We performed a comparison between Azure Backup and IBM Spectrum Protect Plus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The scalability has been good."
"One of the most valuable features is security and connectivity to the data."
"This solution allows me to restore either the VM or the data, depending on what is needed."
"The most valuable feature is the ease in which it backs up our data."
"This solution is easy to configure and restore. It is a Microsoft product so is easily compatible with other solutions."
"Our client’s infrastructure is protected by the tool."
"The most valuable features of Azure Backup for us are its flexible retention options and the ability to recover to a second region with geo-replication and read access."
"It's stable."
"The solution is scalable and can be fitted for any customer."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the integration with Oracle."
"What I like about IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is its integration, plus it has very good technical support."
"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that the product works and helps with restoration areas whenever there is a need to restore something."
"The most valuable feature of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is its ease of use. Additionally, it does backups of all of the things we need, such as OS, files, and databases."
"The tool has enough documentation; you don't need to contact the support team."
"The support from IBM is very good."
"The solution's stability is high because it is derived from Spectrum Protect."
"Lacks an AI system that would enable easier upgrading of the hardware."
"I can’t use the solution to restore another native cloud solution. Azure must add this new feature."
"We would like to see some kind of notification given to the user that a file was not synchronized well or what may have happened."
"There is a limitation of 99 files restores per day which means that we can't complete a huge file restore. We would like Azure to increase the number of the possible file restorations."
"In Avamar, the file-based restores are very quick and fast, whereas, in Azure Backup, VM restore is super easy, but if I have to do a file or a folder restore, I have to mount the entire VM image. I have to wait for some time for it to be mounted, and then I have to go inside and then check the file and copy it somewhere. It's a bit of a manual process, whereas in Avamar, you can directly select a file and folder, and it'll recover with whatever permissions you want."
"We have a concern with the backup when were are working with VMs that are running in Barracuda Firewall because it usually fails."
"The support for Office365 backup is atrocious and is something that has to be improved."
"Ransomware protection is missing in Azure Backup."
"IBM Spectrum Protect Plus could improve the IBM Spectrum Protect environment. It can be difficult to administer. The initial configuration can be difficult for entry-level teams or deployment teams, and it might be difficult to integrate. There's just too much content involved in the solution. The documentation is way too large."
"I would like more integration with security. We need to show the value of the product in regards to handling security. For example, how it handles current malware or viruses. IBM should be more proactive in this direction."
"The solution only supports HyperV and VMware but doesn't support Nutanix."
"The tool needs to increase the number of threats."
"In the future, I would like to see support for global deduplication."
"There could be better integration with Spectrum Protect and Spectrum Protect Plus, it should be one solution."
"The replication feature is not available."
"The one issue we are facing is related to file restores."
Azure Backup is ranked 9th in Backup and Recovery with 51 reviews while IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is ranked 19th in Backup and Recovery with 28 reviews. Azure Backup is rated 7.8, while IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Azure Backup writes "Straightforward to set up and manage and allows us to monitor all backups in one place". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus writes "Has very good integration features and can quickly backup data and optimize storage". Azure Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Commvault Cloud, Acronis Cyber Protect and Veritas NetBackup, whereas IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is most compared with IBM Spectrum Protect, Veeam Backup & Replication, Cohesity DataProtect and Nutanix Mine Integrated Backup. See our Azure Backup vs. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus report.
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