What are the advantages of Veeam over Veritas NetBackup?

Complexity

• Requires more time to manage backups.
• NetBackup is more cumbersome to implement and configure advanced features.
• Management is more complex due to the multiple consoles required (Java, web, restoration, and CMD) compared to Veeam's single console.
• Backup and restore agents increase administrative overhead.
• The lack of features forces you to perform manual tasks or use scripts (recovery verification, instant recovery, etc.).

Expensive licenses

• Higher cost to protect the same amount of data due to capacity-based licensing.
• Data grows faster than instances, forcing you to purchase more licenses than with Veeam.
• The list price of NetBackup is several times higher than that of Veeam instance-based licenses.
• Risk of audits and unexpected charges for accidental use of additional licenses.

Lack of functionality

• Increases the risk of extended downtime due to a lack of adequate recovery options.
• Fewer restoration features: no cross-platform restoration, complex bare-metal restoration, no instant recovery for Hyper-V.

Focus on applications

• Dependence on NetBackup devices for certain functions (Oracle co-pilot, WAN optimization).
• The device portfolio can be confusing.

Backup Administrator Unit

• Heavy reliance on administrators specializing in NetBackup.
• Without an expert, it is difficult to restore data due to the complexity of consoles.
• If the specialist leaves, data protection remains vulnerable until another administrator learns the ropes.

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What are the benefits that Veeam can bring to your environment?

Simplicity

• Easy to configure, even for advanced features.
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