IBM Disaster Recovery Services vs VMware Live Recovery comparison

IBM and VMware are both solutions in the Disaster Recovery as a Service category. IBM is ranked #6 with an average rating of 9.5, while VMware is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.0. Additionally, 100% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of VMware users who would recommend it.

IBM Disaster Recovery Services

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88% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 14, 2024

IBM Disaster Recovery Services and VMware Live Recovery are tools in data protection and recovery. VMware Live Recovery is often viewed favorably for its advanced capabilities and features.

Features: IBM Disaster Recovery Services offers a comprehensive backup and recovery system, automated testing features, and cost-effectiveness. VMware Live Recovery provides real-time recovery solutions, seamless integration with virtualization environments, and enhanced data protection capabilities, setting it apart with its integration and instant recovery capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: VMware Live Recovery benefits from an easy installation process and a responsive support team. IBM Disaster Recovery Services involves a more complex setup but offers dependable customer service to assist with problem-solving. These differences highlight deployment ease and support engagement.

Pricing and ROI: IBM Disaster Recovery Services is considered cost-effective with a fair initial setup cost and strong ROI, appealing to budget-conscious businesses. VMware Live Recovery requires a higher upfront investment, yet users find its features to be a valuable investment, delivering a positive ROI over time. The primary distinction is the higher initial cost versus the comprehensive value offered by VMware's advanced features.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Disaster Recovery Services

Ranking in Disaster Recovery as a Service

6th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

VMware Live Recovery

Ranking in Disaster Recovery as a Service

1st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (5th)

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MertPolatay

General manager at SM

Ease of use, performance, availability, and scalability

The initial setup is very easy, user-friendly, and not complex. It mostly comes with all installed, an operating system, database, and security, all included in Power Systems. So users can easily install, configure, and use it. It's integrated with other systems. You can run different systems from IBM Power Systems, AIX Linux, or IBM I operating system. It's also integrated into Windows systems and other databases and servers.

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Siva Kuppala

Enterprise Architect at Wipro Limited

Offers simplified management and automated recovery process, which reduces the need for manual intervention during a disaster

Automated recovery is one good feature, SRM also offers simplified management. It has a centralized interface for configuring, testing, and executing disaster recovery plans across multiple sites. This means management from a single point, even for many sites. Recovery plans can be different for customers. So, another important feature is the policy-based protection within SRM. Recovery plans can be customized based on business requirements, including Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) and Recovery Time Objectives (RTO). These objectives might differ between industries – healthcare might need a more aggressive RPO, for instance. Additionally, SRM offers failback capabilities and reporting features for compliance.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Disaster Recovery Services is stable."

"The solution works well for very large organizations. It can scale quite well."

"The initial setup is very easy and user-friendly."

"The most valuable feature of VMware SRM is its integration with the VMware platform."

"Our systems fail over using SRM. So, we do a big bang DR, which is biannual, and we fail over our fairly massive Epic electronic health record (EHR) and our core applications. It takes us about 30 minutes to fail over using SRM, which is pretty good. In most hospitals that have Epic installed, Epic does the audit to make sure that we can fail over if something were to happen. Normally, sites will have a DR solution specific to the EHR, but right now, our pain point is the third-party tier-one clinical applications."

"The most valuable feature is disaster recovery testing."

"The thing I like the most about SMR is the reduced cost of management."

"Automated recovery is one good feature, SRM also offers simplified management. It has a centralized interface for configuring, testing, and executing disaster recovery plans across multiple sites. This means management from a single point, even for many sites."

"The non-disruptive testing feature is a mature technology in the solution"

"I would rate the ease of setting up and configuring my recovery plan in VMware SRM, a ten out of ten, with ten being the easiest."

"The solution runs well in the background, just in case we need it."

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Cons

"Stability could always be better."

"The infrastructure level of IBM's recovery systems could be improved."

"Disaster Recovery Services could provide better value for money."

"You cannot use VMware SRM in conjunction with storage replication software."

"The improvements should be as per customer requirements."

"SRM may hit some OS issues related to IP changes, but they are usually OS related, especially in the 2008 realm."

"Currently, there is a limitation of consolidating only 15 sites per SRM."

"It would be better if we could get more reporting features in VMware SRM."

"I would like to see improved integration services with other solutions, such as SIEM management or security monitoring."

"In my view, if VMware comes up with an appliance-based solution like vCenter Server (which was also Windows-based), it will be much easier for deployment. I"

"The technical support is not quick enough to respond when a user tries to contact them."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Disaster Recovery Services is expensive."

"The pricing of the solution is based on the scale of the project or business. It's based on the server amount and the amount of data being stored. For our client, based on the amount of data they have, it may be around $20,000 USD. It could get much more expensive on the customer side."

"I rate the tool's pricing an eight to nine out of ten."

"The price of VMware SRM depends on how many VMs the customer has to move. There is a difference between the standard and enterprise license. I'm presenting the standard license to my customers because the total of VMs is not more than 50. The customer needs only the standard license and the cost is very effective for him."

"The price of VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery should be lowered in order to compete better in the market."

"I would say VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery is very expensive in comparison with other available virtualization solutions."

"After Broadcom acquired the solution, the licensing cost increased drastically"

"The pricing is good."

"The licensing costs are increasing."

"VMware SRM is quite expensive."

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Comparison Review

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Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Nov 9, 2014

VMware SRM vs. Veeam vs. Zerto

Disaster recovery planning is something that seems challenging for all businesses. Virtualization in addition to its operational flexibility, and cost reduction benefits, has helped companies improve their DR posture. Virtualization has made it easier to move machines from production to…

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Financial Services Firm

12%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM Disaster Recovery Services?

Disaster Recovery Services is stable.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Disaster Recovery Services?

The pricing is perfect. It's not expensive because it's all-inclusive. The operating system, database, security, different file systems. So, overall, it's cheaper than Oracle or UNIX systems with O...

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What needs improvement with IBM Disaster Recovery Services?

Nothing, it’s almost perfect.

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What do you like most about VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?

Setting up VMs can be done quickly. It is easy to use.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?

The solution is pretty expensive after the changes, and it depends on the size of the customer if it's worth it. Larger enterprise customers can automate several features, making it cost-effective.

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What needs improvement with VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?

The licenses need to be easier to quote. At the moment, it is complicated with all the changes. The pricing structure is pretty expensive, especially after the recent changes, and it's important fo...

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Also Known As

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VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery, Datrium DRaaS , VMware SRM

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Overview

IBM Resiliency Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) can provide end-to-end integrated services using private, public and/or hybrid cloud. IBM Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) provides continuous replication of critical applications, infrastructure, data and systems to the cloud so users can recover within minutes of an IT outage. Intelligent Orchestration offers a unified DR management approach that delivers real-time readiness validation.

VMware Live Recovery is a disaster recovery solution that protects and recovers virtual machines (VMs) across on-premise and public clouds. Key features include rapid ransomware recovery, an on-demand recovery environment for testing procedures without affecting production, live behavioral analysis to detect threats, push-button VM network isolation to contain threats, guided restore point selection, and immutable, air-gapped recovery points to prevent tampering. VMware Live Recovery provides a comprehensive solution to safeguard critical data and applications from cyberattacks and other disasters.

Sample Customers

i-Virtualize, QD, Continuum Managed Services LLC, Royal Arctic Line, Department of Science and Technology of the Republic of the Philippines, Idwala Industrial Holdings Limited, A-Plant c.a.r.u.s. Information Technology GmbH Hannover, eASPNet Taiwan Inc., Mobile Mini Inc., TriDatum Solutions Inc., M7 Managed Services Ltd., Hospital de la Concepci‹n

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