As far as the "seal of approval" question - I don't recommend it any more than I recommend BLB. Which is, not at all.
That being said, some businesses have valid needs. Far be it from me to suggest they not use a capability which they actually need. That being said, as I already said, Exchange has a better solution - built in. :-) -----Original Message----- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 4:27 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Symantec BEX 12.5 GRT backups good/bad It isn't, strictly speaking, a blb. OTOH, it depends on Symantec properly decoding the contents of an Exchange database - as a database. While that can surely be done (and lots of people sell products based on that capability), there is lots of room for error. Lots. Personally, I think you have deleted item recovery, the capability is built into Exchange, and you should use it. (The generic "you", of course - not pointing fingers at Dave...) Backups are for DR. [I've written a paper on this that should be published on Simple-Talk soon.] From: Eldridge, Dave [mailto:d...@parkviewmc.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 3:54 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Symantec BEX 12.5 GRT backups good/bad Just upgraded to 12.5 today after being on 10d for years. Looking for what this really is. Is this just another “brick level” backup routine? Anyone using this? Good/Bad reviews. Would Michael B. Smith approve of GRT? ☺ Thanks
