We follow some backup rules. The backup should be isolated. It should be available even if the data is encrypted. We must be able to identify whether our most recent backup has any changes that we can recover. We evaluated other options but chose IBM Spectrum because it suited our use cases. Cyber Vault would be a better option, considering the current need for cyber-resilient backups. An appliance-based tool will better suit our needs. Overall, I rate the product a six out of ten.
I take care of the maintenance phase of the product with the help of a technical team consisting of ten administrators. I recommend the solution to those who plan to use it. Owing to some of the missing features in the product, I rate the overall solution a seven out of ten.
I recommend the solution to others as it has been in the market since the 1940s. It is a safe product. It may give away speed regarding backups, but it matches the vendor's requirements. It has slow performance speed than competitors but is very stable. I rate it an eight out of ten.
The solution might be hard to use in the beginning. After some time using it, you will understand it and see how it is scalable. The solution works as expected with no problems and I rate it an eight out of ten.
Four to six customers use IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. My company doesn't have plans of increasing the usage of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. My advice to people looking into implementing the product is to check the prerequisites and manuals and ask for assistance from technical support before implementing IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. My rating for IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is seven out of ten. My company is a partner of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus.
The one issue we are facing is related to file restores. We have Unix and Spectrum Protect. We installed the agent because we have a very complex environment with multi-department firewalls. Whenever we require support from the Unix team to do file-level restore because it has AIX we had to look those complexities and decided to have an agent on all the Unix machines. That allows us to restore any files or directory with an agent-based restore. If it requires the entire complete machine to be restored, we use VM restore. I would rate IBM Spectrum Protect Plus a seven on a scale of one to ten.
Yes, I recommend it, but this solution is not appropriate for every environment because some features must be developed, but in my environment, simple backup environments, such as only image backup, yes. It's perfectly functional. I would rate IBM Spectrum Protect Plus an eight out of ten.
The features of agentless database backup make it easy and there is an instant restore feature that helps users can verify or data reuse in a few minutes.
The hypervisor (hyper-v, VMware) backup is not good enough when compared to other products in this part.
So if the users have a requirement about data reuse for the database I recommend this product. And use another product for hypervisor backup. In the real-life, we don't need to use only one backup software in organizing. We can mix them together for getting the best-optimized solution.
System engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
2021-06-23T10:39:46Z
Jun 23, 2021
I would not recommend this solution to others because there are far better solutions on the market. I rate IBM Spectrum Protect Plus a seven out of ten.
Owner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Real User
2021-03-16T17:43:37Z
Mar 16, 2021
We are customers and end-users. We don't have a business relationship with the company. I would rate the solution at a six out of ten. We haven't been completely satisfied with it at this time. The time it takes to get a backup restored is too, too long. On top of that, if you are really unlucky, you'll have to try to restore the backup many times.
This is a modern technology that supports not only data protection, but include HIPAA resources and virtualization. It is a product that I recommend. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
IBM doesn't work well on a middle-ware level when you're using solutions from different companies. I've been reading about their recent virtualisation. Once they master that, they'll probably be number one again and they seem to now be aligning themselves and starting to create a compatible product with all the clouds. What's caused part of the problem with IBM are their ongoing support costs. It looks like they're now changing their model and aligning themselves by creating a compatible product with all the clouds. Until now, Commvault has been the only compatible solution with all the clouds, whereas IBM has only been compatible with their own solutions. It's only now they're starting to integrate. There is an arrogance about them but lately I think they've realised that they need to be more public with their stuff and to compete with Commvault. I would rate this product a nine out of 10.
Senior Services Engineer at KENAC COMPUTER SYSTEMS
Real User
2019-08-29T08:54:00Z
Aug 29, 2019
As far as advice for people who are thinking about using the product, the product is excellent and it works. I can recommend using it and that you can be satisfied. On a scale of one to ten where one is worst and ten is best, I give the product an eight. The biggest reason why this is an eight and not a ten is the same issues with the GUI interface and that it could be easier to use.
System Admin at a sports company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
2019-08-18T07:52:00Z
Aug 18, 2019
This is a really strong application that I find really useful and reliable for backup, but it needs to be more user-friendly. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
My advice for anybody who is considering this solution is to be open-minded when checking the infrastructure and technology, and then see whether this solution will be the best one for them. The biggest lesson that I have learned from this solution is that project planning is key. You have to plan ahead for all of the various scenarios. I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.
Administrator Systems at a retailer with 51-200 employees
Real User
2019-08-12T05:55:00Z
Aug 12, 2019
At this time, I do not recommend using this solution and suggest that people choose another one. It is difficult to install, configure, and administer. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
Principal Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
2019-08-08T07:02:00Z
Aug 8, 2019
If they are using the existing System Protect they should convert to Spectrum Protect Plus. It will save them a lot of money from a cost perspective. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
IBM Spectrum Protect Expert at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2019-08-08T07:02:00Z
Aug 8, 2019
We mostly use the private cloud deployment model of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. I recommend the solution. You don't need to go to any other product. If you want to have a strong backup for recovery and traffic, you need this solution. I would rate the solution nine out of ten.
Manager - IT Infrastructure at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
2019-08-01T05:43:00Z
Aug 1, 2019
I would recommend this solution for others who are looking at buying a data recovery and backup solution. But this product is not just for backup and recovery. This is far bigger than that. Backup and recovery is only one component of this product, as it also offers data to life-cycle management. I rate this a nine out of ten.
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is a data protection and availability solution for virtual environments that can be deployed in minutes and protect your environment within an hour. It simplifies data protection, whether data is hosted in physical, virtual, software-defined or cloud environments. It can be implemented as a stand-alone solution or integrate with your IBM Spectrum Protect environment to off-load copies for long term storage and data governance with scale and efficiency.
We follow some backup rules. The backup should be isolated. It should be available even if the data is encrypted. We must be able to identify whether our most recent backup has any changes that we can recover. We evaluated other options but chose IBM Spectrum because it suited our use cases. Cyber Vault would be a better option, considering the current need for cyber-resilient backups. An appliance-based tool will better suit our needs. Overall, I rate the product a six out of ten.
I take care of the maintenance phase of the product with the help of a technical team consisting of ten administrators. I recommend the solution to those who plan to use it. Owing to some of the missing features in the product, I rate the overall solution a seven out of ten.
I rate the product a nine out of ten.
I recommend the solution to others as it has been in the market since the 1940s. It is a safe product. It may give away speed regarding backups, but it matches the vendor's requirements. It has slow performance speed than competitors but is very stable. I rate it an eight out of ten.
I give the solution a nine out of ten.
The solution might be hard to use in the beginning. After some time using it, you will understand it and see how it is scalable. The solution works as expected with no problems and I rate it an eight out of ten.
On a scale from one to ten, I would rate IBM Spectrum Protect Plus at nine.
Four to six customers use IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. My company doesn't have plans of increasing the usage of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. My advice to people looking into implementing the product is to check the prerequisites and manuals and ask for assistance from technical support before implementing IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. My rating for IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is seven out of ten. My company is a partner of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus.
The one issue we are facing is related to file restores. We have Unix and Spectrum Protect. We installed the agent because we have a very complex environment with multi-department firewalls. Whenever we require support from the Unix team to do file-level restore because it has AIX we had to look those complexities and decided to have an agent on all the Unix machines. That allows us to restore any files or directory with an agent-based restore. If it requires the entire complete machine to be restored, we use VM restore. I would rate IBM Spectrum Protect Plus a seven on a scale of one to ten.
I would recommend the solution to others. I rate IBM Spectrum Protect Plus seven out of ten.
I rate IBM Spectrum Protect Plus a ten out of ten.
Yes, I recommend it, but this solution is not appropriate for every environment because some features must be developed, but in my environment, simple backup environments, such as only image backup, yes. It's perfectly functional. I would rate IBM Spectrum Protect Plus an eight out of ten.
The features of agentless database backup make it easy and there is an instant restore feature that helps users can verify or data reuse in a few minutes.
The hypervisor (hyper-v, VMware) backup is not good enough when compared to other products in this part.
So if the users have a requirement about data reuse for the database I recommend this product. And use another product for hypervisor backup. In the real-life, we don't need to use only one backup software in organizing. We can mix them together for getting the best-optimized solution.
I would not recommend this solution to others because there are far better solutions on the market. I rate IBM Spectrum Protect Plus a seven out of ten.
We are customers and end-users. We don't have a business relationship with the company. I would rate the solution at a six out of ten. We haven't been completely satisfied with it at this time. The time it takes to get a backup restored is too, too long. On top of that, if you are really unlucky, you'll have to try to restore the backup many times.
This is a modern technology that supports not only data protection, but include HIPAA resources and virtualization. It is a product that I recommend. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
IBM doesn't work well on a middle-ware level when you're using solutions from different companies. I've been reading about their recent virtualisation. Once they master that, they'll probably be number one again and they seem to now be aligning themselves and starting to create a compatible product with all the clouds. What's caused part of the problem with IBM are their ongoing support costs. It looks like they're now changing their model and aligning themselves by creating a compatible product with all the clouds. Until now, Commvault has been the only compatible solution with all the clouds, whereas IBM has only been compatible with their own solutions. It's only now they're starting to integrate. There is an arrogance about them but lately I think they've realised that they need to be more public with their stuff and to compete with Commvault. I would rate this product a nine out of 10.
As far as advice for people who are thinking about using the product, the product is excellent and it works. I can recommend using it and that you can be satisfied. On a scale of one to ten where one is worst and ten is best, I give the product an eight. The biggest reason why this is an eight and not a ten is the same issues with the GUI interface and that it could be easier to use.
This is a really strong application that I find really useful and reliable for backup, but it needs to be more user-friendly. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
The sooner you can do it and get going, the better. I rate this solution an eight out of ten.
My advice for anybody who is considering this solution is to be open-minded when checking the infrastructure and technology, and then see whether this solution will be the best one for them. The biggest lesson that I have learned from this solution is that project planning is key. You have to plan ahead for all of the various scenarios. I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.
At this time, I do not recommend using this solution and suggest that people choose another one. It is difficult to install, configure, and administer. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
If they are using the existing System Protect they should convert to Spectrum Protect Plus. It will save them a lot of money from a cost perspective. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
We mostly use the private cloud deployment model of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. I recommend the solution. You don't need to go to any other product. If you want to have a strong backup for recovery and traffic, you need this solution. I would rate the solution nine out of ten.
I would recommend this solution for others who are looking at buying a data recovery and backup solution. But this product is not just for backup and recovery. This is far bigger than that. Backup and recovery is only one component of this product, as it also offers data to life-cycle management. I rate this a nine out of ten.