Anyone Using Veritas Enterprise Vault?

Fred Yarbrough · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

We are looking at performing email archiving for SOX compliance plus coming
up with a way to expand our mailbox capacity. Our remote OWA users keep
requesting larger mailboxes because they are sometimes on travel for months
and have no way to copy their files down to a PST file. The email builds up
and they have to start deleting things that they really want to keep in
order to keep the mailbox below the limits.

Last week we set through a Veritas Enterprise Vault demo and this looks
AWESOME!!! Is anyone out there using this product with their Exchange / OWA
and if so, how is it working out?

Thanks,
Fred Yarbrough

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Susan · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 409

we're getting ready to install it for a pilot rollout...it does, indeed,
look terrific...lots of flexibility, and it appears that it will do
everything we want...not inexpensive, though...

"Fred Yarbrough" wrote in message
news:##sgaeryFHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>
> We are looking at performing email archiving for SOX compliance plus
coming
> up with a way to expand our mailbox capacity. Our remote OWA users keep
> requesting larger mailboxes because they are sometimes on travel for
months
> and have no way to copy their files down to a PST file. The email builds
up
> and they have to start deleting things that they really want to keep in
> order to keep the mailbox below the limits.
>
> Last week we set through a Veritas Enterprise Vault demo and this looks
> AWESOME!!! Is anyone out there using this product with their Exchange /
OWA
> and if so, how is it working out?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Fred Yarbrough
>
>

robdee · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

Nothing but headaches since acquiring the software from the original
manufacturer who performed a half-baked installation on our single worm
drive. I too was impressed with the demo and network-based archive - the
concept is great and their presentation was slick. But this software is
extremely complex, somewhat unstable and buggy. My recommendation if you
decide to go with it is to get an experienced VAR that you can depend on to
maintain the solution. Credit goes-out to Symatec (whicih recently acquired
Veritas which acquired the original manufacturer) for raising the bar on
support (not that Veritas wasn't proficient, they just didn' have enough
experience with the product, and the original support crew from the original
manufacturer were utterly useless). Be very careful, and get a good VAR that
understands the product.

"Fred Yarbrough" wrote:

>
> We are looking at performing email archiving for SOX compliance plus coming
> up with a way to expand our mailbox capacity. Our remote OWA users keep
> requesting larger mailboxes because they are sometimes on travel for months
> and have no way to copy their files down to a PST file. The email builds up
> and they have to start deleting things that they really want to keep in
> order to keep the mailbox below the limits.
>
> Last week we set through a Veritas Enterprise Vault demo and this looks
> AWESOME!!! Is anyone out there using this product with their Exchange / OWA
> and if so, how is it working out?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Fred Yarbrough
>
>
>

Mark Arnold [MVP] · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 1126

On Thu, 6 Oct 2005 15:50:34 -0500, "Fred Yarbrough"
wrote:

>
>We are looking at performing email archiving for SOX compliance plus coming
>up with a way to expand our mailbox capacity. Our remote OWA users keep
>requesting larger mailboxes because they are sometimes on travel for months
>and have no way to copy their files down to a PST file. The email builds up
>and they have to start deleting things that they really want to keep in
>order to keep the mailbox below the limits.
>
>Last week we set through a Veritas Enterprise Vault demo and this looks
>AWESOME!!! Is anyone out there using this product with their Exchange / OWA
>and if so, how is it working out?
>
>
>Thanks,
>Fred Yarbrough
>

Tons of users have it, it's the absolute best product available for
the enterprise, not just Exchange. We deploy it for our customers and
have a pretty large one on the drawing board for internally.

Like Susan says though, it aint cheap. "If you have to ask you can't
afford" as we say on both sides of the pond.

Martin Tuip [MVP] · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 8

I know this product very well, however I might be biased as it is the
product/unit I work for these days. One particular thing I have always
liked about EV (even before joining the team) is that you just don't have to
use it for Archiving email, but can also use it as a framework to archive
your file servers as well.

Martin Tuip
MVP Exchange

"Fred Yarbrough" wrote in message
news:%23%23sgaeryFHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>
> We are looking at performing email archiving for SOX compliance plus
> coming
> up with a way to expand our mailbox capacity. Our remote OWA users keep
> requesting larger mailboxes because they are sometimes on travel for
> months
> and have no way to copy their files down to a PST file. The email builds
> up
> and they have to start deleting things that they really want to keep in
> order to keep the mailbox below the limits.
>
> Last week we set through a Veritas Enterprise Vault demo and this looks
> AWESOME!!! Is anyone out there using this product with their Exchange /
> OWA
> and if so, how is it working out?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Fred Yarbrough
>
>

Martin Tuip [MVP] · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 8

Symantec definately sees EV as one of their core products and it is starting
to show. The installation part is one of the key parts that has to be done
correctly, but that isn't something new. This counts for almost any software
product.

Martin

"robdee" wrote in message @microsoft.com...
> Nothing but headaches since acquiring the software from the original
> manufacturer who performed a half-baked installation on our single worm
> drive. I too was impressed with the demo and network-based archive - the
> concept is great and their presentation was slick. But this software is
> extremely complex, somewhat unstable and buggy. My recommendation if you
> decide to go with it is to get an experienced VAR that you can depend on
> to
> maintain the solution. Credit goes-out to Symatec (whicih recently
> acquired
> Veritas which acquired the original manufacturer) for raising the bar on
> support (not that Veritas wasn't proficient, they just didn' have enough
> experience with the product, and the original support crew from the
> original
> manufacturer were utterly useless). Be very careful, and get a good VAR
> that
> understands the product.
>
> "Fred Yarbrough" wrote:
>
>>
>> We are looking at performing email archiving for SOX compliance plus
>> coming
>> up with a way to expand our mailbox capacity. Our remote OWA users keep
>> requesting larger mailboxes because they are sometimes on travel for
>> months
>> and have no way to copy their files down to a PST file. The email builds
>> up
>> and they have to start deleting things that they really want to keep in
>> order to keep the mailbox below the limits.
>>
>> Last week we set through a Veritas Enterprise Vault demo and this looks
>> AWESOME!!! Is anyone out there using this product with their Exchange /
>> OWA
>> and if so, how is it working out?
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Fred Yarbrough
>>
>>
>>

Tom Felts · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 5

WE have been using it for the last 3 years. No problems to speak of, other
than be prepared to backup large amounts of data.

The install is key though.....

"Fred Yarbrough" wrote in message
news:%23%23sgaeryFHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>
> We are looking at performing email archiving for SOX compliance plus
> coming
> up with a way to expand our mailbox capacity. Our remote OWA users keep
> requesting larger mailboxes because they are sometimes on travel for
> months
> and have no way to copy their files down to a PST file. The email builds
> up
> and they have to start deleting things that they really want to keep in
> order to keep the mailbox below the limits.
>
> Last week we set through a Veritas Enterprise Vault demo and this looks
> AWESOME!!! Is anyone out there using this product with their Exchange /
> OWA
> and if so, how is it working out?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Fred Yarbrough
>
>

edward.daniel · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

It's worth taking a look at www.aftermail.com, recently blogged about
here:
http://blogs.msdn.com/cjohnson/archive/2005/10/07/478018.aspx

For more info you can find whitepapers & case studies here:
http://www.saleplane.com/portal/AfterMail/tabID__3330/DesktopDefault.aspx

Jeff Cochran · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 2

On Fri, 7 Oct 2005 12:10:16 -0700, "Martin Tuip [MVP]"
wrote:

>I know this product very well, however I might be biased as it is the
>product/unit I work for these days. One particular thing I have always
>liked about EV (even before joining the team) is that you just don't have to
>use it for Archiving email, but can also use it as a framework to archive
>your file servers as well.

At additional cost of course. And for comparison, it's in the same
price range as any of the viable competitors, so the solution really
comes down to EV or not much.

Jeff

>
>Martin Tuip
>MVP Exchange
>
>"Fred Yarbrough" wrote in message
>news:%23%23sgaeryFHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>
>> We are looking at performing email archiving for SOX compliance plus
>> coming
>> up with a way to expand our mailbox capacity. Our remote OWA users keep
>> requesting larger mailboxes because they are sometimes on travel for
>> months
>> and have no way to copy their files down to a PST file. The email builds
>> up
>> and they have to start deleting things that they really want to keep in
>> order to keep the mailbox below the limits.
>>
>> Last week we set through a Veritas Enterprise Vault demo and this looks
>> AWESOME!!! Is anyone out there using this product with their Exchange /
>> OWA
>> and if so, how is it working out?
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Fred Yarbrough
>>
>>
>

Jeff Cochran · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 2

On Fri, 7 Oct 2005 12:12:12 -0700, "Martin Tuip [MVP]"
wrote:

>Symantec definately sees EV as one of their core products and it is starting
>to show. The installation part is one of the key parts that has to be done
>correctly, but that isn't something new. This counts for almost any software
>product.

And pony up for support. For even the simplest installations you're
going to need some hand holding at times. Or often, just a reminder
how to do something you haven't touched in a year.

Jeff

>
>"robdee" wrote in message
>@microsoft.com...
>> Nothing but headaches since acquiring the software from the original
>> manufacturer who performed a half-baked installation on our single worm
>> drive. I too was impressed with the demo and network-based archive - the
>> concept is great and their presentation was slick. But this software is
>> extremely complex, somewhat unstable and buggy. My recommendation if you
>> decide to go with it is to get an experienced VAR that you can depend on
>> to
>> maintain the solution. Credit goes-out to Symatec (whicih recently
>> acquired
>> Veritas which acquired the original manufacturer) for raising the bar on
>> support (not that Veritas wasn't proficient, they just didn' have enough
>> experience with the product, and the original support crew from the
>> original
>> manufacturer were utterly useless). Be very careful, and get a good VAR
>> that
>> understands the product.
>>
>> "Fred Yarbrough" wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> We are looking at performing email archiving for SOX compliance plus
>>> coming
>>> up with a way to expand our mailbox capacity. Our remote OWA users keep
>>> requesting larger mailboxes because they are sometimes on travel for
>>> months
>>> and have no way to copy their files down to a PST file. The email builds
>>> up
>>> and they have to start deleting things that they really want to keep in
>>> order to keep the mailbox below the limits.
>>>
>>> Last week we set through a Veritas Enterprise Vault demo and this looks
>>> AWESOME!!! Is anyone out there using this product with their Exchange /
>>> OWA
>>> and if so, how is it working out?
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Fred Yarbrough
>>>
>>>
>>>
>

Ken Hughes · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

www.archiveone.com have a great solution also....
Feature rich and easy to implement.

... KJ

"Tom Felts" wrote in message @tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl:

> WE have been using it for the last 3 years. No problems to speak of, other
> than be prepared to backup large amounts of data.
>
> The install is key though.....
>
>
> "Fred Yarbrough" wrote in message
> news:%23%23sgaeryFHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>
> >
> > We are looking at performing email archiving for SOX compliance plus
> > coming
> > up with a way to expand our mailbox capacity. Our remote OWA users keep
> > requesting larger mailboxes because they are sometimes on travel for
> > months
> > and have no way to copy their files down to a PST file. The email builds
> > up
> > and they have to start deleting things that they really want to keep in
> > order to keep the mailbox below the limits.
> >
> > Last week we set through a Veritas Enterprise Vault demo and this looks
> > AWESOME!!! Is anyone out there using this product with their Exchange /
> > OWA
> > and if so, how is it working out?
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Fred Yarbrough
> >
> >

davef28 · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

We use it, it is excellent

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