Service Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Reseller
2022-02-14T13:25:05Z
Feb 14, 2022
NetApp Cloud Backup has a subscription-based model and it is paid annually. If you do the right sizing when selecting the subscription there should not be any additional cost. This would apply to any backup solutions, such as Veeam or Commvault. If there are any additional costs it's because the initial sizing was not done well.
The cost of the product could be lower. The licensing fee is based on terabytes, which can add up quickly if you have a large capacity, but it can work well for both small and large customers.
Our usage depends on the number of licenses we have. On the cloud, it's a pay-to-use kind of model which suits our needs well. Once we have the Cloud Manager installed, the licensing process is okay, regardless of whether we're running backups in the cloud or on-premises. Sometimes, we have to restrict the number of users as per the contractual agreement and in this case we simply cut down on the licensing. When considering costs, NetApp works out better for us than the backup solution from Veeam. Although Veeam has a good footprint in India and the APAC region, NetApp has a bigger global footprint, making it more cost-effective for us to go with NetApp.
Data backup involves copying and moving data from its primary location to a secondary location from which it can later be retrieved in case the primary data storage location experiences some kind of failure or disaster.
NetApp Cloud Backup has a subscription-based model and it is paid annually. If you do the right sizing when selecting the subscription there should not be any additional cost. This would apply to any backup solutions, such as Veeam or Commvault. If there are any additional costs it's because the initial sizing was not done well.
The cost of the product could be lower. The licensing fee is based on terabytes, which can add up quickly if you have a large capacity, but it can work well for both small and large customers.
Our usage depends on the number of licenses we have. On the cloud, it's a pay-to-use kind of model which suits our needs well. Once we have the Cloud Manager installed, the licensing process is okay, regardless of whether we're running backups in the cloud or on-premises. Sometimes, we have to restrict the number of users as per the contractual agreement and in this case we simply cut down on the licensing. When considering costs, NetApp works out better for us than the backup solution from Veeam. Although Veeam has a good footprint in India and the APAC region, NetApp has a bigger global footprint, making it more cost-effective for us to go with NetApp.