IBM Spectrum Protect Reviews and Pricing

it_user166608

Lead Specialist at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Nov 30, 2014

Download

Very strong product but lacks reporting and efficient alert mechanism.

What is most valuable?

The archiving functionality of data.

How has it helped my organization?

With this product we are able to save a lot on costs and on expensive storage.

What needs improvement?

Reporting, alerts when things go wrong.

For how long have I used the solution?

More than 8 years.

Buyer's Guide

IBM Spectrum Protect

May 2025

Free Report: IBM Spectrum Protect Reviews and More

Learn what your peers think about IBM Spectrum Protect. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: May 2025.

DOWNLOAD NOW

851,823 professionals have used our research since 2012.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

Integration issues which were resolved immediately.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

So far we have not encountered any issues (knock on wood).

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No issues with scalability.

How are customer service and support?

Customer Service:

We are satisfied with IBM support.

Technical Support:

We are satisfied with IBM support.

How was the initial setup?

Yes, straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

Vendor team and they were very skilled.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

Consultant449Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Report as inappropriate

Nov 4, 2016

For reporting and alerts, use Operations Center or TSM Monitoring. Both offers excellent reporting and alerting function

See all 2 comments

it_user165318

Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Nov 25, 2014

Download

GUI could be improved. This product is only for educated administrators.

What needs improvement?

GUI could be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

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

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

No issues with deployment.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No issues with scalability.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

Poor.

Technical Support:

From my perspective, IBM gives almost no support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

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

How was the initial setup?

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

What about the implementation team?

I am implementer.

What other advice do I have?

This product is only for good, educated administrators.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: We are business partners.

Buyer's Guide

IBM Spectrum Protect

May 2025

Free Report: IBM Spectrum Protect Reviews and More

Learn what your peers think about IBM Spectrum Protect. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: May 2025.

DOWNLOAD NOW

851,823 professionals have used our research since 2012.

Evgen Ezhov

Head of Testing Dpt with 501-1,000 employees

May 22, 2018

Download

Not only handles backup but restores and saves many services in critical situations

Pros and Cons

"The main feature of this product is a flexible architecture and functionality that allows you to solve problems of any complexity and scale. Most importantly, it is not just a product that simply makes a backup, but it restores and saves a large number of services in critical situations. By the way, it works fine with different types of clouds, supports S3."

What is our primary use case?

This product handles backup issues in all areas and tasks, both stand-alone and various cluster options, replication.

How has it helped my organization?

Spectrum Protect does not just improve our work, it saves the infrastructure of more than one enterprise in the event of hacker attacks, administrative errors, and a variety of other failures.

What is most valuable?

The main feature of this product is a flexible architecture and functionality that allows you to solve problems of any complexity and scale. Most importantly, it is not just a product that simply makes a backup, but it restores and saves a large number of services in critical situations. By the way, it works fine with different types of clouds, supports S3.

For how long have I used the solution?

More than five years.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I think it makes sense to think about Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization because Red Hat has better backup.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

Marcos Corbani

Business and marketing manager at MML Systems

Nov 13, 2017

Download

It lets your company grow without losing confidence.

What is most valuable?

Scalability, it lets your company grow without losing confidence.

How has it helped my organization?

Significantly reduced recovery time.

What needs improvement?

All departments.

For how long have I used the solution?

19 years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No.

How are customer service and technical support?

Very good.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Yes, policy of growth and utilization of the structure.

How was the initial setup?

The planning and its structure all went smoothly.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Use licensing "FRONT END".

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

No.

What other advice do I have?

Have the right advice through and get a specialized partner.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: I am a business partner with a focus on data protection and management.