We performed a comparison between IBM ProtectTIER and Veritas NetBackup Appliance based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Veeam Software, Zerto, Commvault and others in Backup and Recovery."The most valuable features are the Self-Service, and the ability to search the data."
"The solution is highly stable."
"Overall IBM ProtectTIER is a great solution. It is easy to use."
"The cataloging is the best feature. It takes millions of frames for the backup. It's incremental, so it takes less time to complete."
"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."
"The command-line interface is good."
"It has a lot of very good features. The virtual tape library (VTL) feature is most valuable. Overall, it is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of the Veritas NetBackup Appliance is the virtual machine backups."
"The tool's most valuable feature is recovery."
"The intelligent policies feature is used in order to protect the VMware infrastructure. One of the things that makes a big difference for our company is the usage of these intelligence policies. The system automatically provides extra protection for any VMware server application or service. From a backup administrator's point of view, this is what we call peace of mind. It reduces the workload and therefore reduces resources needed from the company."
"The documentation is okay. You are able to follow it and it is helpful."
"I think the solution is very intuitive, effective, and easy to use."
"Compared to a homemade installation, this appliance is very stable."
"The most valuable features of Veritas NetBackup Appliance are the ease of use and the familiar interface."
"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."
"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."
"Feature-wise, it is quite good, but it is very costly. Its price has gone up quite significantly over the years, and that makes people like us look at alternatives."
"The desirability of appliance solutions is dwindling in the marketplace."
"It's an expensive solution."
"The configuration can sometimes be tricky during implementation."
"The tool's pricing is expensive and could be lower."
"Sometimes, the user interface doesn't work smoothly."
"In terms of implementing the solution, it's quite technical. You need to be knowledgable in order to pull off a successful deployment."
"It is not easy because I have worked a lot on the tool, and in case it gets corrupted at any point, it is not easy to restore the data without losing information is not easy."
IBM ProtectTIER is ranked 43rd in Backup and Recovery with 7 reviews while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is ranked 20th in Backup and Recovery with 46 reviews. IBM ProtectTIER is rated 7.2, while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is rated 8.0. 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 Veritas NetBackup Appliance writes "Offers good connectivity, easy to use and stable solution ". IBM ProtectTIER is most compared with Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), HPE StoreOnce, IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, Rubrik and DD Boost, whereas Veritas NetBackup Appliance is most compared with Veritas NetBackup, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), DD Boost, ExaGrid EX Series and HPE StoreOnce.
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