IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Reviews

I use the solution for the backup of virtual machines.

The solution integrates with IBM Spectrum Protect. Thus, we can have version backups and enhance retention.

The solution requires much more automation features. Also, its reporting feature for the backup process needs improvement as well.

I have been using the solution as a business partner for five years.

I rate the solution's stability a ten out of ten.

The solution is scalable. I rate its scalability a ten out of ten.

The response time of the solution's technical support team could be better. Also, it should connect with the actual environment to solve the problems.

Neutral

I have used IBM Spectrum Protect before.

I rate the solution's initial setup process a seven out of ten. It includes installing a variety of patches. Compared to VMware, it requires a lot of planning.

The solution is too expensive. 

I recommend the solution to others as it has been in the market since the 1940s. It is a safe product. It may give away speed regarding backups, but it matches the vendor's requirements. It has slow performance speed than competitors but is very stable. I rate it an eight out of ten.

Our company has 40 technicians who use the solution to backup our AIX for Unix servers. 

The solution integrates well with other tools. 

The solution should allow for backup of iOS snapshots. 

We are now testing Veeam for virtual servers and snapshot backup but would prefer to use one solution. 

I have been using the solution for 15 years. 

The solution is stable and we are able to restore files at any time. 

The solution is scalable to the hardware utilized. 

Currently, we have old hardware and are planning to scale with a new P10 server and fast network adaptor that will allow us to backup more nodes and servers. 

I have utilized technical support when upgrading and they have sufficiently solve any issues. 

I rate technical support an eight out of ten. 

Our company used NetBackup ten years ago but switched to the solution because it is the most trusted in banking and financial industries. 

The initial setup was completed 15 years ago when I first started using the product and I found it to be complex. Now that I am skilled, I find setup much less complex. 

We utilized SCMI technicians for deployment of the solution. 

The solution might be hard to use in the beginning. After some time using it, you will understand it and see how it is scalable. 

The solution works as expected with no problems and I rate it an eight out of ten. 

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is used for backing up our data on our servers.

The most valuable feature of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is its ease of use. Additionally, it does backups of all of the things we need, such as OS, files, and databases.

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus could improve security.

I have been using IBM Spectrum Protect Plus for approximately four years.

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is stable.

The stability of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is good.

We have approximately 2,000 virtual machines using the solution.

We previously used IBM TSM, which was replaced by IBM Spectrum Protect Plus.

The initial setup of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is straightforward. It took approximately three weeks to set up all of our servers and everything else.

We used the vendor to do the implementation of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus.

We have two engineers and administrators that do the maintenance and support of the solution.

There is an annual license required to use IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. The cost of the license could improve, it is expensive.

I would recommend the solution to others.

I rate IBM Spectrum Protect Plus seven out of ten.

We use the solution for offline backups of our VM. This is because we can have a longer retention period and back up our VM using cheaper storage devices, such as tapes. The solution can be deployed both on-premises or cloud.

The most valuable feature is how we can easily power speed up the VM even though the VM resides in remote storage.

The solution only supports HyperV and VMware but doesn't support Nutanix. The solution can be improved by supporting open-source virtualization like KVM and Nutanix for compatibility.

I have been using the solution for three years.

The solution is stable.

The solution is scalable.

The initial setup is straightforward. The deployment takes about an hour.

I give the solution a nine out of ten.

My clients are using IBM Spectrum Protect Plus for their virtual environments when using VMware.

The most valuable feature of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is the deduplication functionality. The clients moved to this solution originally because of this feature.

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus could improve the IBM Spectrum Protect environment. It can be difficult to administer. The initial configuration can be difficult for entry-level teams or deployment teams, and it might be difficult to integrate. There's just too much content involved in the solution. The documentation is way too large.

In a feature release, they should have some bare metal recovery features.

I have been a partner with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus for 19 years.

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is very good.

I rate the stability of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus a nine out of ten.

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus can scale well because it is on the cloud.

When I compare the support from IBM Spectrum Protect Plus with most of the other vendors we work with, IBM is at the top of the chart. They are prompt, they give proper feedback, and they're willing to help as much as they can.

I rate the support from IBM Spectrum Protect Plus an eight out of ten.

Positive

The initial setup of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is easy.

I rate the setup of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus a seven out of ten.

We use two specialists and administrators for the support of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. Additionally, we sometimes need more help with the store side of the operation of the solution.

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is a good investment. I've seen over the years the integration and upgrades, work well with the current solutions on the market. You don't necessarily have to buy a totally new solution if you wanted to migrate to the next level. Everything has been integrated into the current environment.

There are a few options available for purchasing the solutions. Overall, the price of the is high. 

I rate the licensing price of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus a six out of ten.

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is a good solution. It works well, but it requires a good budget for it and the training part. There most likely will be a huge CapEx involved.

I rate IBM Spectrum Protect Plus a seven out of ten.

We deployed IBM Spectrum Protect Plus using a hybrid model. We did all the installation on an on-premise environment and then set up an offsite copy on an IBM Cloud.

I use IBM Spectrum Protect Plus to modernize the customer environment, excluded some libraries. We are using IBM Spectrum Protect Plus for large containers, large capped images from image servers, and databases, such as Oracle and SQL servers. Additionally, we use object storage to store offsite backups on the cloud.

The most valuable features of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus are you have many possibilities on how to use it. We use it for backups and to create secondary and third copies. It is possible to pick up Kubernetes containers and use a different cloud provider if you need to start backups on the cloud.

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus could improve by adding SAP Rena.

I have been using IBM Spectrum Protect Plus for approximately five months.

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is a stable solution.

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus's software is easy to scale. However, if it is on-premise, you might need to purchase more storage to store more backups. Sometimes it's difficult because if you are on the cloud, it's easier, but not related to the software it's related to the infrastructure.

The support IBM has is very good. A good center of excellence.

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is a great solution because it's easy to install and implement.

We have a team that implements this solution.

I rate IBM Spectrum Protect Plus a ten out of ten.

We are deploying SP+ for validating our database related backup and strategy requiring a lot of updates when in pilot phase. Thus we can adapt the backup and recovery strategy accordingly and then push it in production for the release it has been tested.
we can easily scratch the POC and restart straight a new set of validation

It gives DBA, vMware and application teams full control over their backup and restore responsibilities. It ensure that we set correct RPO/RTO and that we are aligned to our business strategy

The solution offers a quick self-deployment. Using TDP for HANA is also very valuable. They have good integration. And if sizing requiring it, it is straightforward to offload data to spectrum protect server.

It's difficult to discuss improvements in Spectrum Protect Plus itself because it has been implemented in Spectrum Protect, and I'm using both.

It could possibly use more reporting features.

Their first level of support can be improved. Often they are too junior to understand At that scale the issues we are having, and it takes too much time to get from them to the next level of support, which is what we actually need.

I've been using the solution for 6 years.

The solution is very stable. With both SPP and SPP Plus, you have a very powerful environment.

The scalability is very good. There's no competition that's comparable.

Technical support isn't too bad. Of course, there's always room for improvement. We do have a lot more issues with first level support. As we're already advanced User in using SPP, most of the time we need the second level or third level of support. So sometimes we struggle with first level support because they don't even understand the issues we have. They're too junior. 

I didn't previously use a different solution.

The solution offers a very straightforward deployment. You click, click, click and it's done. There's not much configuration to do. It took about one hour to implement the solution.

We deployed the solution fully in-house.

Visibility over 4 to 5 years with clear roadmap from IBM.

sP+ worth the investment in regards of capabilities, scalability vs cost. With the right understanding of the administrators, the possibilities given by this tool worth any penny invested.

And it totally support automation.

We mostly use the private cloud deployment model of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus.

I recommend the solution. You don't need to go to any other product. If you want to have a strong backup for recovery and restore, you need this solution. Resilience is optimum with Spectrum Protect suite from IBM.

I would rate the solution nine out of ten.

We use the software for server backup purposes.

Using this tool, we can easily backup and restore or recover the data for PCs and mobiles in case of system crashes.

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

I have experience working with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus for over three years.

The software’s technical support team is responsive. There is no delay. Whenever we require support, we schedule a call with them. Although, due to time zone differences, some of our teams receive the solutions a little late.

I rate the technical support services an eight and a half out of ten. 

The complexity of the initial setup varies for the number of servers as per different sizes of organizations. For some, we may require only two servers; for others, we may need 100.

It is a user-friendly software. Sometimes, WhatsApp and Google Photos on mobile may crash. In such situations, having IBM Spectrum Protect Plus for easy data recovery will be more beneficial.

I rate it a ten out of ten.