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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91 Likeliness to Recommend
99 Plan to Renew
82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
+89 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
- Trustworthy
- Helps Innovate
Emotional Footprint
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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.
Footprint
Feature Ratings
Physical Backup for Multiple Platforms
Replication for Long Term Storage and Disaster Recovery
Application Awareness
Backup Automation
File Explorer Granular Restore
Backup Monitoring and Reporting
Backup of Cloud Based Data
Deduplication Implementation
Integration With Storage Arrays
Replication for High Availability
Virtual Machine Backup
Vendor Capability Ratings
Vendor Support
Ease of Implementation
Ease of IT Administration
Business Value Created
Quality of Features
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Ease of Customization
Ease of Data Integration
Breadth of Features
Usability and Intuitiveness
Availability and Quality of Training
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Backup Exec Reviews
Lyndon S.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Other
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Jul 2020
Backup Exec provides all the features required.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Backup Exec from other similar products?
I have always used Back Exec form its Symantec through to Veritas. Fully Satisfied.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Modular feature packaging and features allowing for customized solution just for your requirements.
What do you dislike most about this product?
I don't have anything I dislike about this product.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Give it a look. Install the trial version with all features before settling on any other product.
Pros
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Unique Features
Nabeel A.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Banking
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Jul 2020
Easy to use, but they need to enhance reporting
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Backup Exec from other similar products?
Easy to use
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
creating backup
What do you dislike most about this product?
reporting enhancements
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
No GRT on sharepoint
Pros
- Effective Service
- Caring
- Efficient Service
- Saves Time
Richard T.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Consulting
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Jul 2020
Complicated and pricey
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Backup Exec from other similar products?
Pricey and complicated
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
When it works it is great.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Cost too much and complicated
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Have a lot of money
Pros
- Respectful
- Acts with Integrity
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
Cons
- Less Effective Service
- Vendor's Interest First
- Under Delivered