431 ExaGrid Testimonials

“All of the previous daily annoyances – can’t finish a backup, can’t read the tape, the drive is full – have dropped off the radar.”

"The transmission speed between sites is fast and efficient because we only send changed data over the network. It’s so fast that we don’t even notice that the systems are synchronizing anymore."

“The ExaGrid system fit right into our IT strategy and came in at a good price point. We liked the fact that we had the flexibility to add on a second system in the future for data replication. It also worked extremely well with our existing environment and we were able to keep our investment in Backup Exec.”

"The ExaGrid system is the perfect backup solution. It gave us everything we needed in one package, including data deduplication and the ability to replicate data offsite. It's extremely efficient at backing up and restoring data and it's very hands-off in terms of management and administration."

"We looked closely at solutions from both ExaGrid and Data Domain and found that we liked ExaGrid's post-process data deduplication better than Data Domain’s inline method…The ExaGrid system was also more cost-effective and scalable than the Data Domain unit."

"We looked at an EMC Data Domain solution but didn't like its inline data deduplication methodology. The ExaGrid system seemed so straightforward to use and its post-process data deduplication made more sense."

"Being able to cut our backup times by that much has relieved a lot of stress. Not only are the backup times much shorter but the backups themselves are much more reliable."

"EMC Data Domain was more expensive, but in our analysis, you don’t get much more for the extra cost. We chose ExaGrid because we were able to get the backup capabilities and performance we needed for a lot less money than EMC Data Domain."

"When we purchased the ExaGrid system, scalability was definitely a requirement for us. We’ve already grown our ExaGrid to handle more data, and the process of adding another unit to the GRID couldn’t have been easier. The system is easy to use and it works beautifully – and with its flexible growth path, we feel that it will serve us well for years to come."

"Before I even leave for work in the morning, I check my smartphone to make sure that the backup jobs ran correctly overnight. When I arrive at work, I don’t have to change tapes or troubleshoot backup jobs. Installing the ExaGrid has given me hours back in my workday."

"We simply couldn’t justify the cost of a new EMC Data Domain unit. In fact, the cost of the two-site ExaGrid unit was approximately what we would have paid for three years of maintenance on a new EMC Data Domain system."

"We researched a couple of other backup solutions, but the issue we had with every single one of them was the amount of preprocess work that needed to be done before the data hit the disk. In each case, backup speed was a major concern for us. With the ExaGrid system […] the proof is there -- our backups are significantly faster than they were before."

“Our data growth has been fairly constant, but in our industry, you have to plan for the unforeseen. We’re confident that the ExaGrid system will be able to expand to handle anything in the future."

“We narrowed the field down to systems from ExaGrid and Data Domain. We looked closely at the value propositions from both companies and selected the ExaGrid system based on its tight integration with our existing backup application and with VMware. We were also impressed with the scalability of ExaGrid’s GRID architecture.”

“ExaGrid’s data deduplication technology does a fantastic job at compressing our data. I checked our ExaGrid system recently and expected it to be close to full but we had over 70 percent of our disk space available.”