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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    LiveVault

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ALiveVault is a data backup and recovery option acquired by J2 Global from Iron Mountain.N/A

    Microsoft System Center

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft System Center Suite is a family of IT management software for network monitoring, updating and patching, endpoint protection with anti-malware, data protection and backup, ITIL- structured IT service management, remote administration and more. It is available in two editions: standard and datacenter. Datacenter provides unlimited virtualization for high density private clouds, while standard is for lightly or non-virtualized private cloud workloads.

    $1,323

    per month

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    LiveVaultMicrosoft System Center
    Editions & Modules
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    Standard Edition
    $1323
    Datacenter Edition
    $3607
    Offerings
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    LiveVaultMicrosoft System Center
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    LiveVaultMicrosoft System Center
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Features
    LiveVaultMicrosoft System Center
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of LiveVault and Microsoft System Center
    Feature
    LiveVault
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Microsoft System Center
    -
    Ratings
    Universal recovery6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant recovery9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recovery verification6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business application protection9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Snapshots9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Flexible deployment8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform support9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Retention options9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Encryption9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score6.4 out of 10
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    Score9.9 out of 10
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    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    LiveVaultMicrosoft System Center
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (21 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    LiveVaultMicrosoft System Center
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Ziff Davis Inc
    Our company was originally with VaultLogix which was taken over by LiveVault. The transition to the new product was not as smooth as expected and presented us with issues especially with a restore. Restore and what files needed to be included in the backup policy were not communicated to us correctly and it was not until a customer's server failed that we found out we couldn't do a restore because we were missing files that were needed for a complete restore.
    I don't believe it works very well for backups of virtual servers. Installation of the product is user-friendly.
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    Microsoft
    For companies with more than 10 Windows devices and needing to standardize the OS, AV, access, share resources, and install software. SCCM is the way to go. This software is unnecessary if the business is all remote users and not in an office-type setting. There are cloud offerings or none to accomplish what a business needs.
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    Pros
    Ziff Davis Inc
    • Easy to install the client piece.
    • Easy to setup the backup policies.
    • Data encryption and security.
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    Microsoft
    • Allows the grouping of devices by user.
    • Allows controlling updates being deployed to user devices.
    • Allows for the repurposing of machines by being able to load new or updated software on machines that already are in the system.
    • Allows us the ability to wipe a machine clean and restore it back to the configuration that was assigned the machine.
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    Cons
    Ziff Davis Inc
    • It does not play very well with virtual servers.
    • Support is not always responsive.
    • Issues with failed backups have cost our company time and money.
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    Microsoft
    • Needs web based storefront for requesting new software
    • Needs ability to manage the packaging work flow better
    • Sometimes is slow to download and there is no indication the entire catalog is being loaded, resulting in confused users not being able to find common software in the available list.
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    Usability
    Ziff Davis Inc
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    Microsoft
    It is not user-friendly for the most part. With IT infrastructure, sometimes it cannot handle excess requests. Every few months, you will need an upgrade in terms of server resources to keep up with incoming alerts and requests. This does not happen all of the time, but it does happen when there are too many requests.
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    Support Rating
    Ziff Davis Inc
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    Microsoft
    If I had to dislike something about the system it would be how much it changes once you upgrade. This could be more of a problem of mine since I get used to one way and don't like it when it changes so much. I am enjoying the newest update, but it is a mess when you are actually going through the upgrades.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Ziff Davis Inc
    LiveVault is the only product we have used. The reason is that we chose it initially was the fact you can restore individual files. Also that the data is transferred offsite to a secure data center and data is backed up again, providing a second offsite copy.
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    Microsoft
    We previously used a mix of FOG and Clonezilla to image machines. The biggest issues with these products is that changing one piece of the image required you to rebuild the entire image itself. These pieces of software also did not allow you to manage applications and Windows Updates, causing IT to have to constantly touch machines after they were imaged and update or manage them with a much more hands on approach.
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    Return on Investment
    Ziff Davis Inc
    • LiveVault has initially cost us more labor time than we anticipated for our IT staff.
    • Installing cloud backup has given us a piece of mind that our data and our customer's data is safe.
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    Microsoft
    • We have been able to automate our patch management, firmware and other security concerns.
    • We have a standardized "image" ensuring our setup is consistent across the enterprise. This alone has saved us in time to support and time to understand how to use our desktops.
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