We performed a comparison between IBM Spectrum Protect, N-able Cove Data Protection, and Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"You can do restores very quickly. You can mount a drive and restore it right from the drive."
"IBM Spectrum Protect offers stable software and products."
"It has to ability to backup DV2, Oracle, and Informix."
"We are talking about a stable solution which boasts good performance and security."
"The main thing is to keep the data safe and in files, keep it on tape ready for a request from a bank, and it is working perfectly with all our hardware."
"The most valuable features are compression and de-duplication."
"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."
"We can freeze and start databases for consistent backups."
"It's their cloud, it's their storage. I don't have to buy a space on Amazon or Google's cloud and then use their software to push it. That works well for me. This way, I don't have to worry about another option or the opportunity that there might be a credential leak."
"Because the package includes cloud storage, we don't need to worry about hosting it inside. That was very important to us. And because the vendor has data centers worldwide, our reps in Europe and other places can get to what they need quickly and easily."
"The ability to back up, restore, and do different types of testing for the preventative maintenance has really increased our importance to these clients because they see the value in how fast we can get them back up and running. We're saving them money in that way."
"The most valuable feature is that it's hands-off. I log in every morning and there are pre-canned filters that I've created to make my life easier. I have something called server status color bars, and that gives me all the servers and, in a nutshell, I can see: if any errors are being reported; when the last backup was; if one is not working, should there be one, and it literally jumps off the page."
"The solution has reduced backup times by an immeasurable amount. Its backups are incremental, so you are only backing up data changes based on the last 24 hours or so. If you are also maintaining the stored images, the restores are also only incremental, happening in minutes. Whereas, with a lot of the other solutions that we have looked at, each time it goes to refresh the restore, then it has to build a completely new image. That takes forever. This solution also improves recovery time."
"It provides a single dashboard for all types of data protection, we monitor everything through a single dashboard. It simplifies everything overall. It allows us to see everything, whether passing or failing any issues, any problems through a single pane of glass that we don't have to click through or adjust as we go forward."
"The monitoring makes it very easy to check whether a backup has gone bad."
"The most valuable feature by far is the Virtual Disaster Recovery. On top of that is the bare-metal recovery. The recovery options that we have are great. We have tested the Virtual Disaster Recovery and the bare-metal recovery in just about any scenario you can think of. We have even restored bare metal, a full server, to a laptop, and had full functionality. It's just insane how well it works and how simple it is. It does most of the work for you."
"Solution provides good security."
"The most valuable features are the flexibility and stability of the product."
"The user interface is good. It provides a lot of information."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"Veeam is very user-friendly and intuitive software."
"I love Veeam because it is very easy to work with."
"The solution is very affordable for small businesses."
"The initial setup, if it is error-free, is very simple."
"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."
"They need to reduce the complexity and make the learning curve easier."
"Generally, the implementation of virtualization could be improved. The workflow service and so on are not working properly."
"I think Spectrum Protect's interface is not so user-friendly, but the interface is not so friendly. Some of the functions are too complicated. I prefer a simpler solution."
"This solution does not have good support for virtualization and a hyper-converged environment."
"The only thing that I would like to have a little more of is insight in reporting. I find that Spectrum Protect needs a lot of monitoring, and I have to actually log into the servers."
"It lacks reporting and an efficient alert mechanism. The GUI could also be improved."
"Needs more support for non-mainstream databases, in particular PostgreSQL, SQL, and MySQL."
"N-able Cove Data Protection for Microsoft 365 is an area with shortcomings that need improvement."
"The one thing they don't are Linux servers, it's Windows only. I understand that directive. I have another product that I use for our Linux servers and stuff, but it would be nice if they had that flexibility on the Linux side. I understand the development and the world is geared towards Windows in 365, I know that's where the clienteles are and the business and the money is."
"One area I don't like has to do with the agent that goes on the system... if a system stays offline for some length of time, say for a week or so, I may have to go back in and reinstall the agent to get it back in business. I don't know what's causing that."
"Integration with a hybrid cloud is something that I found complicated."
"There could be a possibility to create a local NAS backup for infrastructure."
"For the MSP side, they could have more of a "security user" that can go in and only see certain clients. If you give somebody access as a technician, they can see all the clients."
"The reporting feature and functionality need improvement. We would like to see a little bit more detailed reporting that offers more CEO or C-level focused reporting options."
"An area for improvement that would really work out well would be if there were a little bit more of an elegant handshake relationship between SolarWinds RMM and the PCs that are being backed up, to advise regarding "up" status... Since RMM is an agent that feeds back that a machine is alive and on, I don't see any reason why they can't either tap into that one feature or build the same exact polling within the backup agent, to update right away and say the system is online or offline."
"They should improve the solution's automation features."
"The compression ratio and application ratio could still be improved in this solution. Reporting could also be improved, for better monitoring."
"There really are no cons. The product simply has to maintain development to keep up with changes in the operating system."
"Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows should improve by having more features, easier deployment, and compatibility with Unix boxes."
"There should be an option to use the solution for physical machines."
"Updating and configuration can sometimes be a little bit of a hassel, but once you know the product better it is easy to use."
"An area that this solution could be improved would be with the licensing."
"I am not very impressed by the technical support I received when I had an issue."
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