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We performed a comparison between IBM Spectrum Computing and Runecast based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"This solution is working for both VTL and tape.""Spectrum Computing's best features are its speed, robustness, and data processing and analysis.""The most valuable aspect of the product is the policy driving resource management, to optimize the computing across data centers.""The most valuable feature is the backup capability.""We are satisfied with the technical support, we have no issues.""Easy to operate and use."

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"Runecast is a good partner for VMware. Once we have installed it, we can see all the problems and issues. It also has VMware knowledge-based articles."

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Cons
"We'd like to see some AI model training for machine learning.""SMB storage and HPC is not compatible and it should be supported by IBM Spectrum Computing.""Lack of sufficient documentation, particularly in Spanish.""Spectrum Computing is lagging behind other products, most likely because it hasn't been shifted to the cloud.""This solution is no longer managing tapes correctly.""We have not been able to use deduplication."

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"The product lacks network assessment capabilities. We cannot view our network assets or scan switches, routers, or IPs for vulnerabilities and issues."

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  • "This solution is expensive."
  • "Spectrum Computing is one of the most expensive products on the market."
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  • "Runecast's pricing is cheaper than that of its competitors."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:This solution is too expensive for a lot of our customers.
    Top Answer:The biggest problem is the lack of documentation in general, and documentation in Spanish, in particular.
    Top Answer:Runecast is a good partner for VMware. Once we have installed it, we can see all the problems and issues. It also has VMware knowledge-based articles.
    Top Answer:Runecast's pricing is cheaper than that of its competitors.
    Top Answer:The product lacks network assessment capabilities. We cannot view our network assets or scan switches, routers, or IPs for vulnerabilities and issues.
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    Overview

    IBM Spectrum Computing uses intelligent workload and policy-driven resource management to optimize resources across the data center, on premises and in the cloud. Now up to 150X faster and scalable to over 160,000 cores, IBM provides you with the latest advances in software-defined infrastructure to help you unleash the power of your distributed mission-critical high performance computing (HPC), analytics and big data applications as well as a new generation open source frameworks such as Hadoop and Spark.

    Runecast is an enterprise IT platform that saves your Security and Operations teams time and resources by enabling a proactive approach to ITOM, CSPM, and compliance. Its agentless scanning capability ensures efficient and in-depth assessment of your infrastructure without imposing additional load on your servers.

    It automates vulnerability assessment, configuration drift management, and continuous compliance – for VMware, Cloud, and Containers.

    Runecast helps reduce operational overhead, increase transparency, and easily assess and remediate infrastructure vulnerabilities. It simplifies managing regulatory compliance, making it an ideal solution for your infrastructure security needs.

    It provides continuous audits against vendor best practices, common security standards, and frameworks such as BSI IT-Grundschutz, CIS, Cyber Essentials, DISA STIG, DORA, Essential 8, GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001, KVKK, NIST, PCI DSS, TISAX, VMware Security Hardening Guidelines, and the CISA KEVs catalog.

    Your team can do more with less via a single platform that checks all your cloud infrastructure, for increased visibility, security, and time-saving. Security teams benefit from simplified vulnerability management and regulatory compliance, across multiple standards and technologies. Operations teams are able to reduce operational overheads and increase clarity, enabling you to be proactive and return to the valuable work you want to be doing.

    Runecast has been recognized with Frost & Sullivan's 2023 European New Product Innovation Award in the CNAPP industry for its strong overall performance and commitment to user experience.


    Get to know Runecast: www.runecast.com/

    Read Customer Success Stories: www.runecast.com/case-studies


    Sample Customers
    London South Bank University, Transvalor, Infiniti Red Bull Racing, Genomic
    Our customers tell us regularly how Runecast benefits CIOs, CISOs, and both Security and Operations teams across verticals with a proactive approach that results in major time and cost savings, increased uptime and security standards complianceSuccess Highlight 75-85% troubleshooting time savings – Kiel Municipal Hospital90% time savings on reactive troubleshooting – Near East Bank90% time savings in upgrade planning– FLEXdata80% reduction in monthly incidents and issues – University of St Andrews78,000 EUR/year minimum annual cost savings – Notino100s of hours saved on security compliance with remediation scripts alone – Kiel Municipal Hospital75% time saved on troubleshooting and root cause analysis – de Volksbank
    Top Industries
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    Comms Service Provider31%
    Media Company16%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Computer Software Company10%
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    Computer Software Company21%
    Comms Service Provider16%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Government9%
    Company Size
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    Small Business43%
    Large Enterprise57%
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    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise67%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise28%
    Large Enterprise50%
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    IBM Spectrum Computing is ranked 7th in Hadoop with 6 reviews while Runecast is ranked 16th in Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) with 1 review. IBM Spectrum Computing is rated 7.8, while Runecast is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of IBM Spectrum Computing writes "Provides stable backup for our databases and has good technical support ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Runecast writes "Helps with risk assessments for containers, assessing security, and ensuring container compliance". IBM Spectrum Computing is most compared with Apache Spark, HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric and IBM Turbonomic, whereas Runecast is most compared with VMware Aria Operations.

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