We performed a comparison between IBM Spectrum Protect and Iron Mountain Connect based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Veeam Software, Zerto, Commvault and others in Backup and Recovery."Our customers have come to trust IBM."
"Enterprise-wide type of architecture supports a lot of different platforms."
"We are able to run it in an enterprise quite easily with one or two resources."
"The customization and the ability to backup across all platforms are the most valuable features."
"The most valuable feature is the backup speed."
"All other products contain the same features, but when I'm backing up an IBM Power server I feel more comfortable with IBM Spectrum Protect because it's the same vendor."
"This solution has improved our organization through better file and database recovery."
"It helps our customers protect their data, especially with stuff like ransomware, compliance, and regulatory requirements."
"The most valuable feature for me is the policy management capabilities"
"This product comes up against other products available that are marketed better but the other products that it's in competition with are a single product and this is one of IBM products. If it could be marketed as more for competitors I think that's where it comes short."
"In a future release, it would be a benefit to have the ability to add an application as a storage target, as a storage pool. Additionally, they should add more functionality to the administration for the Operation Center."
"There is room for improvement in the service aspect."
"In terms of features, they've got it all covered. The features they have are quite good. The only downside to it is that it is for an enterprise or big organization. In my opinion, it is not for a small business."
"The solution's ability to integrate with a cloud solution is one area that needs improvement."
"Its price can be better. It is very expensive. Its interface is very old and not user friendly. They can improve its interface. Their support can also be better. My clients are not very satisfied with the support because they are not really quick."
"It needs better connectivity with other non-IBM application hardware and non-IBM platforms."
"Replication of data could be more user friendly."
"I would like to see more integration with different platforms."
IBM Spectrum Protect is ranked 17th in Backup and Recovery with 146 reviews while Iron Mountain Connect is ranked 37th in Backup and Recovery with 2 reviews. IBM Spectrum Protect is rated 8.0, while Iron Mountain Connect is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of IBM Spectrum Protect writes "Performance and recoveries are better, and customers are happier with performance". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Iron Mountain Connect writes "Good policies related to data". IBM Spectrum Protect is most compared with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Cohesity DataProtect and Nutanix Mine Integrated Backup, whereas Iron Mountain Connect is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication and NAKIVO Backup & Replication.
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