Backup and Recovery
Dispelling Myths, Saving Data
Uncover the realities of NetApp backup and recovery
Why NetApp for backup and recovery?
NetApp offers industry-leading backup and recovery solutions that ensure your data is always protected and accessible. With advanced technologies like Snapshot™ for near-instant backups and SnapMirror® for seamless replication, NetApp provides robust, scalable protection for both on-premises and hybrid cloud environments. Simplify data management, reduce costs, and secure your critical data with NetApp's reliable and efficient backup solution.
The Myth: One backup solution for all my storage is best
Most organizations have more than one data protection solution (some even 3 or 4 solutions). You should open to considering a best-of-breed solution for backup, especially if it is easier and less costly than your best-of-suite solution.
The Truth about BlueXP backup and recovery
Many BlueXP customers claim they chose BlueXP backup and recovery because it was cheaper and easier to use than any other solution. These benefits override their need to minimize the number of backup solutions. Consider the example of a large semi-conductor manufacturer. Their use case was to protect ONTAP data to StorageGRID in a fully isolated environment. They choose BlueXP for these reasons:
- Fully integrated first-party support – they highlighted the advantages of using a backup solution from its storage, vendor rather than relying on a third-party technology. Their gains improved integration, lower overhead, more security, and better support.
- Ease of use - onboarding and ramping up with BlueXP backup and recovery is easy and intuitive.
The Myth: A backup solution from a single vendor is cheaper
BlueXP backup and recovery is extremely cost-effective. It requires minimal operational changes and provides a lower cost solution. See for yourself with our TCO calculator.
The Truth about BlueXP backup and recovery
Many of the BlueXP backup and recovery users decided on BlueXP over single vendor alternatives like Veeam. This was the case with a large petroleum company. The company initiated a search for a solution to provide a third copy for seven years. They compared multiple possibilities – Veeam, native AWS services, and on-premises deployments. They choose BlueXP because:
- With 7-year retention BlueXP backup and recovery had the lowest cost.
- Simplicity – Adopting BlueXP backup and recovery took only a few clicks.
- Efficiency – with incremental forever backups BlueXP backup and recovery had the smallest footprint.
The Myth: Adding another backup solution will be disruptive.
You already have NetApp. This puts NetApp backup as simple option. Most BlueXP backup and recovery customers choose BlueXP because it offered an easier to use solution that was cheaper than their existing backup solution.
The Truth about BlueXP backup and recovery
An educational board choose BlueXP backup and recovery because:
- The installation is only a couple of clicks with no agents to install.
- They considered working with a third-party company for backups. However, as a NetApp-native service, BlueXP backup and recovery presented a better option in terms of consolidating the overall number of vendors and having a single support contact for both storage and backup operations.
The Myth: An on-premises backup solution requirement disqualifies BlueXP backup and recovery
BlueXP backup and recovery is available both as a service and as self-managed software (dark site support) which makes it possible to store backup data in offline and restricted on-premises dark site backup environments.
The Truth about BlueXP backup and recovery
Many BlueXP backup and recovery customers choose BlueXP simply because it supports dark site support. For a large petroleum company, they choose BlueXP backup and recovery because:
- BlueXP dark site offered the highest security.
- Scalability - leveraging StorageGRID, which is built for extreme scale handled extremely large environments.
- Best pricing – with recently introduced Volume Price Breaks BlueXP backup and recovery is extremely low cost for very large data sets.
ESG Validation Report
Discover how NetApp BlueXP simplifies data management across on-premises and cloud environments in this Technical Validation from TechTarget’s Enterprise Strategy Group. The report evaluates BlueXP's unified console, which streamlines tasks like backup, tiering, and data classification, reducing manual effort and enhancing efficiency. Learn more about how BlueXP can optimize your storage management by accessing the full ESG report.
Calculate Your Savings with Our TCO Calculator
Uncover the cost advantages of NetApp BlueXP for your data protection strategy. Our TCO Calculator helps you compare expenses and identify potential savings. Try it today and discover how much you can save.
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