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Hi Simon,

It's always the same question: "why should I pay for a product that just makes file copies?".

Because most backup solutions do not just do file copies! Depending on the software you choose, there are many features you can't have with a simple vmdk copy script you can build yourself. For example, you can do incremental backups, restore a single file inside a VM, deduplicate your backup storage pool, etc.

So choosing between a home made script or a commercial product for a backup solution depends on your needs. But the more VM you have in production, the quickest you'll see that you definitely need a real backup tool.

Good luck.

Regards

Franck