Fantastic product with low overhead that is going places
Rating: 8 out of 10
IncentivizedUse Cases and Deployment Scope
QoreStor connects to our Backup system and serves as a repository for it. Backup job data is sent to QoreStor and it processes Deduplication and compression, then sending the backup jobs to cloud replication. The use of this system compared to conventional backup methods saves about 75% of the overall storage size in the cloud. This reduces our cost of cloud storage and the load on data throughput.
Pros
- Deduplication
- Compression
- Cloud Connection
- Replication
Cons
- Disaster recovery from a populated cloud bucket needs improvement
- It would be nice to have some limited integration into the KACE SMA product
- The appliance is low resource use and virtual, but better access to system settings would be nice.
Likelihood to Recommend
The product can be run on-premises or in the cloud. It is a fantastic option to reduce the size and storage requirements of backup jobs. If your backup system can already produce a reliable reduction in storage up to 75% then I would say the QoreStor appliance would be irrelevant in your case. It does not perform backups itself. It is simply an extra step to reduce size, encrypt and offload backups to the cloud. this reduces the load on a backup system to handle other tasks while the QoreStor takes over.
Troy Spetter
Director of Education Technology in Information Technology at Edison High School (51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
1 year of experience