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    IBM Data Replication

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AThe IBM Data Replication portfolio provides log based change data capture with transactional integrity to support big data integration and consolidation, warehousing and analytics initiatives at scale.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
    Pricing
    IBM Data ReplicationIBM Storage Protect
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    IBM Data ReplicationIBM Storage Protect
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    IBM Data ReplicationIBM Storage Protect
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    89%
    Would buy again
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    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
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    IBM Data ReplicationIBM Storage Protect
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of IBM Data Replication and IBM Storage Protect
    Feature
    IBM Data Replication
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    Ratings
    IBM Storage Protect
    8.1
    6 Ratings
    4% 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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    IBM Data ReplicationIBM Storage Protect
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    BDRShield
    Score6.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Qlik Replicate
    Score10 out of 10
    Bacula Enterprise
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Bacula Enterprise
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM Data ReplicationIBM Storage Protect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    7.7
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    7.2
    (5 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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    10.0
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    Professional Services
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    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    IBM Data ReplicationIBM Storage Protect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    IBM InfoSphere Data Replication replication allows work on the daily operation and analyzes the replicated data in real-time with no downgrade of performance. This happens thanks to the incremental data load using the log files instead of querying the database for any changes. It serves as an online backup of the database uploading the data to the cloud in real-time.
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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
    IBM
    • Performance to detect changes using Incremental Data Delivery with logs.
    • Update data in the cloud in real time.
    • Saves data in clusters using Apache Hadoop
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    • 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
    IBM
    • Better documentation and examples of Console and API.
    • Integration with machine learning to analyze the data.
    • Examples of how to replicate data from multiple sources and databases to one data lake.
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    • 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
    IBM
    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
    IBM
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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
    IBM
    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
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    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
    IBM
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    IBM
    Not at the moment, but it can leverage the billing outcomes as per the scales.
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Analize the daily data in real time using data lakes and Machine Learning.
    • Performance of the replication without affecting the relational database of the applications.
    • Use of Apache Hadoop for data clustering improving performance.
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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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