Backup *should* be simple and comprehensive
What do you like best?
Metallic is an enterprise-level backup using the same Commvault backup/disaster recovery solution that major companies globally use today, but it's designed for easy deployment into the modern workplace; remote employees. I set it up at my home on my Macintosh and PC within minutes, immediately it began to back up data and soon I had a full backup in the Azure cloud.
What do you dislike?
I've been in the backup and storage industry for over 20 years, starting with ArcServe and Cheyenne, so I'd like an advanced console for those that hanker for a bit more customizing.
A "nice to have" would be the ability to restore into a virtual machine in either Azure or AWS.
What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?
The home PC (or Mac) is incredibly vulnerable to data loss and deployment of cloud solutions like iCloud, Onedrive, or Dropbox aren't as widespread or easy as they should. Metallic Endpoint's default configuration starts with the most common places on a PC that need to be backed up; Documents, pictures, user directories, etc. Too much emphasis is placed on recovery of the whole machine when only a small part of it is critical; your personal data.
Also, Metallic Endpoint allows a user to do what backup administrators have been dreaming of for YEARS; restore their own data. In a study I was part of at a previous employer, we discovered that most of a backup admin's time is consumed by completing file restores from individual users. Frequently, it was for a file that hadn't been backed in a timely fashion or at all.
