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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90 Likeliness to Recommend
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99 Plan to Renew
82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.
+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
- Respectful
- Fair
- Helps Innovate
- Trustworthy
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
Physical Backup for Multiple Platforms
Replication for Long Term Storage and Disaster Recovery
Application Awareness
Backup Automation
Deduplication Implementation
File Explorer Granular Restore
Replication for High Availability
Backup Monitoring and Reporting
Virtual Machine Backup
Backup of Cloud Based Data
Integration With Storage Arrays
Vendor Capability Ratings
Vendor Support
Business Value Created
Ease of Implementation
Quality of Features
Ease of IT Administration
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Ease of Customization
Breadth of Features
Ease of Data Integration
Usability and Intuitiveness
Availability and Quality of Training
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Backup Exec Reviews
Caroline K.
- Role: C-Level
- Industry: Consulting
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Jun 2020
Backup Exec is THE ultimate backup solution.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Backup Exec from other similar products?
Highly integrated, tailored to the needs of modern companies
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
All-inOne solution without lacking features of the „specialized“ products
What do you dislike most about this product?
No deduplication for cloud-based targets and no agent for Office 365
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Go with Backup Exec for a better sleep.
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
Riad H.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Other
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Jun 2020
Love it and will use it till my end of life
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Backup Exec from other similar products?
Unique & stable The support of this product is incredible
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Support & software interface which will let you have an easy overview
What do you dislike most about this product?
Nothing at all
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Try it and you’ll definitely love it
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Jogi S.
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Jun 2020
Veritas is the Name of Trust
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Backup Exec from other similar products?
Easy to use and able to automate backup
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Auto backup and alerts
What do you dislike most about this product?
Nothing specific
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Each one have different needs. Test any application before use and purchase only required modules
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing