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
93 Plan to Renew
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83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
+87 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
- Reliable
- Client Friendly Policies
- Fair
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
Full System Backup Restore
Information Store Backup Restore
Media Support
Support for Backup Types
Backup Archiving
Compliance
Permissions Awareness
Security
Transaction Log Backup Restore
Granular Restore
Mailbox Backup Restore
Vendor Capability Ratings
Business Value Created
Ease of Implementation
Breadth of Features
Vendor Support
Usability and Intuitiveness
Quality of Features
Ease of Customization
Ease of Data Integration
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Ease of IT Administration
Availability and Quality of Training
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Backup Exec Reviews
Bradley F.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Nov 2021
Good product but missing features.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Backup Exec from other similar products?
Backup exec can also support other platforms but as a client server only. Media Server of Backup Exec should only reside/installed into a Windows Server. While other solutions, the media and master server can be installed both on windows and non-windows server.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Ease of use.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Missing features
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Ease of implementation.
Pros
- Efficient Service
- Saves Time
- Altruistic
- Over Delivered
Nikka C.
- Role: Sales Marketing
- Industry: Finance
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Nov 2021
Backup solution
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Backup Exec from other similar products?
Functionality wise and recovery time
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Top of mind in backup solution
What do you dislike most about this product?
None so far
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Backup solution
Pros
- Enables Productivity
- Trustworthy
- Unique Features
- Efficient Service
Gaitho N.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Other
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Sep 2021
A very Secure and Easy To Access Archiving Solutio
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Backup Exec from other similar products?
What makes Backup Exec best is the ease of backing up and recovering files. In addition, the software is very secure and affordable as well.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I like that Backup Exec is not only secure but also makes recovery and archiving seamless. It is one software that is scalable and this makes it affordable
What do you dislike most about this product?
Backup Exec hasn't been a nuisance in any way and therefore I cannot complain.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
For the safety of your business data, you need Backup Exec for archiving and recovery. The software is budget friendly which makes it attractive for business use.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing