We performed a comparison between Cohesity DataProtect 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."With the ability to stage an entire lifecycle through versioning, integrated with AWS, it has made it possible to protect our corporation from end to end."
"We are happy with the support provided by Cohesity for the issues we've come across."
"This solution is easy to manage."
"Its most valuable feature is its ransomware protection, so it has immutable backups."
"Backups are quick and painless to set up."
"A robust, verifiable backup with a restore solution, which decreases our backup and has a restore window."
"The four independent node cluster architecture is redundant. It maintains data integrity and load balancing."
"We are saving valuable datacenter rack space, which is critical as we evaluate co-location options."
"The most valuable feature is how we can easily power speed up the VM even though the VM resides in remote storage."
"The most valuable features of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus are you have many possibilities on how to use it. We use it for backups and to create secondary and third copies. It is possible to pick up Kubernetes containers and use a different cloud provider if you need to start backups on the cloud."
"This is a multi-platform backup solution where you can take a backup from AIX, Windows, or Linux servers and restore from CD, disk, or tape."
"The solution's stability is high because it is derived from Spectrum Protect."
"The solution offers a very straightforward deployment. You click, click, click and it's done. There's not much configuration to do."
"Using this tool, we can easily backup and restore or recover the data for PCs and mobiles in case of system crashes."
"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 tool has enough documentation; you don't need to contact the support team."
"The support team could do a better job. Sometimes finding the correct person is cumbersome and time consuming."
"Since it is an evolving product, there are lot of frequent releases which require upgrades to be done every other weekend."
"In terms of the product itself, there have been a handful of patches that have had to be applied outside of the GUI via the command line. It's very straightforward and easy and in the same redundant fashion, but not quite as simple as one or two clicks. I'm hoping that will decrease going forward."
"We are waiting on the AIX agent to be released."
"Add the ability to delete View Boxes and External Targets in the GUI."
"I like that Cohesity offers the chance to have data on-premises and on the cloud. All the data is automatically sent to the cloud."
"Physical RDMs on virtual machines could be a bit easier to configure and plan out."
"The one area where we would like to see additional improvements is with reporting. There are very granular reports from each grid. There are also some built-in reports within Helios (SAS Management Console) that offers basic reporting. However, for complex, large-enterprise environments, a more robust reporting engine that supports detailed audit reporting and enhanced ad hoc reports would be welcome."
"The tool needs to increase the number of threats."
"The replication feature is not available."
"The Gui interface and usability are not so friendly and easy."
"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 one issue we are facing is related to file restores."
"The backup support for IBM Power Virtualization needs to be added."
"The user experience is very bad and the interface needs to be improved."
"IBM Spectrum Protect Plus could improve by adding SAP Rena."
Cohesity DataProtect is ranked 8th in Backup and Recovery with 67 reviews while IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is ranked 19th in Backup and Recovery with 28 reviews. Cohesity DataProtect is rated 9.0, while IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cohesity DataProtect writes "Easy to use, offers good scalability and responsive support ". 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". Cohesity DataProtect is most compared with Rubrik, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Veritas NetBackup, whereas IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is most compared with IBM Spectrum Protect, Veeam Backup & Replication, Nutanix Mine Integrated Backup, Veritas NetBackup and Rubrik. See our Cohesity DataProtect vs. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus report.
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