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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM DevOps Code ClearCase

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AAn enterprise-grade configuration management system that provides controlled access to software assets.N/A

    IDERA SQL Safe Backup

    Score5.3 out of 10
    N/ASQL Safe Backup from Houston based software company Idera is a data recovery and protection option.

    $1,036

    per instance with first year maintenance included

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    IBM DevOps Code ClearCaseIDERA SQL Safe Backup
    Editions & Modules
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    1,036.00
    per instance with first year maintenance included
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    IBM DevOps Code ClearCaseIDERA SQL Safe Backup
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    IBM DevOps Code ClearCaseIDERA SQL Safe Backup
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of IBM DevOps Code ClearCase and IDERA SQL Safe Backup
    Feature
    IBM DevOps Code ClearCase
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    Ratings
    IDERA SQL Safe Backup
    8.7
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Instant recovery00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Recovery verification00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Snapshots00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Flexible deployment00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Management dashboard00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Platform support00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Retention options00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Encryption00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
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    User Testimonials
    IBM DevOps Code ClearCaseIDERA SQL Safe Backup
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    IBM Rational ClearCase might be better suited for a smaller / simpler code base. Larger code bases really slow it down... but then again there are better alternatives out there for source control
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    Idera, Inc.
    SQL Safe is appropriate and well-suited for any backup scenario. Having used SQL Safe, I probably wouldn't want to manage a set of servers in the future without it. If you only have a couple of SQL servers, it might not be worth the spend as there are well-maintained free options that are very functional (though they do require more technical knowledge). But I can't think of a scenario where SQL Safe wouldn't be appropriate.
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    Pros
    IBM
    • Rational ClearCase is excellent for handling versioning and branching. No other tool I've used has the depth that ClearCase has when it comes to handling complex branching scenarios and identifying where certain versions of particular files are within a particular configuration.
    • Rational ClearCase handles parallel development of many dependent applications really well.
    • The use of ClearCase Views to switch between projects and configurations is extremely convenient as opposed to the local workstation model of the competitors.
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    • History visibility
    • Very intuitive
    • Easy to set up
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    Cons
    IBM
    • Extremely buggy.
    • Sometimes the repository gets locked for no reason.
    • Slow.
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    Idera, Inc.
    • When you're adding a new SQL server, sometimes the install from the management server to the SQL server will fail. I'm guessing this happens because of some version difference in Windows components or similar. Not a huge deal because you can just copy the agent to the SQL server and install it there, but considering how easy everything else is, I would expect this to be a little more fluid.
    • I ran into a situation where part of our business decided to move their servers to a third-party data center. When they took away a SQL server that I was managing with SQL Safe, anything having to do with that policy took forever. Click. Wait 10 minutes. Window reacts. I'm guessing this is because the Management Console is trying super hard to contact the server in question, but I wish it handled losing a server better than it does.
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    If development is centrallized to one location and your company releases hundreds of customized versions of your software per year, then ClearCase is the best tool for managing the complexity of multiple versions of customized software. If your company has globally distributed development, then I'd recommend Team Foundation Server over ClearCase. If your organization uses Agile Methodologies, then I'd recommend TFS with GIT.
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    Idera, Inc.
    IDERA SQL Safe Backup winning thanks to the pricing, nothing more.
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Managed code versioning for many years.
    • Only one person can edit code at a time - slows processing down.
    • IBM is an expensive product to support.
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    Idera, Inc.
    • SQL Safe allows me to spend less time managing my DR plan and still maintain confidence that my backups and restores are solid. Saving my time means saving money.
    • SQL Safe does an amazing job at backup compression over and above SQL's native compression. SQL backups are probably our single largest consumer of network drive space. Any product that helps reduce my network footprint, saves money.
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