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GFI Archiver vs. Google Vault vs. IBM InfoSphere Optim

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    GFI Archiver

    N/AN/AGFI Archiver makes it easier to secure, store and retrieve electronic communications. The solution lets users archive and manage email, calendar and file history in one place and provides access when it’s needed. Its goal is to help users meet compliance requirements, reduce server space, improve email performance, and lower costs.N/A

    Google Vault

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Vault is an ediscovery and archiving service for messaging and content created through some applications in G Suite. Users can retain, search, and export an organization’s data from select apps with Vault for G Suite Business and Enterprise editions.N/A

    IBM InfoSphere Optim

    Score4 out of 10
    N/AIBM InfoSphere® Optim™ solutions manage data from requirements to retirement, to improve governance across applications, databases and platforms by managing data properly, enabling organizations to support business goals with less risk.N/A
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    GFI Software
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    Google
    Well suited - 1. Quick archival esp in Google workspace apps. Very easy to archive and store important conversations, chats, etc. 2. Search and eDiscovery - Very important feature. Less appropriate - 1. Export - Very limited options and sometimes a cause of concern due to limited options post eDiscovery. 2. Integration - Very limited integration options and leads to the use of multiple alternatives or workspaces. 3. Archival post deletion - No option for this that leads to missing important elements sometimes.
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    IBM
    Optim is especially recommended for those companies that have their own or third-party development teams that must be provided with a complete data environment to test the applications. Optim is not recommended for use as an ETL or Data Integration tool.
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    Pros
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    Google
    • Archiving - Archiving of emails, chats, etc, Pretty easy to use and have some amazing features wrt to duration, access, etc.
    • Search - Post archival, Google Vault makes it pretty easy to search for relevant content and eDiscovery.
    • Auditing - Workspace manager can easily audit user activities. Helps security at the org level.
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    IBM
    • Easily extract data from production environments with no-coding
    • Intelligent filtering capabilities using physical or logical relationships.
    • Advanced data masking funtions
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    Cons
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    Google
    • More export options are available to the user, specifically allowing exported data to be imported into a new account easily
    • The interface is very basic and easy to use, but the dashboard could show more information to make it more usable
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    IBM
    • Poor UI
    • Complex architecture
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    Usability
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    Google
    Using Google Vault is straightforward
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    Google
    The product is similar offering but it is already well integrated into the other g-suite products that we use. It works really well in terms of searching and indexing documents. Other products seemed more elaborate and were complex to implement and use. Since our use case was rather simpler data backup and retrieval, hence it seemed a good fit to implement
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    IBM
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    Return on Investment
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    Google
    • Positive ROI- able to conveniently store and access files/data that otherwise would not have been as organized. Not only makes my day more efficient but leads to a better client experience.
    • Organized storage.
    • Easy interface once you get used it it- give it about a month.
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    IBM
    • Optim can save companies a lot of money by protecting the sensitive data found in their databases, thus avoiding the theft of real customer information with the economic and media impact that this has.
    • Accelerate the generation of non-productive environments saving time from human resources.
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