We performed a comparison between IBM ProtectTIER and NetApp FAS Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, NetApp and others in Deduplication Software."In terms of stability, I've found it to be very stable. I've walked into the server room when it was at 60 degrees Celcius, and it was still running fine."
"Overall IBM ProtectTIER is a great solution. It is easy to use."
"The most valuable features are the Self-Service, and the ability to search the data."
"The solution is highly stable."
"The command-line interface is good."
"The cataloging is the best feature. It takes millions of frames for the backup. It's incremental, so it takes less time to complete."
"Saves space with deduplication"
"Has rock solid reliability and is easy to use."
"Snapshot, deduplication, and compression features are valuable."
"Compression of the backup Oracle by RMAN on NFS saves space 5:1."
"The strong point is that our clients like this are RadLV (Radiology Low-Value). They also use SnapMirror and MetroCluster."
"The solution is very stable and reliable"
"It allows our Windows and Unix teams to have a centralized point to share data between the two."
"The tool's most valuable features are ease of use, ease of access, expandability, availability, and performance. NVMe drives have improved their performance."
"The backup for a large amount of data is slow."
"IBM ProtectTIER could improve by being more user-friendly."
"Setting up the system to work with legacy equipment is a bit complex at times."
"The configuration wizards are still complex and hard to navigate. These should be easier to manage."
"I would like the possibility to back up the infrastructure and then replicate it upon on restart, without having to orchestrate the starting of the VM."
"We're supposed to have used NetApp FAS Series for replication, but then one of the nodes failed, and then it's taken us some time to bring it up."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern, so from an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made cheaper."
"NetApp FAS Series could improve by being more secure."
"With scalability, we feel the system is limited."
"The biggest issue we face is parts delivery. There's no local warehouse in Myanmar, so if a customer encounters a technical problem like an IMEI issue, they have to wait a long time for replacement parts."
"Cluster mode needs to be more ubiquitous."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern, so from an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made cheaper."
"The one aspect of the solution that's negative for us is also more unique to us due to the fact that we did a MetroCluster. The tiebreaker piece that does the monitoring of the two different locations, and determines if one is not talking to the network normally (or if it's truly down) is a little difficult. It feels like it was not designed from the beginning to fit well into the other pieces. It feels like it was thrown in at the last minute and it is not smooth."
IBM ProtectTIER is ranked 11th in Deduplication Software with 7 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 5th in Deduplication Software with 97 reviews. IBM ProtectTIER is rated 7.2, while NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of IBM ProtectTIER writes "Provides a short-term backup, archive, and cataloging for 20,000 people in our organization ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". IBM ProtectTIER is most compared with Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), HPE StoreOnce, IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, Rubrik and DD Boost, whereas NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and IBM FlashSystem.
See our list of best Deduplication Software vendors.
We monitor all Deduplication Software reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.