IBM Spectrum Protect Room for Improvement

MP
Information Technology Infrastructure Manager at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

From what I've seen in evaluations of various products, most have similar features. Some are quite modern, opting not to support legacy systems, which can offer a more streamlined, better user experience. 

Yet, for more traditional organizations like ours, support for legacy systems is seen as an advantage, not a drawback. It really depends on the users. 

IBM Spectrum Protect, along with a few other vendors who support legacy systems, fits us well. I imagine newer, smaller organizations might find greater benefits in vendors that are cloud-native or don't support legacy systems in the same way. So, it all comes down to the specific needs and usage scenarios.

The latest enhancement, such as out-of-the-box cloud support, meets our expectations. It's particularly competent in areas we prioritize, like compliance with regulations, GDPR, data protection, and encryption. So, there isn't anything specific we find lacking at the moment.

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Van Duivenvoorde Winston - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator at a energy/utilities company with 501-1,000 employees

Software-wise, IBM Spectrum Protect didn't handle virtual machines that well, but I heard that the issue had been resolved on IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, though I didn't get a chance to test that feature.

The license cost is mainly the area for improvement in IBM Spectrum Protect.

Another con in the solution is the Microsoft Office 365 backup, which needed to be handled better by IBM Spectrum Protect, and could have some improvements.

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JD
Spectrum Protect/TSM Specialist at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

They are behind on many things, especially security. They are catching up a little bit now, but the competitors are doing better security-wise. There should be malware detection and prevention and higher security.

The ease of use also needs improvement. There are many products that are easier to use than Spectrum Protect. It is quite complex to manage, and you need an experienced administrator to manage it, whereas other products are easier to get into. You can have somebody with less experience managing them.

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IBM Spectrum Protect
March 2024
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MB
CEO at Fischerei Leipold

Enhancements are required for backing up our virtual environment.

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AA
Co-Founder -Technical Director at Dot Future

The solution is overly complicated in terms of architecture, especially compared to other tools in the market. So, IBM Spectrum Protect should try to declutter. Also, there are even some conflicts in the functionalities between IBM Spectrum and Spectrum Protect. That's my take on it compared to the competitors like Veeam.

In future product releases, the solution should be less complicated regarding architecture.

Also, they have to stop being dependent on anything, which is CLI. I am saying this even though I like CLI. So, they have to change. The problem is that the solution originates from IBM TSM, especially because they have not even updated it in the terminology. So, when I see the terminology, it does not communicate what has happened in the solution, especially in terms of if everything has developed or if they have to update and try to find a way of transitioning from the old terminology to the new terminology.

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Robert Hedblom - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud and Solution Principal Architect at sumNERV Provider AB

If IBM could provide a partial module, that would be great.

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Atif Najam - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Information Officer and Program Lead at Gatron Industries Ltd

The product’s recovery process in terms of agent installation needs improvement. There could be an agent-less backup and recovery mechanism.

In the next release, I would recommend the inclusion of a feature that integrates an immutable cloud storage option to the data store. It could enable users to create policies for moving critical data to immutable storage. In the event of a ransomware attack or a disaster, this would serve as an additional layer of protection, allowing for data recovery. Additionally, users should have the flexibility to seamlessly take backups both on-premises and in the cloud, based on defined policies.

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KashifAdeel - PeerSpot reviewer
Pre-Sales Consultant - Infrastructure at InfoTech Group

IBM Spectrum Protect is not a very user-friendly tool. IBM Spectrum Protect should be made a user-friendly tool. Though I feel that there are attempts from IBM Spectrum Protect to improve, it's still a very tricky or complex tool.

Three or four years ago, IBM introduced IBM Spectrum Protect for VM-level backup, which was just like how Veeam functions.

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HS
Presales Solutions Architect at SAS

The solution's ability to integrate with a cloud solution is one area that needs improvement.

In the next release of the solution, I would like to see the solution being able to integrate with EFS storage.

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AS
Senior Manager at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees

There are new products in the market that might be more useful for various cyber threats like ransomware. IBM is not doing its best for such threats. The solution must protect against ransomware attacks better. It must let us know if something has gone wrong with the server. Cyber Recovery must be improved.

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TE
CEO at a educational organization with 5,001-10,000 employees

The software is complex.

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AS
IT Specialist at Saudi Business Machines - SBM

The administration tools for GI need improvement, as the current assessment suggests shortcomings in the back-end system. Dealing with administrative tasks from my perspective has not been straightforward. The user interface for administration lacks the ease that is found in other tools, especially when dealing with storage.

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UT
Service Delivery Manager at Xoriant

The solution should improve the ability to monitor backup failure. There should be proactive monitoring to provide early warning. The solution should also improve its dashboard.

The next release should include automated DR.

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JY
System, Storage and Data Administrator at ORNESS

The Operations Center requires improvement. We are still using TSM Manager for many of our projects to administer our platform because the gap was not resolved with the new Operations Center.

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SS
Lead Engineer Storage at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

I need two separate solutions for virtual and physical systems. I need IBM Spectrum Protect Plus for virtual systems and Spectrum Protect for physical systems and that's a pain. It would be an improvement if they were combined.

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TE
CEO at a educational organization with 5,001-10,000 employees

There could be various client systems and process integration included in the product.

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MD.Faisal Alam - PeerSpot reviewer
Deputy Manager, Technical Services at Thakral

I want a better user interface, support, and integrations.

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IBM Spectrum Protect
March 2024
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