We performed a comparison between IBM Spectrum Protect, NAKIVO Backup & Replication, and Veritas NetBackup based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"For initial setup, we started with the blueprints, which were great. The blueprints allowed us to be able to decide if we needed to use small, medium,k or large. Because we are a large environment, we used a large blueprint. Once we followed everything in the blueprint, it was a smooth transition from there."
"It is scalable beyond anything my customers ever aspire to."
"We apply the new dedupe and compression technology, using maintenance and time to give more time for the backup window and less time for the overhead related to the daily housekeeping."
"The best part of this solution is that it just works."
"The licensing isn't very clear. They should work to simply or clarify the cost structure."
"The archiving feature is the most valuable aspect of the solution."
"Performance and recoveries are better. Our clients and customers are happier with the performance of it."
"This is a user-friendly solution that has a lot of certifications and documentation for the Microsoft Hyper-V infrastructure."
"This solution was surprisingly easy to configure."
"It is easy to set up using the included virtual appliance and also includes agents for most NAS systems."
"The product license and support delivery have been great!"
"The virtual appliance for VMware vSphere is easy to deploy, easy to manage, and we have no need for additional Windows licenses."
"The backups, especially of the incremental type, are really quick (ranging from five to 10 to 45 to 50 minutes depending on the size of the VM)."
"The speed of the backups and replications is fantastic and, for the most part, the simplicity of use has been wonderful."
"The product is easy to manage for any IT person who is new to backup, recovery, and replication."
"The backup and restore features work very well."
"NetBackup is very easy for end-users."
"It has been around for so long, and it is very in-depth. It has a solution for everything that you can cover."
"The most valuable feature of Veritas NetBackup is the protection policies or protection module."
"The most valuable feature is replication because, using NetBackup replication, we can have disaster recovery of the data we have."
"We have an issue with the last version on the latest backup of the solution as it is not compatible with Sybase 16.5."
"We have a file server and our data file server, everything. We use it for VM server backup, too."
"The VM portal and the CloudCatalyst are two of the solution's most valuable features."
"Perhaps if they could add replication to a second site or third site from the same console, that would be helpful. Currently, we have to connect to another console."
"An area for improvement would be the ease of use - the GUI is not up to the mark compared to other products in the market."
"Integration with Windows environments needs improvement. It should be more "assisted", both at the application and database level. It remains a product that fits better in Unix/Linux environments than in Windows environments, given its configuration procedures."
"We recently had a situation where we quickly got code, and the number of tapes exceeded the library capacity so we were waiting a while to change. We got a fix for this right away."
"It seems like they are a little behind on the integration to Azure Cloud as well as Amazon."
"I want a better user interface, support, and integrations."
"Easier configuration of some of the products, e.g., VE comes to mind."
"IBM's support hasn't been so good in the last few years."
"Updating VM Tools on a replicated VM could be better."
"Sometimes, for some VMs and some Windows Server versions, specifically old versions (aka server 12 or older) fail due to the VSS writer error or locking file system."
"It would be great if they had a Let's Encrypt integration."
"So far, there is no version that supports Polish. If such a version existed, many customers in our region would decide to purchase and implement this solution."
"It would be a good thing to have some use case and architecture examples online to understand integration in complex infrastructure."
"Using an independent bootable media to restore full physical machines would enable physical machines that may be serving as Nakivo Director or Transport machines to be reliably restored to service without undue delay, ensuring that an enterprise's local environment remains intact."
"There are some errors requiring support to correct and bugs and glitches should be addressed."
"I would like to see some additional models in the next release to make backups more functional."
"There is room for improvement in the implementation of Power servers."
"The only pain point we have with this solution is the cost. It's very expensive. In fact, it's so expensive we are looking for other platforms. We want to move away from it in order to save our organization costs."
"This product would be improved with the inclusion of a Sandbox feature like Veeam Sandbox."
"Extra features come with additional costs."
"The restoration method and the compression ratio need improvement."
"The virtual environment, cloud integration, copy data management features need improvement."
"Netbackup can backup MySQL via Oracle policy, to be honest, this is not completely native support and this method has a few limitations. In fact, you can buy from Veritas (or Zmanda) clients for MySQL or PostgerSQL from Zmanda to backup MySQL or PostgreSQL on Linux."
"Within their product lineup, they need to consolidate down to one product. Veritas doesn't have one product that does everything. So, Veritas can do everything, but you basically need to run two products. I would like them to combine all the capabilities into one release."
