
With Backupexec I was struggling to have all backup jobs complete in a time frame of 13 hours.

Is the backup time window enough to cover all your resources? I'm not saying that it will not work with other providers but the integration with VMware is one of the greatest pros of this product. Netbackup works perfectly with VMWare and with mixed environments. What type of environment do you want to protect?

Netbackup is the proper choice if you want a serious protection infrastructure but you have to consider the following key facts: We had backup exec for more than 4 years and I can assure you, as a backup administrator, that I had some really hard days related to the proper coverage of servers, applications, and data.

The proper question is not Backupexec or Netbackup but what kind of protection you want to have?
