"You can do restores very quickly. You can mount a drive and restore it right from the drive."
"The backup of Sybase databases is the most valuable feature in the existing environment. They have got the most documentation out there on the internet for its software protection. The documentation is excellent, and there are a lot of blogs, websites. Because it's still one of the oldest products out there for data protection, there are also lots of people who have a lot of experience in using this solution."
"The solution offers very good flexibility."
"Support of the IBM X platform and the backup data replication to DR are the most valuable features."
"We've found the product to be quite stable and the performance is very good."
"The MN backup for a cluster is most valuable because it has made backing up the GSF as a zero-file system easier. I like its stability a lot. Over the years, I very rarely had a problem with it."
"The most valuable feature is the backup speed."
"Nothing beats this solution for file backup."
"Veeam Agent for Linux's most valuable feature is the compatibility with virtual machines, such as VMware."
"I like the incremental backups and their failover."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to pick up individual files."
"The initial setup and deployment are easy. It's straightforward."
"Veeam has a "next, next, finish" installer, and the overall deployment is straightforward. The deployment is easy because Veeam is compatible with all our VMware services and VMs. Veeam Backup and Veeam ONE are integrated into vCenter or vSphere site deployments, so we don't need to deploy each server one by one."
"This solution is not mature in terms of disaster recovery and could be improved."
"There needs to be a bit more automation."
"The installation process could be simplified."
"The reporting could be better."
"Restoring massive files is a very time-consuming process."
"The main admin console from the UI cannot do anything in the product. It just allows us to maintain, maybe, 30% to 40%. For the rest, we have to use the command line."
"Technical support could be improved."
"Replication services would be nice. If these could be enhanced to be always on so multiple storage backup services could be added as a cluster pool. This would provide a better availability service."
"The price of Veeam Agent for Linux could be reduced."
"The solution is pretty stable right now, however, we believe that the solution could be made to be even more stable."
"They could be more customer-friendly."
"The integration needs improvement."
IBM Spectrum Protect is ranked 11th in Backup and Recovery Software with 44 reviews while Veeam Agent for Linux is ranked 25th in Backup and Recovery Software with 5 reviews. IBM Spectrum Protect is rated 7.8, while Veeam Agent for Linux is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of IBM Spectrum Protect writes "Great stability, reliability, and scalability, but very difficult to manage and get support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veeam Agent for Linux writes "Easy to deploy and user-friendly with good technical support and ". IBM Spectrum Protect is most compared with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Complete Data Protection, Cohesity DataProtect and Acronis Backup, whereas Veeam Agent for Linux is most compared with Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup, Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Microsoft DPM and Commvault Complete Data Protection. See our IBM Spectrum Protect vs. Veeam Agent for Linux report.
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