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IBM Storage Protect

7.0 /10
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IBM Storage Protect
7.0 /10

What is IBM Storage Protect?

IBM Storage Protect™ provides comprehensive data resilience for physical file servers, virtual environments, and a wide range of applications. Organizations can scale up to manage billions of objects per backup server. Clients can reduce backup infrastructure costs with built-in data efficiency capabilities and the ability to migrate or copy data to tape, public cloud services, and on-premises object storage. IBM Storage Protect can also store IBM Storage Protect Plus data, allowing companies to take advantage of their existing investment for long-term data retention and disaster recovery.

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Awards & Recognition

IBM Storage Protect won the following awards in the Backup and Availability category

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IBM Storage Protect Ratings

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78 Likeliness to Recommend

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Since last award

93 Plan to Renew

78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

+84 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love IBM Storage Protect?

4% Negative
4% Neutral
92% Positive

Pros

  • Performance Enhancing
  • Respectful
  • Trustworthy
  • Acts with Integrity

Feature Ratings

Average 78

Virtual Machine Backup

82

Backup Automation

81

Application Awareness

80

Analytics

79

Replication for Long Term Storage and Disaster Recovery

78

Replication for High Availability

78

Integration With Storage Arrays

77

Backup of Cloud Based Data

77

Deduplication Implementation

77

Physical Backup for Multiple Platforms

75

Backup Monitoring and Reporting

74

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 78

Breadth of Features

82

Ease of Implementation

82

Ease of Data Integration

80

Availability and Quality of Training

79

Vendor Support

79

Usability and Intuitiveness

77

Business Value Created

77

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

76

Quality of Features

75

Ease of Customization

75

Ease of IT Administration

74

IBM Storage Protect Reviews

Virginia R.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2022

An OS-independent back-up solution.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates IBM Storage Protect from other similar products?

Reducing the load on production servers by offloading backups using Spectrum Protect Snapshot Although the product is excellent, there is still room for improvement in terms of implementation and customisation.. We've been using Spectrum Protect for a long time, and we're completely satisfied. A major weakness is a lack of ability to compete with other vendors in new areas, such as virtual machines (VMs).

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Because of its sturdiness, it does its job quietly and effectively, but it does like to be pampered, so proper care is required to get the most out of it. Once you've figured it out, it's a piece of cake. Backup servers do not need to be rebooted on a monthly basis, at least not on AIX, which I have on some of my servers. Spectrum Protect is a one-stop shop for all your backup and restore needs; it works with anything you throw at it.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I believe the most pressing issue is the lack of compatibility between various IBM products, such as tdp and gskit, as well as issues with snapshot manager and other products like SVC. Implementation and configuration should only be attempted by those who are intimately familiar with the product, and even then, it may be difficult to uncover all of the available options.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Although the product is very stable, it works better if it is maintained on a daily basis, like most things, like most things. We'd conduct a thorough, POC-driven evaluation to determine which product best meets our requirements. At the time we began using Spectrum protect (then known as ADSM), the backup and recovery market had only a few options to choose from. Many options are available today.

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy
  • Efficient Service

Janet M.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2022

The IBM Spectrum Protect is an excellent solution

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates IBM Storage Protect from other similar products?

Resolves the issue with backing up the server by adding additional mount points with a new policy. Even though our PACS system has multiple drives with different letters, the images still need to be able to meet backup and disaster recovery standards. Increasing the minimum requirements for RPO and storage compliance. Enterprise Tape Library Support and Maintenance.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Strong performance thanks to the DB2 database used as the backend. Besides deduplication, incremental forever technology also reduces storage needs. pectrum protect, The simplicity with which the new spectrum protect can be installed. Scalability, as well as a Spectrum-protected operation center. Because of its scalability, spectrum Protect can protect a large number of objects on a single server. Because of the built-in capabilities for increasing data efficiency, there is also a significant reduction in costs. Data Air GAP

What do you dislike most about this product?

The platform for the administration of the tools needs to be improved. In order to reduce the amount of time spent configuring suite products, you should prioritize simplicity.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

The more the training team understands about the better solution deduplication and compression box with Spectrum Storage and container technology, the more important it is to acquire skills. The more benefits you reap from Spectrum protect depend on your ability to acquire these skills. You can make use of solutions that are cloud-ready.

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy
  • Unique Features

Bogdan B.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2022

Reliable, difficult to set up

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

What differentiates IBM Storage Protect from other similar products?

Reliability

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

reliability

What do you dislike most about this product?

CLI plays a big part in administering it...not my favorite

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you worked with TSM(Tivoli Storage Manager) you would like this more than I do...as not very CLI savvy, I've found this difficult to administer/implement

Pros

  • Performance Enhancing
  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy

Cons

  • Commodity Features
  • Inhibits Innovation
  • Slower Product Innovation

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