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The end of Backup Exec is thestart of real resilience
Backup Exec reached end-of-sale in March 2026, exposing you to growing ransomware risk. Cohesity is the modern, lower-TCO path forward.
Backup Exec was built for on-premises files, VMs, and apps. Every workload you've added since, including cloud IaaS, Microsoft 365, and SaaS applications, is probably protected by something else or not protected at all. Replacing Backup Exec is a chance to close every gap at once, not just make a like-for-like swap.
3 reasons teams choose Cohesity over legacy backup
Stronger resilience
Isolate backups in an air-gapped Cohesity FortKnox vault that survives even when your primary environment is compromised. AI-powered anomaly detection catches threats before the damage is done.
Faster recovery
Recover 1,000 VMs instantly. Restore clean data with confidence. No manual runbooks, no guesswork. Just a repeatable recovery motion that works under pressure.
Lower TCO
Replace point tools and bolt-on security licenses with one platform. Organizations moving to Cohesity see up to 40% lower TCO. Reclaim the hours spent keeping legacy backup alive.¹
Cohesity vs. Backup Exec
|
Capability |
Cohesity |
Backup Exec |
|---|---|---|
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Air-gapped cyber vault |
Cohesity FortKnox: Cohesity-managed, offsite, unreachable with admin credentials |
None |
|
AI anomaly detection |
AI behavioral analysis, continuous monitoring, pre-encryption alerting |
Basic file-change alerts only |
|
Clean room recovery |
Orchestrated isolated recovery with data integrity validation |
None. Reinfection risk on every restore. |
|
Cloud-native workloads |
Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI: full multicloud coverage |
No support |
|
SaaS protection |
M365, Google Workspace, Jira, Salesforce, and more |
None |
|
Security posture |
Continuously updated threat intelligence and detection |
Frozen (EOS 3/31/26) |
|
Deployment options |
Virtual Edition, Appliance (turnkey), SaaS (M365) |
On-prem only |
|
Recovery speed |
10x faster; 1,000 VMs restored instantly |
Baseline |
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TCO vs. comparable |
Up to 40% lower; 233% 3-yr ROI (IDC/HPE) |
Baseline, plus parallel tool cost |
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