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    Arcserve Backup

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AArcserve Backup is a storage management solution from Arcserve, formerly of CA Technologies before Arcserve's divestiture (July 2014). It utilizes magnetic tape storage backup as part of its storage management offering.N/A

    IBM Spectrum Control

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AIBM Spectrum Control supports a wide range of storage systems, software-defined storage and storage area networks (SAN) devices with monitoring, and provides a central console to manage storage infrastructure.N/A
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    Arcserve BackupIBM Spectrum Control
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    Arcserve BackupIBM Spectrum Control
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Arcserve BackupIBM Spectrum Control
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
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    Usability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Arcserve BackupIBM Spectrum Control
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Arcserve
    Arcserve UDP is fully suited for small to large size environments that need complete data protection solutions with the ability to run the fastest backups, replications, instant VM and DR.
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    IBM
    I work at a company developing tools for performance and cost monitoring, as well as application and infrastructure troubleshooting. So, with the three points named answering the previous question, I can give ISC an 8 out of 10. I have been working with ISC since 2005, and over this time, ISC has maintained a consistent approach to growth and continues to innovate.
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    Pros
    Arcserve
    • It offers excellent features like dedupe, high availability, DR, and BMR.
    • Arcserve Backup has many offerings to fit many business sizes and needs.
    • Arcserve Backup sales and technical support is good to work with.
    • Very nice reseller program and benefits.
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    IBM
    • Managing of block storage
    • Standard and customized advanced reporting
    • Performance monitoring of the IBM block storage
    • Monitoring and Performance of the vSphere cluster
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    Cons
    Arcserve
    • Arcserve Backup can be costly.
    • To utilize Arcserve Backup and all its features may require a layout of dedicated equipment or additional infrastructure.
    • They don't always explain that for Arcserve Backup to work well, and it requires specific system requirements and extensive internet bandwidth.
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    IBM
    • Installation of the many components ISC is consisting of.
    • Updates and patches, especially the installation and maintenance of these.
    • Installation on Windows Servers which are integrated in domain networks.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Arcserve
    Arcserve UDP provides our organization lots of benefits and it is much more than a simple backup and restore solution. We use it for cross platform DR, storage agnostic replications, DR solution instead of VMware SRM and more.
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    IBM
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    Usability
    Arcserve
    It basically covers all our required scenarios, including VMs, partitions, files or any other objects through NAS, SAN or DAS connections. It's easy to set up and utilize the features and functions. There are a few times that we needed to switch over for the RHA replications and UDP backups. For the RHN replication, there was a roughly 10 minutes downtime during the switchover. For the UDP, it works pretty well.
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    IBM
    Why didn't I give the full 10 out of 10? My problems are still: since I have been working with the software for more than 20 years, the installation on Windows hosts that are part of domain networks. In these networks, installing is nearly impossible due to group policies. In the opposite: without group policies - especially for Windows updates - you can barely manage the ISC server when on a MS Windows basis. But because the software works seamlessly after a successful installation and support is very responsive and helpful, ISC gets a 9 out of 10.
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    Support Rating
    Arcserve
    Arcserve Backup support is usually very good. Their chat is usually able to fix most general issues, but will escalate more in depth issues to technical engineers that call you back. Their product knowledge is really good and usually resolve issues promptly.
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    IBM
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    Alternatives Considered
    Arcserve
    We use Veeam Backup and Replication at our larger sites where Vmware Virtualization is being used and is our product of choice in this venue. When it comes to our smaller sites, nothing is more affordable and reliable than Arcserve Backup.
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    IBM
    IBM Spectrum Control has highly influenced our decision-making process and planning based on the analytics we receive from data. It is the only unique product that I have worked with offering great services under different environments. It monitors data both inside and outside our company and vives feedback on time for planning on different programs. Optimization of data is reliable and the storage planning is done to enhance easy access.
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    Return on Investment
    Arcserve
    • We were able to roll back up and replication into one product, which reduced the costs without having to go with multiple vendors.
    • As a result of Arcserve UDP, we were able to implement a full DR scenario test, which until that point hadn't been successful.
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    IBM
    • The high licensing cost if offset buy the capacity savings and the accuracy of the analytics.
    • It has a positive impact on our ROI and as improved it almost 9%.
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