required features that are available in the market, always staying one step ahead. Deployment is easy as they have all the documentation required. Their database knowledge system is good. Lastly, technical support has all the proper processes in place including escalation metrics.

I would rate this solution a 10 out of 10.

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TS
IT Systems Engineer at Thenamaris Ships Management

Instead of having media servers and storage for backups, we are planning to move to an Appliance that can include everything inside.

My overall advice to others is Veritas NetBackup is very good and stable. However, it depends on the budget that they have. They can purchase something cheaper, but the backup is the first and the last thing that you need to have not to work properly.

I rate Veritas NetBackup a nine out of ten.

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SS
System IT and Technologies Field Manager at Leumit Health Services

This backup and recovery product is good, although looking at my current environment, it is pretty old. My advice for anybody who is considering Veritas NetBackup is to assess the feasibility of it in their environment.

I would rate this solution a six out of ten.

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TL
Associate Provost, AVP at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees

We have three administrators managing this solution.

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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SM
Backup System Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I would advise to make thorough comparisons before making any decisions, as time evolves, and what's best today might not be the optimal solution in five years. This is especially important because changing systems can be costly for both small and large companies. You need a clear understanding of what you want to achieve and the advantages that a new product offers. Overall, I would rate it seven out of ten.

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KC
Solutions Architect at AspireNXT

I rate the solution nine out of 10. 

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WQ
Senior Systems Engineer at Ministry of Awqaf

This is a solution that I recommend.

I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.

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Eddie Nyimbwa - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at Modelink Zambia Limited

I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. 

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SH
Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

I rate NetBackup five out of 10. To anyone implementing NetBackup, I suggest hiring a consultant because the product can be tricky to configure. If it's misconfigured, you won't get the results you want. 

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NM
Senior Software Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

I rate Veritas NetBackup an eight out of ten.

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FP
Senior Presales Engineer at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

At the company where I currently work, Veritas NetBackup is our corporate solution an
when my customers ask for a backup solution, my first option is Veritas NetBackup.

I recommend this solution to others.

I rate Veritas NetBackup a ten out of ten.

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RN
System Engineer with 1-10 employees

About seven or eight years back, Veritas and Commvault were considered the de facto leaders in the backup landscape. During that time, there were no major alternatives such as Veeam, and many customers relied solely on Veritas and were loyal to the product.

But nowadays, new customers have options, especially when it comes to smaller scale backup solutions for the small-medium type of companies. With us, we now see a multitude of different clients, from small companies to the enterprise.

The average company that is using multiple virtualization platforms, or physical platforms running Unix systems, will typically go with Veritas NetBackup rather than Veeam because Veeam is still in its infancy period when it comes to supporting these kinds of platforms. However, it does depend on the environment. Some of the smaller clients that we see will only have 4-5 VMs, and in that situation NetBackup typically won't be a good match because it's oriented towards a more sophisticated environment, especially concerning licensing.

When we do pre-sales with our customers, we tell them that they need to have back-to-back support from their executives, and we always teach them to allocate their reports to the OPEX budget, because they will need to have at least the latest supported version at all times running alongside their production servers. Unfortunately, somehow, there are always one or two customers who are still using unsupported machines.

I would rate Veritas NetBackup an eight out of ten. 

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MB
Solution Architect, IT Consultant at Merdasco - Rayan Merdas Data Prosseccing

I would rate Veritas NetBackup nine out of 10. I can't find any problems. I think it is the best. I think it's perfect.

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AN
Senior IT Infrastructure Analyst at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I received the most recent version one week ago, and it seems that they have covered all of the loopholes. This is a very competitive product because all of the latest features and technology is in there.

Product-wise, this is a good one and I recommend it.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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OM
Architecte Backup at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

I do not really like NetBackup as it is coming from a mix of other software packages.

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it_user405480 - PeerSpot reviewer
Service Delivery Manager - Storage & Backup at a pharma/biotech company with 1,001-5,000 employees

It is an excellent product, i.e., if you are looking for a stable and performance oriented backup infrastructure with improved RPO and RTO.

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Jayson Martin - PeerSpot reviewer
Head IT Data Storage at Liberty Life Association of Africa

Start on a capacity model. You can't go wrong as it covers all the requirements for backup.

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AA
Sr. Technical Support Engineer at Veritas Partner

NetBackup provides end-to-end support for all your workload and gives good support overall. I would give this solution a score of eight out of ten.

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SJ
Backup & Storage Architect at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees

I would not recommend this solution to others because of the cost, but as an option, I would say yes. Rather than NetBackup, I would go with Veeam or Commvault.

I would rate Veritas NetBackup a six out of ten.

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Wail Khachfa - PeerSpot reviewer
Network and Security Specialist at Ajman Digital Government

The new updates in this solution have really made a difference and added to the value. 

I would rate this solution an eight out of 10. 

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TS
Senior Presales Consultant at OFFTEC International

My advice is that it is a perfect product. I would rate it an 8 out of 10 overall. I wouldn't give it a ten because it doesn't have the necessary full backup capabilities and because it is missing functionalities like the archiving feature which is not there.

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it_user722226 - PeerSpot reviewer
Linux, Backup and Storage Administrator with 10,001+ employees

Go for it! It’s the best available backup software in the market.

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NG
Lead Engineer at a integrator with 201-500 employees

My recommendation is the same for any product. Decide what options you really need, and then test the required options. If the required options work fine, then implement the solution.

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MT
Backup and Storage Specialist at a sports company with 501-1,000 employees

The solution I most recently used was Veritas NetBackup, and I'm still using it, particularly version 9.0. Currently, I use it for myself, e.g. for company purposes, but I did previously work as a service provider, so I used to support this solution.

I don't remember exactly how long the deployment of Veritas NetBackup took, e.g. it could have been 1 week, because it was set up in a big environment. I had to set it up step by step, and it was not that simple. I had to do it one step at a time.

We have 1,500 to 2,000 staff, and all their data is protected by Veritas NetBackup. Though they're not directly involved with this solution, e.g. they're not handling or managing it, they have some protection through it.

My advice to other people who are thinking of implementing this solution is that if they'll use it in a large-scale environment, it's very simple and it will serve its purpose, e.g. improving the man hours and improving finances.

My rating for Veritas NetBackup is eight out of ten.

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PK
Desktop Support Engineer at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Per the customer requirement, we are providing consultancy services and providing the licenses, as well as implementation services to clients.

We're currently using the latest version of the solution. 

I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. We're quite satisfied with its capabilities. 

I'd recommend the product to other users and companies. 

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JJ
Solutions Platform Architect at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

Overall, I think that Veritas is a very good product and I recommend it.

It's an expensive tool but it does its job very well. It has a 99.8 % success rate.

I would rate Veritas NetBackup a seven out of ten.

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NA
Technical Specialist at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Overall, NetBackup is a good product and the only problem is the licensing module. We would really like to have socket-based licensing.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

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it_user495396 - PeerSpot reviewer
Backup Administration Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

The top level solutions all have similar features, but find what you do most and choose the product that makes that the most efficient. Remember that in the end, you have to spend your days managing this. You want to make the day-to-day stuff you do as straightforward as possible. Build redundancies into your backups systems and split out backup traffic from the production network.

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TW
Senior Technical Systems Analyst II at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees

My advice to anyone considering this program is to take a really good look at cloud options.

On a scale of one to ten, I would give Veritas NetBackup a six.

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Sivathiban Krishnamurtthu - PeerSpot reviewer
Service Delivery Director at Syscentrix

We are resellers. We resell both Veritas and Quorum products.

In Malaysia, solutions like this are typically installed on-premises.

Overall, I would rate the solution at a seven out of ten.

Veritas is a very good solution. I'd recommend other organizations to try it, however, to always do proper capacity planning before going with Veritas, as they may not be happy with the price later if they just assume the prices. They should do a thorough assessment before purchasing NetBackup.

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JG
Manager, Infrastructure & Support at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees

I would recommend this product because of the ease of use, the simple installation and that the solution is on cloud rather than on-prem. It's important to research options and to do fact finding before getting into it. You need to know that this is the solution you're looking for. 

Finally, no matter how well your environment is maintained, or well kept, or how well your disaster recovery plans are in place, at some point you will need a backup solution.

I would rate this solution an eight out of 10. 

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it_user720495 - PeerSpot reviewer
EMEA L3 Backup Integration/Build Team Leader / SME at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

This is a mature product, one of the market leaders, so if you can afford to purchase and have significant infrastructure to be protected, then go ahead and speak to Veritas.

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MH
System Engineer at a transportation company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I would give it a nine out of 10.

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VM
Head of IS at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

For anyone thinking of using Veritas NetBackup, I'll tell them that they'll need a certain level of expertise to run the product successfully.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Veritas NetBackup an eight.

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MK
Senior DBA Sql Server, Oracle at a aerospace/defense firm with 10,001+ employees

My advice to anybody who is considering Veritas NetBackup is that it's not a bad product and it's good to be prepared. I suggest reviewing the price in advance.

I find it to be not a bad product, but it would be much better with improvements to pricing and performance.

I would rate this solution a six out of ten.

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DD
IT Infrastructure Manager at Jonah Energy LLC

I would advise not to use this tool. I think between the licensing issues and the older solution mentality it is not a great solution. They really have not kept up with the times. 

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MP
IT admin

There are around 100 people making use of the solution in our company. 

The solution is easy and very good. 

I would absolutely recommend the solution to others. 

I rate Veritas NetBackup as an eight out of ten. 

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KM
Symantec Business Critical Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

I rate NetBackup seven out of 10. 

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PK
Advisor - Solution Architect at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

Veritas NetBackup is suitable for medium to large enterprises. Backup Exec, a lighter version of NetBackup, is better suited for small businesses which are Windows-based or Linux-based,

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Veritas NetBackup a seven.

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it_user135855 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Engineer at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees

This product is very robust. Be prepared for the cost.

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AA
Engineer at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees

I rate Veritas NetBackup as a seven out of ten. 

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MW
Project Manager at Realnux

I would recommend this solution. We are a system integrator, and we have a lot of users who have been using this solution for ten years. The only problem that we are facing now is of speed. We will continue to use it, but we are also looking for a better solution to back up more quickly. Speed is our main requirement. We might continue to use Veritas if they can provide a parallel solution, a cluster solution, or a cloud solution to back up our data more quickly. Otherwise, we will switch to another vendor.

I would rate Veritas NetBackup a nine out of ten.

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AS
Team Leader at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

I rate Veritas NetBackup an eight out of ten.

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SA
Senior Solutions Sales Consultant at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

I rate NetBackup nine out of 10. If you're implementing it, I wouldn't recommend installing the media server on a VMware environment. I would also suggest getting some limitations for a LAN-free backup.

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NP
Alliance Manager at Berca Hardaya Perkasa

I think Veritas NetBackup is the perfect product for a backup system. I would rate this product as nine out of ten.

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AR
Information Technology Infrastructure Team Lead at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees

I have a lot of experience with it and I have a lot of experience with Veeam. I think that the only weakness with Veritas is the user interface. It's not friendly and it's not easy to understand.

For functionality in protecting the data, it has all of the requirements to protect any workload on the virtual machines.

It's the best solution in the market right now.

If you are considering Veritas, you should have a qualified team that is trained in using NetBackup. If the team does not have the required experience, they will find it difficult and they will think that it an issue with the product.

It is a good product as long as you have a good team to manage it at each stage.

I would rate Veritas NetBackup a seven out of ten.

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JB
Systems Analyst at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

I would recommend the product. It is a good product.

Most important criteria when selecting a vendor: The product does what it says it does and it supports all our needs.

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HL
Senior Account Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

We are Veritas partners.

I would rate Veritas NetBackup an eight out of ten.

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AK
Senior Infrastructure Consultant at FORUM INTERNATIONAL

I would recommend this solution.

I rate Veritas NetBackup a nine out of ten.

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SR
System Engineer at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

I would rate Veritas NetBackup an eight out of ten.

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LB
Systems Administrator at a logistics company with 51-200 employees

In my opinion, it is the best backup solution available. I would rate Veritas NetBackup a ten out of ten.

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DB
Alliance Solution Architect at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

We're Veritas partners, however, we are independent and completely neutral towards our partners. I'm a consultant. I don't use the product. I evaluate the product for clients. The clients are the ones who use the product.

I'd advise other organizations to look at both their on-prem and cloud together. It's good to manage everything from one place.

I'd rate the solution eight out for ten.

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SB
Systems Architect at a paper AND forest products with 1,001-5,000 employees

I would rate Veritas NetBackup a nine out of ten.

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RH
Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer at a government with 501-1,000 employees

Backup using Fiber Optical connections.
Use Veritas Disk Appliance for deduplication and other valuable benefits.

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HS
Trainee em T.I. at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

We're a Veritas partner. 

I use two versions of the solution: 8.3.0.1 and 9.1. We use it both on-premises and on the cloud. 

I would rate the solution at an eight out of ten. I've been pretty satisfied with it overall.

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HC
IT Solutions Provider at WIZERTECH INFORMATICS PVT LTD

I have not had any issues or problems when using this solution. It has been working perfectly for our primary use case.

I would rate this solution eight out of ten.

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it_user197349 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at a tech company with 51-200 employees

Very expensive product, learning curve is very high but once understood and working correctly, is a fantastic product.

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it_user334560 - PeerSpot reviewer
CIO at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

It's the best and most reliable backup system I've used.

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LI
Presales Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

In summary, this is a good product and I can recommend it.

I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.

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AG
Engineer consultant at a legal firm with 51-200 employees

It is a mature and complete solution for backup. I would rate Veritas NetBackup a seven out of ten.

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it_user184899 - PeerSpot reviewer
Support Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

Always leave room for more options.

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DA
Software Technology Specialist at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

We recommend this solution to a lot of customers. If they are using Veritas Backup Exec, I would advise them to upgrade to Veritas NetBackup.

I rate Veritas NetBackup a nine out of ten.

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AE
Account manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

I would rate this solution 6 out of 10.

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ES
IT Consultant at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees

I think it's probably a solution that has passed its prime. There are probably better ones out there.

I would rate it a seven out of ten.  

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Veritas NetBackup
March 2024
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