For over 20 years, our organization has been using Backup Exec. From the older versions of the software with our HP tape drives & media to our current environment with Dell PowerVault hardware and LTO tapes, BE has always been a crucial part of our disaster recovery plan. We still have legacy hardware in place and have multiple instances of Backup Exec 2010 R3 still running strong. This version of the software is, without a doubt, one of the most reliable products I have ever used! There were some growing pains with newer versions after 2010, as they tried to modernize the software while unfortunately removing the simplicity that made it great. This is the reason we have stuck with v2010 for so long.

Last year after a server crash, we reinstalled with v2021. I was pleased to find that this version was still easy to use for our daily file backups while having other features for modern IT. Aside from backup to tape, I have also used backup to disk and have successfully backed up & restored a server on Hyper-V. Today, we are on v2022, which looks the same as v2021.

As a registered charity organization, we are always looking for vendors that offer nonprofit discounts. I cannot give enough praise to Veritas for being a TechSoup donation program member for all these years! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

My only complaint would be when major changes are made to new versions. Adding new features is good, but don't mess with the core functionality that most people are used to and rely on! I have no complaints about the current version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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support may not always meet their expectations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The software is used on a daily basis and gives us the assurance that our entire set of servers are backed up on a daily basis. The features offered are excellent within the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We have found the upgrades to new versions are more complicated than we expect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have been using Backup exec for over 15 years. The upside is affordability, especially for the small to medium-business market.

Besides the affordability, it is a reliable product for backup and restoring of data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have been using the software for some time, but it is not a very user-friendly product. Tape technology does not seem to be used in the future by BackupExec. This technology has saved me in the past from Cyber attacks. I hope that this technology will be reviewed for future products of BackupeExec. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The support from Veritas is exceptional. The integration with other 3rd party cloud storage solution providers are seemless to integrate within the Backup Exec dashboard. I used this tool for my primary backup and duplication jobs and it has also worked. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't have any real downside to using the tool other the licensing process can be a bit of an annoyance the automatic license import never seem to work for me, hence I always have to download and import the license file. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We are using it since 2015 and I have not found one instance where back exec have failed to retrieve my backup. The encryption of the software help me protect my data and backup from leak or misuse Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The price of the product can be more competitive Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that VERITAS is user friendly. I can scan and discover storage and tapes easily and backup jobs can be manipulated easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The layout should be changed a bit as it is sometimes hard to remember where to find features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It backs up almost every type of server and even desktops. Windows, Linux, you name it, it backs up and is easy to retore. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some errors are not in plain english, it showed hardware error when it was a simple software setting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the intuitive interface and the flexible aspects of the software, which combine into a powerful yet cost-effective tool that my staff can understand and utilize to manage our backup and restore environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I dislike is the forced upgrades to the software to maintain support. The upgrade process isn't over burdensome; it is just that they take time and effort to validate the changes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Speed of restoration of virtual machines , deduplication .Backup speed .Possibility to backup different environments .Good security against encryption of backup Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The need to manually delete expired backups to free up disk space which has to be monitored and this takes a lot of time . No ability to configure a deduplication disk for a shared resource Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.