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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CData Sync

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ACData's Sync is a data pipeline tool able to connect data sources to the user's database or data warehouse, supporting at present over 200 possible sources, and a range of destinations (e.g. Snowflake, S3, Redshift), connecting on-premise or SaaS sources and destinations.N/A

    IBM Storage Protect

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AIBM Storage Protect (formerly IBM Spectrum Protect, or Tivoli Storage Manager) provides data resilience for physical file servers, virtual environments, and applications. Organizations can scale up to manage billions of objects per backup server.N/A
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    CData SyncIBM Storage Protect
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    CData SyncIBM Storage Protect
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    CData SyncIBM Storage Protect
    Considered Both Products
    CData Software
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    IBM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    89%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    Features
    CData SyncIBM Storage Protect
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of CData Sync and IBM Storage Protect
    Feature
    CData Sync
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    5% below category average
    IBM Storage Protect
    -
    Ratings
    Connect to traditional data sources8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of CData Sync and IBM Storage Protect
    Feature
    CData Sync
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    6% below category average
    IBM Storage Protect
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    Collaboration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Testing and debugging7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of CData Sync and IBM Storage Protect
    Feature
    CData Sync
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Storage Protect
    8.1
    6 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Universal recovery00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Instant recovery00 Ratings7.36 Ratings
    Recovery verification00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Business application protection00 Ratings8.74 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
    Snapshots00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Flexible deployment00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Management dashboard00 Ratings7.75 Ratings
    Platform support00 Ratings8.56 Ratings
    Retention options00 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Encryption00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
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    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CData SyncIBM Storage Protect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.7
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.2
    (5 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CData SyncIBM Storage Protect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CData Software
    Evidently, CData Sync is an excellent middleware tool that is perfect for syncing data between systems. It is especially suitable and works well on SQL servers, DB2, MySQL, and Snowflake, and some of their brothering domains. However, it is a limitation in working with Sage 50 API. But if it is extracted with ODBC, it works well.
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    IBM
    IBM Storage Protect is well-suited for large heterogenous environments, with skilled IT staff on-hand. You need a person (or group of people) to monitor day-to-day operations, tweak schedules where needed and be mindful of things that might go wrong. It is also well-suited if you have other IBM products that integrate well with Storage Protect, like Storage Protect Plus or IBM Defender. It is less suited for small companies, with only one person responsible for IT. Employing Storage Protect would be overkill and use too much time of the administrator.
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    Pros
    CData Software
    • UPSERT
    • Friendly interface
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    IBM
    • Tight integration with Db2. As an IBM product, it works seamlessly with Db2. You can query what is stored in TSM via Db2 itself. You can also use DB scripts to maintain the items being stored there.
    • Like most of its competitors, Tivoli handles deduplication well.
    • Provides a GUI for browsing and maintaining items stored there. I rarely use this feature, due to the next item I will post:
    • Command-line interface directly from my Db2 database servers.
    • Both client and server-side deduplication, compression and encryption are available.
    • If the requirements are zLinux and DB2 support then it's the most solid solution.
    • Can be complex to implement, but once up and running, it is rock-solid and immensely scalable.
    • Scalability is huge. Can be added onto easily.
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    Cons
    CData Software
    • Although efficient for SQL servers and MySQL, as well as Snowflake. It is not strong for other database engines, and an upgrade on this would do a lot.
    • The installation process is manual as opposed to the cloud installation it should be.
    • A feature of syncing auto increment ID key, that will help in existing data management.
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    IBM
    • Deployment and configuration is not easy for an unexperienced IBM Spectrum Protect administrator
    • Operations center uses a lot of data and needs a lot of storage for larger environments
    • Have not seen a redbook about it in the past 10 years
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    Likelihood to Renew
    CData Software
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    Not required, company closed. TSM is not used in my current role at my current job.
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    Usability
    CData Software
    It is easy to setup and use
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    IBM
    In the present, a backup solution is a must-have, but then companies start using a solution for virtual machines, another solution for bare-metal servers, and another solution for their ERP. By using Spectrum Protect you can have all of that in a single pane of glass. This way you can have a simple recovery plan for all your information assets.
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    Support Rating
    CData Software
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    The few times we've called for support we eventually got an answer, but it's IBM and a very big company and getting to a support agent is hard.
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    Alternatives Considered
    CData Software
    Tableau is another similar software tool, unlike CData Sync, rather transforms data into actionable insights. While CData Sync works with automation, Tableau uses a drag box on its AVA, which in turn slows the work speed on the syncing of data. Over the years, I enjoyed the friendly and customizable option of CData Sync over Tableau's.
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    IBM
    IBM Spectrum Protect is related to the other IBM Spectrum products listed because it is part of the suite and is also the main backup product for backup and restoration of information. With Veeam it is related as they present competence in different lines of technology, often the integration of both tools can be the best solution for clients looking for a successful backup strategy.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    CData Software
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    Not at the moment, but it can leverage the billing outcomes as per the scales.
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    Return on Investment
    CData Software
    • Positive: Easy way to bring data for our DWH
    • Negative: Frequent issue in CData Sync Server
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    IBM
    • Tivoli does well running file-level backups, but Exchange is clunky and restores are really hard. With no SharePoint agent, if you use SharePoint you will need another product like AvePoint DocAve. The web-based GUI console is MUCH improved over earlier versions, but you will still need to be a command-line guru to make Tivoli do everything, and local (node) config files still rule. This product was originally ported from Unix and retains may of its 'nix roots.
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