We performed a comparison between IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, Rubrik, and Veeam Backup & Replication based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"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 solution offers a very straightforward deployment. You click, click, click and it's done. There's not much configuration to do."
"Virtual snapshots that offer incremental backups."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the integration with Oracle."
"The solution is scalable and can be fitted for any customer."
"The most valuable feature is how we can easily power speed up the VM even though the VM resides in remote storage."
"The solution is scalable."
"The solution's stability is high because it is derived from Spectrum Protect."
"The ease of use and innovation are the features that stand out for us."
"Rubrik is an easy and automatic solution that needs no manual intervention."
"It has a streamlined user interface, provides an improved tech support experience, and reduces time required to locate and restore data."
"Mounting recent backups to create new servers rather than cloning servers in VMware drastically cut down required time."
"Automation functions, image based backup, and the ability to instantly recover anything from files to databases."
"We do like the instant recovery... Now, we say, "Okay, give me 15 seconds and I can get this back up for you." And within that 15 seconds it's on and the only thing that we have to do afterwards is vMotion it off of the Rubrik storage back to where it should rest."
"Rubrik has brought all of our backups under a single pane of glass and made recovery extremely simple."
"We had some VMware issue as VMware did some changes on the AHCI drivers. Rubrik saved our environment those times."
"Veeam replication gives migration tools/options for VMware."
"Veeam Backup & Replication is definitely very useful and simple to learn, and the restoring processes are very straightforward, making it a very solid product."
"There are many valuable features, for example how Copy Job is controlling the band with accelerators. The Enterprise Manager is a valuable feature. There are many very useful features. We can push in the market, because we have an advantage over the other solutions."
"The WAN accelerator feature has been the most valuable for me. That feature reduced the time needed to complete the task from 25 days to less than a week! This is compared with the original tools used: ntbackup, robocopy and Windows Server Backup."
"The solution does a good job with VM backups."
"The main feature for Veeam is that it's built primarily for virtualization, such as VMware or Hyper-V."
"One of the most valuable features of Veeam is that the restoration is easy and reliable."
"Replication Job base on a source HPE Catalyst store to perform a full reconstruction of our production systems on our third datacenter, which is our DRP Site."
"Not particularly user friendly."
"Rooms for improvement in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus are installation and configuration because those were difficult. They should try their best to improve those areas. In the next release of the product, better implementation and administration are what we're expecting."
"The one issue we are facing is related to file restores."
"The tool needs to increase the number of threats."
"An area that needs improvement is data validation. We currently use another product that gives us immediate validation, information about when the last backup was, and no risk of corruption happening. TSM in IBM Spectrum is not mature so that you can validate on the spot."
"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."
"I would like integration into where the VMware guys can do their own restores."
"You end up needing to do a lot of troubleshooting to get things to work effectively."
"Pricing is something that needs to be considered for improvement."
"The licensing cost is quite high. That is something that needs to be worked out, because so many times it happens that the team does not have the budget or there are other issues at that time. Cost has become an important factor in deciding whether to continue with the Rubrik solution."
"Its reporting can be improved. Sometimes, I need to create reports to know whether something is available or not, how much frontend data is being protected, etc. Rubrik gives a lot of things in the report, which can be confusing. It isn't very easy to get reports. It shows all the backup, index, replication, and everything else in one report. So, I have to export, filter, and then do the calculations."
"The solution could improve by having fewer VM Stuns."
"The only thing that can be improved is catering for open source databases because at the moment it doesn't cater for Mongo, MySQL, and Postgres."
"They support Hyper-V and it works with our CloudOut, the cloud DR, but they seem to add features for VMware first and Hyper-V gets added second or sometimes several releases after the VMware feature comes out."
"The functionality is missing, but they are very receptive to our thoughts and ideas."
"The dashboard and user interface could be improved to make them more user-friendly."
"I would like to see a storage application in the next version of the product."
"The cost needs to be considered."
"The initial setup was not straightforward at all."
"Near-synchronous, better RPO and RTO snapshot-based takes a lot of space and resources."
"CDP also requires a lot of development, because there are a lot of restrictions now for CDP. There is a chance to improve CDP and make it much easier for the customers."
"Physical backup is always where room for improvement could be but Veeam has always stated they are not going in that direction."
"There is room for improvement in the application backups, particularly for Oracle and SaaS systems. Veeam Backup & Replication offers a plugin specifically designed for Oracle and SAP HANA databases. In version twelve, they introduced enhancements that allow deploying the plugin from the backup server. However, manual configuration is still required on each server to schedule the backup and specify the backup repository. Additionally, transitioning from a Windows server to a Linux server requires converting the existing model. Previously, Veeam heavily relied on Windows and Microsoft SQL databases for their solution. Fortunately, in version twelve, they introduced an enhancement by offering the option to use a Postgres SQL database, which is an open-source alternative."
"The virtual sandboxes seem complex to setup, so I have not invested time in leveraging this feature. It would be nice if this feature was more user-friendly."
