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IBM Spectrum Protect

Read 146 IBM Spectrum Protect reviews
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VMware vDPA [EOL]

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We performed a comparison between IBM Spectrum Protect and VMware vDPA [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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vSphere Data Protection 5.1 Impressions
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  • "Technical support is pretty good. It is doing fine, but you pay for it."
  • "Licensing can be either complicated or simple depending on what type of licensing you wish to use and what works best for your environment."
  • "At scale, the consumption license (per TB) is very expensive."
  • "Use capacity licensing. It's easier and cheaper."
  • "We worked our licensing into a capacity model, which is nice. Now, everything is much simpler to manage from a licensing perspective.​"
  • "We chose IBM Spectrum Protect, because they actually have something called MSP pricing, which means managed services provider pricing. The pricing was attractive, and it seems to be a platform that IBM is totally investing on in terms of new functions and new capabilities."
  • "Spectrum Protect is not expensive, and it is simple to use."
  • "It is very scalable, but the downside is that it costs money."

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    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about IBM Spectrum Protect?
    Top Answer:IBM Spectrum Protect is stable.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Spectrum Prot...
    Top Answer:The product is expensive.
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    What needs improvement with IBM Spectrum Protect?
    Top Answer:Customers need a clearer understanding of how to implement IBM Spectrum. However, issues revolve around financial constraints. If you lack the correct service contract, resolving problems can be… more »
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    Major Differences Between These 4 Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions?
    Top Answer:Comparing the features of the four is not the right approach. You need to develop a list of requirements for backup and DR that are specific to your organization and then compare each of the four… more »
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    Ranking
    17th
    out of 133 in Backup and Recovery
    Views
    7,375
    Comparisons
    5,217
    Reviews
    16
    Average Words per Review
    601
    Rating
    7.3
    Unranked
    In Backup and Recovery
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    Also Known As
    IBM TSM, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
    vDPA, vSphere Data Protection Advanced
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    Overview
    IBM Spectrum Protect (Tivoli Storage Manager) is a data protection platform that gives enterprises a single point of control and administration for backup and recovery. It is the flagship product in the IBM Spectrum Protect (Tivoli Storage Manager) family. It enables reliable, cost effective backups and fast recovery for virtual, physical and cloud environments of all sizes.
    VMware vSphere Data Protection Advanced (vDPA) is a backup and recovery solution that was introduced with vSphere 5.1. VDP leverages mature, proven technology from EMC Avamar to provide reliable, space-efficient, disk-based data protection for VMware virtual machines (VMs). vDPA is fully integrated with VMware vCenter Server and the vSphere Web Client.
    Sample Customers
    CERN, Einstein Healthcare, Nyherji, Allianz Australia, TZM, ABT Online, NCT, Kindred Healthcare Inc., Cobalt Iron, TransGrid, Baptist Health of Northeast Florida, Cash America, Piedmont Healthcare, RWGV, Arkansas Tech University, British Columbia Institute of Technology
    Ideosity, The Waddington Group, MVS Consulting, Federal Government, Educational Institution
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Healthcare Company13%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Insurance Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Retailer8%
    Government8%
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    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business31%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise55%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise65%
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    IBM Spectrum Protect is ranked 17th in Backup and Recovery with 146 reviews while VMware vDPA [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Backup and Recovery. IBM Spectrum Protect is rated 8.0, while VMware vDPA [EOL] is rated 0.0. 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 VMware vDPA [EOL] writes "vSphere Data Protection 5.1 Impressions". IBM Spectrum Protect is most compared with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Cohesity DataProtect and Rubrik, whereas VMware vDPA [EOL] is most compared with .

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