Backup and Restore for SharePoint & Microsoft Office 365 vs IBM Spectrum Protect Plus comparison

The compared AvePoint and IBM solutions aren't in the same category. AvePoint is ranked #21 in B , with an average rating of 8.3, and holds a 0.4% mindshare in the category. IBM is ranked #23 in BRS , with an average rating of 7.8, and holds a 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of AvePoint users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of IBM users who would recommend it.

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88% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Backup and Restore for SharePoint & Microsoft Office 365 and IBM Spectrum Protect Plus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Backup and Restore for Shar...

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

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SaaS Backup (21st)

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

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Backup and Recovery (23rd)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Data Center Backup solutions, they serve different purposes. Backup and Restore for SharePoint & Microsoft Office 365 is designed for SaaS Backup and holds a mindshare of 0.4%, down 0.4% compared to last year.
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, on the other hand, focuses on Backup and Recovery, holds 1.0% mindshare, down 1.0% since last year.

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Robert Hedblom

Cloud and Solution Principal Architect at sumNERV Provider AB

Allows for storage optimization and archiving functionality of DocAve Backup is valuable for organizations with large amounts of data

Setting it up, it gets stuff happening that's easy, but you need to be very specific on what type of data you should migrate, and why, and when, and so on and so forth. So it's not like the cloud backup feature, which is two minutes. It's a bit more to take into consideration because when you move the data, it's out of the tenant. It's not an issue getting it back to the tenant; that's super easy. But it's better to do it right from the beginning. So it takes a bit more thought power.

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Atif Najam

Chief Information Officer and Program Lead at Gatron Industries Ltd

Has very good integration features and can quickly backup data and optimize storage

I would like to see continuous data protection (CDP). If there is machine failure, you don't have to go to the backup copy that you took 12 hours ago. You can actually go back to the backup copy made half an hour ago. That is, it would be good to have certain-point-in-time recovery. I would like them to add global deduplication. With deduplicate backups, deduplication will work only with the data of a certain machine or a certain backup set. Usually, the data is repeated across the data of the backup sets. However, if IBM Spectrum Protect Plus provides a global deduplication option it will ultimately result in better storage savings.

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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

"The solution has good scalability."

"Backup and Restore for SharePoint & Microsoft Office 365 is easy to use."

"The most valuable feature includes leaving the stub files behind and integrating that with the recenter feature."

"The stability has always been very good."

"The solution's stability is high because it is derived from Spectrum Protect."

"What I like about IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is its integration, plus it has very good technical support."

"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that the product works and helps with restoration areas whenever there is a need to restore something."

"With this product, we now have a reliable backup solution."

"Reliability, recovery features, and stability are valuable to me."

"The solution is scalable."

"There is protection against disasters with good, fast, reliable recovery options."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is the integration with Oracle."

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Cons

"The user experience needs a little refreshing touch."

"The solution's updates and rollouts of the patches cause a lot of problems."

"I think the solution itself keeps up with everything else. Sometimes it would be nice if they could move a little bit quicker and have faster updates, but in terms of the features, it's absolutely fine and adequate."

"We need more options for the backup schedule."

"The user experience is very bad and the interface needs to be improved."

"Rooms for improvement in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus are installation and configuration because those were difficult. They should try their best to improve those areas. In the next release of the product, better implementation and administration are what we're expecting."

"The administration needs to be improved and made simpler to use."

"The solution should allow for backup of iOS snapshots."

"Instead of using the command prompt for troubleshooting and administering the backup, there should be an easy-to-use graphical user interface."

"You end up needing to do a lot of troubleshooting to get things to work effectively."

"The software's technical support could improve its response time for different time zones."

"I think the graphical reports are a shortcoming of the tool since it fails to provide my company with what we want in terms of reporting. Due to the product's inability to take care of its reporting part, we have to use third-party software."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Regarding CloudArchiver, you purchase per terabyte."

"The solution could also be cheaper."

"The solution’s pricing is expensive."

"The price offering from IBM is coming down because it is based on number of VM machines. So, IBM is coming to the market to show the added value of the product."

"The licensing model of Spectrum Protect Plus is more efficient and cheaper compared to the original."

"Unlike some other solutions, such as Veritas NetBackup where you have to pay for different licenses to use different features, there is a single license that allows you to use all of the features."

"I rate the price of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus a one on a scale of one to ten, where one is extremely expensive, and ten is very cheap."

"Clients prefer to buy a perpetual license, but the majority opt for a yearly subscription."

"Depends on the licensing options that you choose."

"The initial cost of the product is perpetual but the support fees are billed annually."

"IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is a little expensive."

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AvePoint DocAve Backup and Restore?

Backup and Restore for SharePoint & Microsoft Office 365 is easy to use.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AvePoint DocAve Backup and Restore?

Regarding CloudArchiver, you purchase per terabyte. There are no additional costs to the standard license.

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What needs improvement with AvePoint DocAve Backup and Restore?

We need more options for the backup schedule.

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What do you like most about IBM Spectrum Protect Plus?

The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that the product works and helps with restoration areas whenever there is a need to restore something.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Spectrum Protect Plus?

It is probably based on the number of CPUs. They are fairly expensive.

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What needs improvement with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus?

With ransomware protection and cyber protection, more improvement is possible. IBM provides these through a third party, so enhancement is needed. There's significant room for improvement. They are...

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Overview

DocAve Backup and Restore for SharePoint provides full-fidelity backup and recovery - from individual content items to entire SharePoint environments and all of their farm-level components - maintaining all metadata, security settings, and version histories. Featuring a highly intuitive user interface, enterprise-strength scalability, and deep integration with leading hardware providers, DocAve Backup and Restore offers simple and truly comprehensive SharePoint protection.

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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.

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