We performed a comparison between IBM Spectrum Protect and Veritas NetBackup Appliance 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."Data reduction definitely reduces costs, not only software costs, but from the infrastructure needed."
"The feature we have found most valuable is when you want to integrate it with a Tape Library and then do the DRM life cycle. That is when it works the best."
"The product helps us do data protection and restoration for disaster recovery (DR)."
"Every time customers make a change or we have made a change, then they use the product to do a cloning and refreshing. They are happy that they get good performance something changes."
"The backup of Sybase databases is the most valuable feature in the existing environment. They have got the most documentation out there on the internet for its software protection. The documentation is excellent, and there are a lot of blogs, websites. Because it's still one of the oldest products out there for data protection, there are also lots of people who have a lot of experience in using this solution."
"It helps our customers protect their data, especially with stuff like ransomware, compliance, and regulatory requirements."
"It allows us to have one interface."
"It is scalable beyond anything my customers ever aspire to."
"The documentation is okay. You are able to follow it and it is helpful."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it can be used in many different kinds of systems."
"The most valuable feature of Veritas NetBackup Appliance is duplication and covers many applications."
"It’s quite scalable."
"We rarely need their help. I would give their technical support an 8.5 out of ten. We are satisfied."
"It has been our go-to product for backup."
"They are a large company with good best practices, and they give good support."
"The standout feature is its connectivity and robust support. They are easily easy to get hold of, making it convenient for us."
"The solution could be more user-friendly and provide better monitoring. The monitoring should be improved first since it is a higher priority."
"They can include more cloud-enriching features. I would like IBM Spectrum Protect to have the functionality for backing up a VM directly in Azure. I would like to be able to back up a VM directly in Azure without spinning up a Hyper-V cluster and backing up the virtual server."
"They need to do a better job on Windows, because if you are running Windows, the scalability is more limited than AIX and Linux."
"Ease of use."
"I should be able to backup Linux. I would like SUSE for Linux on POWER. Right now, we have to use Storex, which is a pain to use."
"I would like to advance reporting and analytics for the platform to see how much data is coming into the platform. how much data is expiring everyday, and what tape savings we are getting through reclamation."
"We are having a balance issue between the reclamation and the backup function. It has to take the space back from the tapes before it can record to those tapes, but sometimes those two processes are overlapping."
"The Hyper-V and SQL Server backup could be improved. In the 2016 version there was a significant improvement, but I think IBM has a big challenge with these technologies."
"The configuration can sometimes be tricky during implementation."
"The monitoring could be a bit better."
"They could simplify the process of installing, and provide more space for data during the process."
"Sometimes, the user interface doesn't work smoothly."
"In terms of implementing the solution, it's quite technical. You need to be knowledgable in order to pull off a successful deployment."
"It's hard to get to the backups. There are too many tabs."
"With technical support, it feels like they aren't well trained and it takes forever to get answers out of them."
"The NetBackup software is based on Red Hat Linux, but we should have multiple software options for that. We should have more OS options. Also, there are too many tools and intermediaries. Everything should be built into an all-in-one solution."
IBM Spectrum Protect is ranked 17th in Backup and Recovery with 146 reviews while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is ranked 20th in Backup and Recovery with 46 reviews. IBM Spectrum Protect is rated 8.0, while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is rated 8.0. 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 Veritas NetBackup Appliance writes "Offers good connectivity, easy to use and stable solution ". IBM Spectrum Protect is most compared with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Rubrik and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), whereas Veritas NetBackup Appliance is most compared with Veritas NetBackup, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), DD Boost, ExaGrid EX Series and HPE StoreOnce. See our IBM Spectrum Protect vs. Veritas NetBackup Appliance report.
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