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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    LiveVault

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ALiveVault is a data backup and recovery option acquired by J2 Global from Iron Mountain.N/A

    Microsoft System Center

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft System Center is an enterprise-grade IT Operations Management (ITOM) suite designed for the centralized administration of data center infrastructure, virtualized environments, and hybrid cloud workloads. The platform provides unified management across heterogeneous environments, including support for Windows Server, Linux, and Azure Stack HCI. System Center is Microsoft's ITOM stack for organizations that maintain a significant on-premise footprint, vs the company's Azure-based…

    $1,323

    per month

    Veeam on IBM Cloud

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AVeeam on IBM Cloud promises to provide continuous availability to enterprise clients through its combined and automated backup and recovery solution. Veeam is deployed in the user's IBM Cloud environment for: · Agentless image-based backups · Recovery of entire VMs, individual files, and application items · Item-level recovery and eDiscovery for Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, and Active Directory · Transaction-level restore of…

    $11

    per VM

    Pricing
    LiveVaultMicrosoft System CenterVeeam on IBM Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Standard Edition
    $1323
    Datacenter Edition
    $3607
    Veeam Backup and Recovery
    $11.00
    per VM
    Veeam Availability Suite
    $15.00
    per VM
    Veeam Physical Agent
    $18.00
    per VM
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    LiveVaultMicrosoft System CenterVeeam on IBM Cloud
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeOptional
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    91%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    91%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    95%
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    LiveVaultMicrosoft System CenterVeeam on IBM Cloud
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of LiveVault and Microsoft System Center and Veeam on IBM Cloud
    Feature
    LiveVault
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Microsoft System Center
    -
    Ratings
    Veeam on IBM Cloud
    8.2
    14 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Universal recovery6.01 Ratings00 Ratings8.214 Ratings
    Instant recovery9.01 Ratings00 Ratings7.314 Ratings
    Recovery verification6.01 Ratings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Business application protection9.01 Ratings00 Ratings8.214 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations9.01 Ratings00 Ratings8.214 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification9.01 Ratings00 Ratings8.214 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud9.01 Ratings00 Ratings8.214 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression9.01 Ratings00 Ratings8.214 Ratings
    Snapshots9.01 Ratings00 Ratings8.214 Ratings
    Flexible deployment8.01 Ratings00 Ratings8.214 Ratings
    Platform support9.01 Ratings00 Ratings8.214 Ratings
    Retention options9.01 Ratings00 Ratings8.214 Ratings
    Encryption9.01 Ratings00 Ratings8.214 Ratings
    Management dashboard00 Ratings00 Ratings8.213 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    LiveVaultMicrosoft System CenterVeeam on IBM Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.3
    (58 ratings)
    8.2
    (14 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (5 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    LiveVaultMicrosoft System CenterVeeam on IBM Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Ziff Davis Inc
    Our company was originally with VaultLogix which was taken over by LiveVault. The transition to the new product was not as smooth as expected and presented us with issues especially with a restore. Restore and what files needed to be included in the backup policy were not communicated to us correctly and it was not until a customer's server failed that we found out we couldn't do a restore because we were missing files that were needed for a complete restore.
    I don't believe it works very well for backups of virtual servers. Installation of the product is user-friendly.
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    Microsoft
    For companies with more than 10 Windows devices and needing to standardize the OS, AV, access, share resources, and install software. SCCM is the way to go. This software is unnecessary if the business is all remote users and not in an office-type setting. There are cloud offerings or none to accomplish what a business needs.
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    IBM
    The Veeam on IBM Cloud functions [is] easy to set on the first time to use the platform and the effective capability on predictive disaster, easy to backup the most important data through the Veeam on IBM Cloud functionalities. The features [have] multiple different responsibilities like copy data management, effective data restore functions among many more.
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    Pros
    Ziff Davis Inc
    • Easy to install the client piece.
    • Easy to setup the backup policies.
    • Data encryption and security.
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    Microsoft
    • Allows the grouping of devices by user.
    • Allows controlling updates being deployed to user devices.
    • Allows for the repurposing of machines by being able to load new or updated software on machines that already are in the system.
    • Allows us the ability to wipe a machine clean and restore it back to the configuration that was assigned the machine.
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    IBM
    • The program installation is straight forward and uncomplicated.
    • Once running it does not put a drain on system resources. After the initial backup subsequent backups are quick.
    • It does what it is deigned to do and they have kept it simple for a reason.
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    Cons
    Ziff Davis Inc
    • It does not play very well with virtual servers.
    • Support is not always responsive.
    • Issues with failed backups have cost our company time and money.
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    Microsoft
    • The product could improve in the area of having better mechanisms in place with how the SCEP client is deployed/installed from the server on the management side. We have run into this firsthand with the client not installing on an endpoint, and then having to take the time to investigate why it was not installing.
    • A second improvement that can be made is to keep trying to improve the products detection rate for finding malware/viruses. The case can be made that there are some products out there that do a better job at this and have a higher detection rate.
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    IBM
    • The reporting could use some work. If you have a client who has some serious audit controls in place, you may find yourself creating the report versus depending on the system do that piece for you.
    • My complaint would be with the notification emails. They are not configurable and come out regardless of whether a backup set completed or is still running.
    • The scheduling is a little clunky. It would be much nicer if the backup could be "continuous" anytime it's connected to the Internet (similar to Carbonite).
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Ziff Davis Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Microsoft System Center Operations Manager is tightly integrated to Microsoft Windows servers os monitoring with great product support.
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    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Ziff Davis Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    It is not user-friendly for the most part. With IT infrastructure, sometimes it cannot handle excess requests. Every few months, you will need an upgrade in terms of server resources to keep up with incoming alerts and requests. This does not happen all of the time, but it does happen when there are too many requests.
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    IBM
    Veeam is very easy to use once fully on-boarded and trained. Part of the reason we can respond to a critical situation swiftly is that it is so easy to use. We did take 2 years to be fully comfortable with the product as we tested it with others, but once we committed to Veeam, there was no question about it.
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    Support Rating
    Ziff Davis Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    There is a fair amount of documentation out there to help you when you have questions or run into issues with this product as well as tutorials on some of the more common tasks. Between the documentation and the overall ease of use we haven't had to deal with direct Microsoft support for this product.
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    IBM
    At the moment I cannot say anything bad about the overall provided services. It's holding me back to put the mark even higher as other cloud solutions have their advantages as well, so I can't rate this one higher than competitor ones. However the experience is really positive to the moment and it has delivered always.
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    Implementation Rating
    Ziff Davis Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Easy to install with intuitive interactive interface during the installation process a and integration to MS SQL was smooth
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    IBM
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    Alternatives Considered
    Ziff Davis Inc
    LiveVault is the only product we have used. The reason is that we chose it initially was the fact you can restore individual files. Also that the data is transferred offsite to a secure data center and data is backed up again, providing a second offsite copy.
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    Microsoft
    We previously used a mix of FOG and Clonezilla to image machines. The biggest issues with these products is that changing one piece of the image required you to rebuild the entire image itself. These pieces of software also did not allow you to manage applications and Windows Updates, causing IT to have to constantly touch machines after they were imaged and update or manage them with a much more hands on approach.
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    IBM
    Veeam BLOWS AWAY Veritas in terms of reliability, recoverability, and Especially PRICE! Veritas is literally thousands of dollar more than comparable Veeam Software. Veritas's support is virtually non-existent. I believe the only reason Veritas is even still in business is because of their reputation as the ONLY backup software a decade or more ago. If you use Veritas, I HIGHLY recommend throwing it away and trying out Veeam - You will NOT go back to Veritas!
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    Return on Investment
    Ziff Davis Inc
    • LiveVault has initially cost us more labor time than we anticipated for our IT staff.
    • Installing cloud backup has given us a piece of mind that our data and our customer's data is safe.
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    Microsoft
    • It has allowed the enterprise to standardize on a single platform for monitoring.
    • Easier troubleshooting of issues with Microsoft platforms.
    • Greater visibility of issues across platforms when applications are hosted in a mixed environment.
    • Additional costs for monitoring systems that are not directly supported with additional packs (iSeries, Linux on Power).
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    IBM
    • We solved a problem where we needed a backup for some remote clients and paying the cost for local backup was not feasible.
    • allows us to put a solid backup and recovery solution in a client with very little monthly cost.
    • Business backup and recovery, disaster recovery, hybrid data protection (onsite and cloud), server and workstation backup.
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