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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Azure Backup

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft's Azure Backup is a cloud backup service.

    $5

    IBM Cloud Block Storage

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AIBM offers their Block Storage service via IBM Cloud, allowing users to deploy and customize flash-backed iSCSI block storage from 25 GB to 12,000 GB capacity with up to 48,000 IOPS.N/A
    Pricing
    Azure BackupIBM Cloud Block Storage
    Editions & Modules
    Storage in GB/Month
    $0.0224 to $0.0569
    per GB
    Backup Instance <50GB
    $5.00 + storage consumed
    Backup Instance > 50 GB but < or = 500 GB
    $10.00 + storage consumed
    Backup Instance Instance is > 500 GB
    $10 for each 500 GB increment + storage consumed
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Azure BackupIBM Cloud Block Storage
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    Azure BackupIBM Cloud Block Storage
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    IBM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    10 Answers
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    Features
    Azure BackupIBM Cloud Block Storage
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Azure Backup and IBM Cloud Block Storage
    Feature
    Azure Backup
    8.7
    11 Ratings
    3% above category average
    IBM Cloud Block Storage
    -
    Ratings
    Versioning9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files9.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio files8.26 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control9.111 Ratings00 Ratings
    File search7.89 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Azure Backup and IBM Cloud Block Storage
    Feature
    Azure Backup
    8.7
    11 Ratings
    0% above category average
    IBM Cloud Block Storage
    -
    Ratings
    User and role management9.111 Ratings00 Ratings
    File organization9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device management8.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Azure Backup and IBM Cloud Block Storage
    Feature
    Azure Backup
    9.0
    11 Ratings
    6% above category average
    IBM Cloud Block Storage
    -
    Ratings
    Performance9.111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reliability9.111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Storage Reports8.811 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Azure BackupIBM Cloud Block Storage
    Small Businesses
    Egnyte
    Score9.7 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    ownCloud
    Score9.2 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    ownCloud
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)
    Score9.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Azure BackupIBM Cloud Block Storage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (11 ratings)
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.7
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure BackupIBM Cloud Block Storage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Azure Backup is suitable for companies of various sizes, with varying amounts of data. The cost of the investment should be thought out carefully so that there are no bad surprises with unnecessary files going to Azure Backup. The interface is friendly and easy to configure and it does not require your company to have a backup expert. It is highly recommended for companies with smaller number of servers and better if the servers are already running in an Azure environment.
    Incentivized
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    IBM
    IBM Cloud Block Storage is recommendable to companies that [have a database that] is super sensitive, private, and requires instant access. Further, IBM Cloud Block Storage creates a coordinated system, that [classifies] data, based on the requirements that a company has. The security deployment from IBM Cloud Block Storage is another merit that [businesses] attain.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Azure Backup is fast! Coupled with the fact that Microsoft created Azure and Windows - these two operate phenomenally together!
    • Administering the backups inside of Azure is a breeze. The ability to mount, restore entire backups, or recover files, has been made very easy. You do not have to download any media to recover something, you do this all in the cloud and it gets mounted in Microsoft's systems. Making this process less than a quarter of the time you would have spent with your 'other' backup solutions.
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    IBM
    • Proficient scaling and system customization, which allows editing.
    • Wide range of system storage, ranging from 25GB to 12000GB.
    • Finally, IBM Cloud Block Storage deploys the most technical and efficient security measures.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • backup schedule calendar would be cool
    • Backup vaults should ask if you want to send notifications when you first set it up, there have been a couple of times when I noticed a month later that, backup job failures were not configured to send email notifications.
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    IBM
    • The documentation must be clearer and updated, thinking about each distribution that they offer in the cloud
    • Downtime when IOPS are raised can be less
    • The configuration can be more automated from the same control panel and not have to take it so much to the CLI
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    Azure backup is easy to implement, accessible by using the web portal GUI, and has the ability to restore at the file level or the complete VM. We have experienced zero issues with the backup process or performing file-level restorations. We have not restored an entire VM to date.
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    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    One of the differentials of the solution is the high level of guarantee and support of the Azure Backup solution. Microsoft is a reference in a technology company with a highly trained support team and helps us with any questions or technical problems with the tool. Service is fast and efficient with trained engineers.
    Incentivized
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    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Azure Backup works on Azure, the most famous of the cloud systems that the whole world has switched to, which is now a very large part of the Microsoft ecosystem that we have been used to using for years. Therefore, it is less tiring to use the additional service of an infrastructure that we already use, even if it is a part of it, which can be easily integrated with existing systems, which is one of the most important issues we IT professionals pay attention to. For this reason, we wanted to swim in familiar waters instead of another brand.
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    IBM
    Unlike the above platforms, IBM Cloud Block Storage enable secure and quick big data migration through its secure environment and the flexibility of its Cloud options is effective. Data analytics through IBM Cloud Block Storage are easily prepared and the data access is very easy and the ability to monitor various Cloud operations is excellent.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • It allowed us to have our VMs protected very quickly and with simple implementation.
    • It saved us from taking backups from Azure workloads from the on-prem environment, or even deploying a Backup environment on the cloud.
    • It has a low/'controlled' cost as you "pay-as-you-go."
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    IBM
    • Scale the storage when needed to get better performance.
    • Taking snapshot so we can do easy recovery if necessary.
    • We can choose different locations so they are closer to our consumers.
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