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IBM Storage Protect Plus

Score9.8 out of 10

18 Reviews and Ratings

Top Performing Features

+11%

Universal recovery

Universal recovery is the ability to restore backups to any machine regardless of the platform

Cat avg: 9

+10%

Incremental backup identification

Incremental backup identification is the ability to identify incremental changes since last backup

Cat avg: 9.1

+12%

Flexible deployment

Deployment on any servers with full support for all applications being used

Cat avg: 8.5

+7%

Management dashboard

Web-based dashboard allowing configuration and monitoring of all backups

Cat avg: 8.9

Worst Performing Features

-15%

Encryption

Data encryption to ensure that data is safe while being backed-up

Cat avg: 9.4

-5%

Business application protection

Protection of all applications running in the data center

Cat avg: 8.5

-4%

Multiple backup destinations

Multiple backup destinations is the ability to backup data to more than one location

Cat avg: 8.4

IBM Storage Protect Plus Features from Reviews

Data Center Backup

Data center backup tools send data to a secure storage location after encryption and de-duplication

9.0+5%
  • Universal recovery

    Universal recovery is the ability to restore backups to any machine regardless of the platform

    Category average: 9

  • Instant recovery

    Instant recovery is the ability to restore operations very rapidly

    Category average: 8.4

  • Recovery verification

    Recovery verification is automated testing and verification of backups

    Category average: 8.7

  • Business application protection

    Protection of all applications running in the data center

    Category average: 8.5

  • Multiple backup destinations

    Multiple backup destinations is the ability to backup data to more than one location

    Category average: 8.4

  • Incremental backup identification

    Incremental backup identification is the ability to identify incremental changes since last backup

    Category average: 9.1

  • Backup to the cloud

    Ability to store and back up data to the cloud

    Category average: 8.5

  • Deduplication and file compression

    Integrated deduplication and compression capabilities

    Category average: 8.3

  • Snapshots

    Ability to take regular snapshots to ensure that Recovery Point Objective (RPO) is met

    Category average: 8.7

  • Flexible deployment

    Deployment on any servers with full support for all applications being used

    Category average: 8.5

  • Management dashboard

    Web-based dashboard allowing configuration and monitoring of all backups

    Category average: 8.9

  • Platform support

    Product supports multiple operating systems and applications

    Category average: 8.7

  • Retention options

    Provision of best-practice and customizable retention policies with reporting

    Category average: 9.1

  • Encryption

    Data encryption to ensure that data is safe while being backed-up

    Category average: 9.4

IBM Storage Protect Plus Features from the Vendor

Data Center Backup

Vendor-contributed
  • Universal recovery

    Universal recovery is the ability to restore backups to any machine regardless of the platform

  • Instant recovery

    Instant recovery is the ability to restore operations very rapidly

  • Recovery verification

    Recovery verification is automated testing and verification of backups

  • Business application protection

    Protection of all applications running in the data center

  • Multiple backup destinations

    Multiple backup destinations is the ability to backup data to more than one location

  • Incremental backup identification

    Incremental backup identification is the ability to identify incremental changes since last backup

  • Backup to the cloud

    Ability to store and back up data to the cloud

  • Deduplication and file compression

    Integrated deduplication and compression capabilities

  • Snapshots

    Ability to take regular snapshots to ensure that Recovery Point Objective (RPO) is met

  • Flexible deployment

    Deployment on any servers with full support for all applications being used

  • Management dashboard

    Web-based dashboard allowing configuration and monitoring of all backups

  • Platform support

    Product supports multiple operating systems and applications

  • Retention options

    Provision of best-practice and customizable retention policies with reporting

  • Encryption

    Data encryption to ensure that data is safe while being backed-up