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by sdpads

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I work for a company that has 300 remote users. We use Symantec DLO to back up their Desktop, My Documents folder and Favorites. We are looking for a better solution. We have looked at Evault, Iron Mountain, Acronis, Asigra and Amerivault. Just wondering what others out there are using and what they think of their solutions.

Thanks!

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by mambo bongo

..we are just about to implement Symantec DLO (11d) for 150 clients after some product comparison. Why are you looking for better solution?

Comparison showed DLO as best against:

Acronis->block level backup means no single file restore (user initiated) possible. More of a system restore tool.

IBM Rescue and Recovery->deployment engeneering to costly (time vs reliability)+ complicated for users

Retrospect-> had some issues during test but otherwise straighforward and promising

Brightstore Arcserve Backup-> Really good tool and met all our expectations, though must say not as straihtforward to administer as DLO.

Symantec DLO was our choice over Arcserve because we already use Symantec for the servers and the DLO intergrates into existing server so extra server needed.

Hope this helps you.

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by sdpads

We have had a lot of problems with DLO,(corrupt data, empty backup folders etc.) however we are using an old version (5.1). We are testing Iron Mountain, Amervault and Acronis, but are uncomfortable with the some of the console features. Do you like the admin console for DLO? We don't want much user intervention either... can it be locked down? Thanks!

by mambo bongo

DLO Admin Console launches from Symantec Backup Exec 11d for Windows console and its very neat. must say never seen any prior versions so cant compare.
DLO agent on client can be locked down gradually with many different levels.
I hope it works as well as it looks right now. This week first 20 clients installed while I look at avarage data size, type etc and interview users for feedback before deploying to rest.Also impressed by fact that any changes I make on admin console are almost immediately effective and visible on client! So far so good.....

by ninpo233

Hello Sdpads,

We use Symantec Backup Exec 11d with DLO enable for the desktop computers. We want to use this software for remote users using laptops and connected via our company's vpn...have you any experience with this usage?

Thanks,

by sdpads

Please keep my updated on your progress. I actually contacted our Symantec rep today and I'm waiting to hear back from him. I think we are going to add it to our test line up.

by chris.dempsey

I too tried and its been good so far. Just had to open a one-way port for WAN users. Tested on low bandwidth conditions as well.

its very lightweight, and has most of the essential DLO features.

by wisetalk85

well as for my experience i think Druvaa InSynce is the best option for you. The main reason to motivate for Druvaa, other than products like Atempo is it's unique technique of handling the bandwith i think.
It saves single copy of duplicate content Which allows to save time, bandwidth and storage.

If you really want to know how it actually happens i think u can get those info from their web.Good Luck...and Cheers!

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