IBM Spectrum Protect Reviews

GUI could be improved.

I'm not an end user but I've been implementing it for 6 years.

No issues with deployment.

No.

No issues with scalability.

Poor.

From my perspective, IBM gives almost no support.

I know Networker, Avamar, BackupExec but I like mostly TSM.

Complex but that's good for me because then I have more work!

I am implementer.

This product is only for good, educated administrators.

Disaster Recovery Manager, TDP Backup Vmware, TDP Oracle, TDP Exchange. Flash Copy Manager.

Easy, relieable, Scalable Backup Solutions to save data and recovery.

Tape management.

9 years.

No issues.

No issues.

No issues.

10/10.

10/10.

No.

Vendor team.

Increase RPO, and reduce RTO.

Symantec Backup Exec.

Spectrum Protect's best feature is that I can use it practically anywhere, on any platform, and for any servers or clients.

I've been using Spectrum Protect for twenty years.

Spectrum Protect's stability is good. We have experience with big companies that have a huge number of objects, and it works fine with sixty to seventy terabytes per day.

Spectrum Protect is scalable, you just have to be careful when migrating data and so on.

IBM's support hasn't been so good in the last few years.

The initial setup is complex,and requires planning.

Spectrum Protect is not a cheap option.

I advise anybody considering implementing Spectrum Protect to make very good plans before starting, know your backup requirements, and test the restore. You need to plan a backup solution for a good and fast restore. I would give Spectrum Protect a rating of eight out of ten.

IBM Spectrum Protect offers stable software and products. It has much third party integration, such as that involving databases, email and virtual machines. 

The solution is quite outdated compared with others and I feel IBM to be lagging a step or two behind other vendors. 

We have received user complaints about the user interface. There is a need to manage a monitor and it can sometimes be exceedingly difficult to manage the internal TSM Spectrum Protect database. 

As a general rule, things should be updated. I do not manage too many customers who still utilize IBM, perhaps only one or two. 

While the installation is, overall, pretty straightforward, we must make certain that the requirements are met before we begin the process. 

In respect of stability, while IBM is very good because of the maturity of its products, which function well for the current environment, there are certain features I find lacking. It is stable, but old. 

When it comes to technical support, we must occasionally collect the log and we find the process to be layered. This makes it problematic to get the support we need from level two, since level one support basically consists of a call center, something which is more useful for end users than integrators and which is time consuming, as well. 

The solution tends to be hard to monitor and control and the user interface should be addressed. So too, the environment and the queries are not user-friendly. 

The most important feature which I wish to be added involves the GUI, the user interface. The solution should have more features and a more powerful GUI, equal to the command-line, as we occasionally are unable to configure it through the GUI and must resort to command-line prompting. 

The solution is not geared toward one who lacks a dedicated manager of his backup infrastructure, usually involving the command-line interface. This can make it quite challenging. We occasionally have to configure our minutes or make a mass configuration using the command-line, as opposed to the GUI. 

IBM is pretty challenging when it comes to scalability, since the bigger the environment, the greater the TSM database, especially in respect of long term retention. Sometimes our customers require permanent backup retention and this increasingly enlarges the size of the solution's database, making things hard to manage. 

I have been working with IBM Spectrum Protect for eight or nine years. 

Though there are certain features missing when it comes to IBM, I consider it to be good, as we are talking about a mature product with good functioning in the current environment. The solution is stable, just outdated. 

IBM poses a challenge to the scalability, since a bigger environment requires an increased TSM database, primarily when it comes to long term retention. Our customers occasionally require permanent backup retention and this places an increasing burden on the size of the solution's database, which makes things challenging to manage. 

Technical support can be problematic, as we must occasionally collect logs and are required to first go through level one support before proceeding to level two. This process is time consuming and geared more towards the end user than the integrator. 

While the installation is mostly straightforward, there is an initial need to ensure that the requirements are fulfilled before proceeding with it. 

I rate IBM Spectrum Protect as a six out of ten. 

We are using a specific version of the solution, ten something. 

We use it to increase our recovery capabilities. 

The solution should have better integration with VMware and with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. 

I have been using IBM Spectrum Protect for around 20 years, although I have been utilizing IBM Spectrum Protect Plus for two to three. 

We have no complaints about the stability.

The solution is really scalable. 

Technical support could be so much faster. 

The installation is straightforward and required around 20 servers. 

It took us about an hour.

When it comes to the deployment and maintenance, certain administrative skills are required. 

We have a special license, the name of which is escaping me at the moment, which grants us use for an unlimited number of years.

We must pay for a full license. 

Since our organization affords use to 50 clients per server, this comes out to around 1,000 clients. 

I would recommend this solution to others. 

I rate IBM Spectrum Protect as an eight out of ten.