It's been two months since this profile received a new review

Arctera Backup Exec Reviews & Product Details

Backup Exec is a simple, secure, unified and comprehensive data protection software solution. It is designed to help organizations protect their data by providing a range of features for backup, disaster recovery, and archiving. Key features of Backup Exec include: Data Backup: Backup Exec offers flexible backup options for various environments, including virtual machines, physical servers, cloud storage, and databases. It can back up data from both on-premises and cloud-based systems. Disaster Recovery: The software includes tools for disaster recovery, ensuring that businesses can quickly restore their critical systems and data in the event of a system failure, data corruption, or cyberattack. Cross-Platform Support: It supports a wide range of operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and VMware, as well as cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. Centralized Management: Backup Exec provides a centralized interface to manage backups, monitor system status, and configure backup policies, making it easier for IT administrators to oversee the entire backup environment. File and Application Protection: It includes specialized agents for backing up applications like Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server, and SharePoint, as well as file-level backup. Cloud Integration: Backup Exec integrates with cloud storage, allowing organizations to back up data directly to the cloud for offsite storage and disaster recovery. Encryption and Security: The software offers encryption both during the backup process and for data storage, ensuring that sensitive data is secure and compliant with regulations. Automated Backups: Backup Exec can automate backup tasks based on customizable schedules, reducing manual intervention and ensuring that backups occur regularly. In summary, Backup Exec is a powerful solution for businesses looking to protect and recover their critical data, with a range of features that address the needs of both small and large organizations.

Seller

Arctera

Discussions

Arctera Backup Exec Community

Languages Supported

German, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional)

Solution Type

All-in-One

Overview by

Dylon Mills

Value at a Glance

Averages based on real user reviews.

Time to Implement

1 month

Return on Investment

19 months

View More Pricing Information

Top-Rated Alternatives

View All Alternatives

User Insights

Average based on 275 real user reviews.

Implementation Time

1 month

Perceived Cost

$$$$$

Arctera Backup Exec Media

Arctera Backup Exec Demo - Backup Exec dashboard

Main Backup Exec monitoring dashboard

G2 reviews are authentic and verified.

Here's how.

Hoyt U.

Services Manager

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/24/2024

"Reliable Backup Software If Offisites Are Not Needed"

3/5

What do you like best about Arctera Backup Exec?

Veritas Backup Exec alows us to quickly and effectively backup critical systems to external drives. This allows us to restore files and systems in the case of disaster or accidental deletion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arctera Backup Exec?

The version we used did not have a native cloud backup option. This left us vulnerable to total data loss in the case of a physical disaster that affected the office where backups were stored. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vince T.

IT Administrator

Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3/28/2023

"Powerful versatile backup solutions"

5/5

What do you like best about Arctera Backup Exec?

I have used variety of backup solutions but Backup Exec remain one of the best for its scalable, advanced backup tools to work with variety of storage types, platforms and cloud; Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arctera Backup Exec?

Expensive on licences and maintenance costs, need to be on annual support plan in order to get constant updates and support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Gianpiero C.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/16/2024

"Easy to setup and fast to deliver"

4/5

What do you like best about Arctera Backup Exec?

I use Backup Exec since 10 years. I appreciate the easy of use for deploy a file-based backup and how fast is the implementation process. I can monitor the backup logs with users having basic tech knowledge Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arctera Backup Exec?

The cost of the solutions increases if you need to get more features (lik DB backup, cloud, backup, etc.) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Government Administration

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/29/2024

"BackupExec is a solid choice"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Arctera Backup Exec?

Veritas Backup Exec is a seasoned product and not rough around the edges like so many others that have not been around as long. It is easy to understand and use and handles daily backup and recovery tasks without issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arctera Backup Exec?

Being such a robust backup solution is also its main downfall - it is capable of so many things that is a large number of features that most people will never end up using. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

John L.

IT Project Manager

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/16/2024

"Using it for years, never let me down."

5/5

What do you like best about Arctera Backup Exec?

The ability to back up to tape. Ease of use. Easy to learn. Tons of online information in knowledge bases. Easy to install and update. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arctera Backup Exec?

The downside is when you do need technical support, in the past at least as I have not needed it in a long while, you get someone who barely speaks english. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Fabian H.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/15/2024

"Veritas Backup Exec is our reliable backup environment tool to save all the critical information."

5/5

What do you like best about Arctera Backup Exec?

Backup Exec is compatible with a lot of devices and I can do the backups in diverse types of storage at the same time with different architectures and using different strategies. Easy to use. Fast and secure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arctera Backup Exec?

N/A I think everithing is good in the software Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vinoth D.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/15/2024

"Awesome products and user friendly for ease of doing business backup"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Arctera Backup Exec?

Veritas provides extensive documentation, training resources, and technical support options to help users deploy, configure, and troubleshoot Backup Exec effectively.

Overall, Veritas Backup Exec is a robust and feature-rich backup and recovery solution that offers flexibility, scalability, and ease of use for organizations looking to protect their critical data assets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arctera Backup Exec?

Contacting the technical support and reaching the relevent team for resoving urgent issue Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jason M.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/17/2024

"Healthcare Co Relies on Backup Exec for HIPAA Compliance and SOC Audits"

4/5

What do you like best about Arctera Backup Exec?

Encryption using AES ensures backups are HIPAA compliant and passing annual SOC Type 2 audits. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arctera Backup Exec?

Cannot create multiple backup jobs in a queue which would ensure subsequent backups start ASAP after the previous ones complete. We have no way of knowing exact timing of how long a particular server would complete backup so we estimate. E.g., SVR01 starts at 8 PM and usually takes < 4 hrs. so SVR02 is scheduled for midnight. However, some days SVR01 takes > 4 hrs. It would be nice if we could "link" multiple jobs together. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Le V.

IT Security Manager & Chief IT Engineer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/18/2024

"Strong, adaptable, user-friendly data protection solution for your business"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Arctera Backup Exec?

- Data backup with rich features

- Great intergration

- Quick and safe restoration

- Friendly user interface

- Easy implementation

- Customer Support Service Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arctera Backup Exec?

- Intergration and backup performance with Microsoft Azure to backup 365 email Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nathan R.

Network Administrator

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/16/2024

"15 year Backup Exec user"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Arctera Backup Exec?

Ease of Use and great Customer Support. BE is mostly a set-and-forget program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arctera Backup Exec?

Sometimes expired backup sets don't get deleted off of external hard drives when they are no longer needed. I have had some expired sets stay on for years. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.