Veritas NetBackup Previous Solutions

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

I never actually implemented another vendor in a production environment.

We did some POCs on a small scale.

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BH
IT Specialist at Moj

Previously, my current organization used Dell NetWorker, but we experienced many issues with the proxy server when connecting to VMware and attempting to back up snapshots. Something would always go wrong, and we had to manually release the snapshots, which was a headache.

In my previous organization, we used Commvault Backup & Recovery, but the support in our region was poor. The setup configuration was incorrect, and when I contacted support, it took them three months to confirm this. They refused to provide a full configuration until we renewed our contract.

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WQ
Senior Systems Engineer at Ministry of Awqaf

We previously used Dell NetWorker, but they charged extra for their support, so we switched to Veritas NetBackup.

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Ismail Turhan - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Usak University

We previously used Veeam Backup. We switched to Veritas NetBackup because we couldn't fix a corrupted backup chain while doing a snapshot backup with Veeam Backup. We had to remove and create our backup again, which was a lot of work.

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JT
Senior Admistrator at hq-12b

We previously used Tivoli from IBM. That was nine or ten years ago when IBM was much bigger. Now, there are a lot of systems that are virtualized and we decided to make a big change as IBM was still more for physical systems.

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ID
Ict System Support Administrator at Gans

My previous company was using the HPE. Now, we are using Veritas here.

Moreover, Veritas meets our requirements cost-wise and technology-wise, so we prefer that.

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PP
Team Lead, Engineer at PT. Nashta Global Utama

I've also worked with Commvault. The configuration and setup are very comfortable. 

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HK
Solutions Architect at DXC Technology

I have also worked with Metallic. I was a solution architect for the customer who migrated from Veritas NetBackup to Metallic. I also have experience with TSM and Data Protector. We manage the backups and data. The solution providers manage the backup infrastructure. All the solutions are great.

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

We previously used Dell EMC's Avamar solution. We decided to switch to Veritas after running into problems on Dell's platform and dealing with large overhead costs to have the solution.

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CA
Data Center Administrator at Polaris

I have worked with SolarWinds before. It focuses on server uptime. 

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HB
CTO at Pishro Data System

I'm also familiar with Veritas Backup Exec. There are other solutions. However, they work in the background. We moved to this solution based on its reliability. It offers a better backup experience, and it works with our server infrastructure without any hesitation.

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

Previously, we used IBM Tivoli.

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

Most companies that have moved to NetBackup were probably on a even older architecture, something that might have been from IBM, NetView. NetView was even an older architecture, it was very difficult to use, and a lot of people moved away from IBM NetView over to Veritas.

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

I am now working with the Veeam Backup solution. I have been working with Veeam Backup for two and half years. I am using the Community Edition.

I am very satisfied with this product. It's stable and scales well.

We never approached Veeam for technical help as a community addition because community addition does not include technical support.

I would rate Veeam Backup a nine out of ten.

The restoration method and the compression ratio, appear to be slightly better than Veritas.

Both are different, it is difficult to compare. I am comfortable in both they are neck in neck in terms of competition.

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

I have worked with Commvault and Arcserve, and when compared to these products, Veritas is better.

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

I have some experience with different backup systems including Commvault, as well. The installation of Commvault is somewhat easier to do.

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

Before switching to Veritas, we were using IBM Spectrum Protect, but it was quite difficult to manage it because it was mostly command based and it did not have the GUI features. 

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

I have previously tried a couple of different solutions. But for the time being, it's really one of the most complete solutions. We were using another solution from Symantec for backup purposes. Prior to that, we had also tried another vendor solution, which was for an IBM solution. For a time, we also used Veeam and we have been looking into either implementing Infrascale or Commvault. For the time being, it looks like Commvault would be the replacement for Veritas. It's a cheaper solution. 

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Masood Hussain - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at Hidada

I have used Veeam previously and is the best backup solution.

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

I have experience with several backup and recovery solutions, including products by Veritas, Commvault, and Veeam.

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

We were using Backup Instant, which is a smaller version of the Veritas NetBackup solution. We didn't use any other solution.

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TS
IT Systems Engineer at Thenamaris Ships Management

We were previously using Veritas Backup Exec and switched to Veritas NetBackup because we created a DR site and in that period the Veritas Backup Exec didn't support the duplication for our site. We are currently using Veritas NetBackup.

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KC
Solutions Architect at AspireNXT

I've also used CloudPoint which is integrated with NetBackup in the 9.1 version. With NetBackup, I can take a VM level backup and file level backups; in CloudPoint you can take  volume level backups. Currently there is no file level backups in the cloud whereas with NetBackup you can do that. In comparing NetBackup with a backup platform service controller, the PSC is great because it's simple to use, simple to install and the integration is very easy. NetBackup is for enterprise clients and therefore takes longer to learn. 

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WQ
Senior Systems Engineer at Ministry of Awqaf

Prior to this solution, we had CA Backup. 

We are currently using two backup solutions. In addition to Veritas NetBackup, we are using Quest, which in turn uses NetVault. Our plan is to unify our solutions.

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

I have previously used other solutions.

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

We are also using Veeam, although it is for a different scenario. Veeam is what we are using for virtual server backup, whereas we are using NetBackup for physical servers.

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

I previously used Dell EMC Avamar and NetWorker.

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

Initially, we were using IBM TSM and Legato Networker (now EMC NetWorker). However, due to the support and legacy of the product features, we switched over to this solution.

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

We did not use a previous solution.

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TS
Senior Presales Consultant at OFFTEC International

We were previously using Veritas.

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

We used TSM earlier. We switched to NetBackup primarily for its valuable features (as mentioned above).

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NG
Lead Engineer at a integrator with 201-500 employees

In the organization where I was previously, NetBackup replaced Backup Exec because Backup Exec did not have enough flexibility/scalability for the current environment.

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

We also work with products from Veeam and IBM. I have about 10 years of experience with IBM Spectrum Protect but the support for it is very poor in Egypt. For this reason, we prefer to work with Veritas NetBackup and Veeam.

With IBM, there have been many times where we were unable to restore data.

IBM uses many agents for backup tasks, whereas Veritas uses only one agent for backing up files, databases, and applications. The IBM approach is more complex.

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

I previously used Backup Exec, NetBackup's little brother. We switched as our environment grew large enough to justify a more robust backup solution.

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Sivathiban Krishnamurtthu - PeerSpot reviewer
Service Delivery Director at Syscentrix

We also use Quorum. Which is a better option depends on the use case and also the company size. Usually, I would recommend Quorum for a smaller business that actually wants not only a backup but also a DR or HA solution. However, for bigger enterprises, I definitely recommend Veritas, due to the fact that for a bigger environment they will have a pre-setup DR environment and all they need is point-in-time response. On top of that, a larger organization typically has a lot of applications.

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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

We switched due to better scalability and overall app management.

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MP
IT admin

Before using Veritas NetBackup, we made use of Druva. 

While we consider Druva to be very good, they only offer the cloud-based systems for the moment, which is why we switched to Veritas NetBackup. It offers an on-premises option. 

Both products are very good, but Druva's cost is much higher than that of Veritas NetBackup. They are also both very good feature-wise, but the difference between them comes down to the web availability of dashboard systems. 

Druva has certain fixed services, as well as additional costs. 

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

Previously, we were using the Veritas Backup Exec 12.0. We changed to this solution because we needed a backup solution that could back-up the Unix-based OS.

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

In the past we worked with Veeam and Avamar, at which point we made a determination of which solution would best serve our projects. 

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VY
Chief ingeneer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I have previous experience with Veeam and NetApp Backup. 

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RH
Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer at a government with 501-1,000 employees
HC
IT Solutions Provider at WIZERTECH INFORMATICS PVT LTD

I use a second solution, Commvault, in cases where there is no domain. I did not, and still do not use another solution for our primary use case.

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

Yes, switch was prompted by IT Manager; due diligence report from external company concluded existing product was not suitable for needs.

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

I also have experience with Veritas Backup Exec, which has the same use case. It is also a good product but NetBackup supports more applications and it is more of an enterprise-level solution than Backup Exec. I would say that NetBackup is for larger customers, whereas Backup Exec is for everyone.

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it_user155127 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer with 51-200 employees

I used alternatively networker, TSM and Netbackup

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

We switched because of the price and support.

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

Our customers have used a very wide variety of options. However, almost all of them switched due to better handling time, straight line backup, recover windows, integration with BD, and better archiving options.

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

I have used Veritas Backup Exec previously. Veritas NetBackup is a far better solution.

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it_user159876 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Tech Lead with 5,001-10,000 employees

I used Sympana commvault and CA arc serve. Both the products are good for small organisations but not up to the mark for enterprise level.

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Buyer's Guide
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March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Veritas NetBackup. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.