What is Backup Exec?
Backup Exec gives you simple, complete backup and recovery protection for your business—to cover all data wherever it resides.
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84 Likeliness to Recommend
94 Plan to Renew
85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
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+90 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love Backup Exec?
Pros
- Trustworthy
- Client Friendly Policies
- Reliable
- Fair
How to read the Emotional Footprint
The Net Emotional Footprint measures high-level user sentiment towards particular product offerings. It aggregates emotional response ratings for various dimensions of the vendor-client relationship and product effectiveness, creating a powerful indicator of overall user feeling toward the vendor and product.
While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Feature Ratings
Media Support
Full System Backup Restore
Compliance
Information Store Backup Restore
Backup Archiving
Security
Granular Restore
Mailbox Backup Restore
Support for Backup Types
Permissions Awareness
Transaction Log Backup Restore
Vendor Capability Ratings
Ease of Implementation
Business Value Created
Breadth of Features
Vendor Support
Quality of Features
Ease of IT Administration
Usability and Intuitiveness
Ease of Data Integration
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Availability and Quality of Training
Ease of Customization
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Backup Exec Reviews
Rebacca F.
- Role: Sales Marketing
- Industry: Other
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Oct 2024
Data protection Is now simplified
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Backup Exec from other similar products?
Backup Exec is different because it is super easy to use. Many other backup products make you use different tools for different tasks. But with Backup Exec everything is in one place.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The best part of using Backup Exec is how friendly the interface is. It is easy to find my way around. I don’t need to be a tech expert to use it. I can back up my emails without feeling confused. Their clear instructions guide me through the process. This makes my work faster and less stressful.
What do you dislike most about this product?
One thing I find a little hard to swallow is the price. It can feel a bit high when compared to some other options. While I know I am paying for quality, I wish Backup Exec was more affordable for small businesses like mine.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I recommend Backup Exec to anyone who needs a reliable email backup solution.
Pros
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Effective Service
- Inspires Innovation
Lucia C.
- Role: Finance
- Industry: Other
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Oct 2024
Scalable Email Backup solution with smart features
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Backup Exec from other similar products?
It is a highly used tool for email backups and the recovery of emails from any type of harm. It offers a wide array of features for us to protect our emails along with other important data. One of the standout features that make it unique from other similar products is the availability of granular recovery of emails. With this, we can recover our emails individually, along with the recovery of mail boxes or other servers.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
There are many features which I like most about it. For example, its reliable data protection. As we are heavily dependent upon email communications, its automated backup scheduling, encryption along with other important features keep our data safe. Also, it enables us to recover any specific email without recovering the whole server. Its backup system is available for virtual and physical servers.
What do you dislike most about this product?
One thing which I use to face not commonly but occasionally is that the process of recovery and backup gets slow sometimes especially since I have to deal with large data and a complex atmosphere. This thing negatively impacts my whole working process when I intend to finish my tasks at peak.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Backup Exec is a versatile and secure email backup platform, with powerful tools such as encryption, granular recovery, and centralized management. It highly focuses on the reliable and secure recovery of data thus making it a top choice for those who depend upon communication through email.
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Trustworthy
Fatturazione G.
- Role: Human Resources
- Industry: Energy
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Oct 2024
A Great Backup Solution For Business
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Backup Exec from other similar products?
For email backup, Backup Exec offers a secure platform and makes retrieving emails easy.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I like that Backup Exec is affordable and has amazing backup security features. I like auto backup of emails and the protection we are assured of with this product
What do you dislike most about this product?
No really dislikea will Backup Exec.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I'm recommending Backup Exec for its capabilities yet comes at a manageable cost.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Caring
- Saves Time
- Respectful
