We performed a comparison between IBM Tivoli CDP for Files and Veritas Backup Exec 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 restoration and infrastructure is extremely reliable."
"Once the solution is integrated with the Exchange, you just click Exchange to back up that file."
"It's quite stable, and so far, we have had no technical issues with Veritas Backup Exec."
"The most important feature is the variety of backup applications it supports, including ERP systems and most other programs, such as Microsoft."
"Its reliability and the fact that we have all the skills that we need for Veritas Backup Exec are the most valuable."
"This is a very flexible product, which allows you to back up not only the physical environment but also the cloud environment."
"The most valuable features of Veritas Backup Exec are the graphical interface, ease of management, and overall ease of use."
"Setting up Backup Exec is straightforward. It took less than two weeks to get it up and running. You need maybe two people at most if you have a Veritas-certified engineer."
"The product's most valuable feature is scalability."
"We would like to have the opportunity to omit data from being backed up. For example, we have three virtual machines, each with three disks. When running the backup, it will automatically take each disk rather than allowing us to select what data we want backed."
"The deduplication feature can be improved."
"Veritas Backup Exec could improve the analytics. If there were some more detail in our scan reports it would be beneficial."
"The initial installation needs some effort."
"The pricing could be improved."
"It would be nice to improve the backup acceleration and the fast restoration required."
"The solution lacked local support, which became an issue for us and our customers. They needed to have more presence on the ground."
"In terms of improvements, I think the pricing model could be improved. They charge you by port, for every port that you have even if you're not using all of them."
"Expanding is difficult because if I want to add, for example, a terabyte of data, then I have to buy a disk shelf and it will cost me a lot."
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IBM Tivoli CDP for Files is ranked 63rd in Backup and Recovery while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 15th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews. IBM Tivoli CDP for Files is rated 9.0, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of IBM Tivoli CDP for Files writes "Restoration and infrastructure are extremely reliable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". IBM Tivoli CDP for Files is most compared with Commvault Cloud, Arcserve UDP and IBM Spectrum Protect, whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Veritas System Recovery.
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