Arctera

Arctera Backup Exec

Composite Score

8.3 /10

CX Score

8.5 /10

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What is Arctera 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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Awards & Recognition

Arctera Backup Exec won the following awards in the Backup and Availability category

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Arctera Backup Exec Ratings

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90 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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+91 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 Arctera Backup Exec?

1% Negative

9% Neutral

90% Positive

Pros

Fair
Helps Innovate
Trustworthy
Friendly Negotiation

Feature Ratings

Average 84

AI tech support

100

FOUR EYES principle

100

Integration with Other Security Software

AI enhanced predictive backup

Replication for Long Term Storage and Disaster Recovery

Physical Backup for Multiple Platforms

Backup Automation

Virtual Machine Backup

Application Awareness

Deduplication Implementation

File Explorer Granular Restore

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

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Arctera Backup Exec Reviews

Role: C-Level
Industry: Construction
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Mar 2020

Interesting

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

Pros

Respectful
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable

Arctera Backup Exec

What is Arctera Backup Exec?

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Arctera Backup Exec Ratings

90 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Arctera Backup Exec?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

AI tech support Technical professionals can access a generative Ai chatbot when querying the knowledge base

FOUR EYES principle Require 2 administrators to approve changes

Integration with Other Security Software Service will integrate with existing security systems, such as firewalls, SOAR, SIEM, endpoint security, or other security components.

AI enhanced predictive backup Use AI to suggest weaknesses or inefficiencies in backup policies

Replication for Long Term Storage and Disaster Recovery Onsite backup data is replicated and stored to a public cloud (AWS, Azure). Can also include restore-to-cloud capabilities for Disaster Recovery as a Service.

Physical Backup for Multiple Platforms Backs up data and system info for non-virtualized systems. Primarily Windows and Linux servers but also, potentially, AIX, Unix and others.

Backup Automation Solution automates backup, recovery and remediation tasks using RestAPI and CLI to integrate with 3rd party solutions, reduce cost and enforce standards.

Virtual Machine Backup Automatically discovers and protects VMs as they come online, move, and change. Production VMs are replicated to a secondary data store.

Application Awareness Application consistent backup and granular restore for application data from core applications such as MS SQL, Oracle, MS Exchange, MS SharePoint.

Deduplication Implementation Deduplication of redundant data blocks is implemented by the solution. Deduplication can be at source, target, or globally (source and target).

File Explorer Granular Restore Individual files can be located and restored from backup media without the need for full system mounting and restore.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

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Backup Automation

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