IBM Cloud Backup vs. vSphere Data Protection Advanced (discontinued)

If you are in an industry where you value data, whether customer data, business data or any other type of data that keeps your business running, then you will definitely benefit from IBM Cloud Backup. It is easy, affordable, and offers [the] best security features for your data. Backing up and recovery are easy.

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VMware vSphere Data Protection Advanced is well suited for a thin client environment, and/or an environment that runs multiple virtual servers. It is also well suited for an environment with disaster recover requirements that require backups of everything. vSphere is very expensive, so it would probably not be a very good choice for a startup that could use a cheaper alternative in the beginning, or a physical machine environment.

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• Backup system
• Recovery system
• In the cloud

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• Maintains backups of all virtual systems for disaster recovery compliance.
• Supports plugins for backups of Microsoft systems.
• As with most VMware products vSphere is incredibly easy to use.

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• The product's established prices are an issue.
• Second, IBM Cloud Backup customer support might be faster.
• Because IBM Cloud Backup is so automatic, retrieving some data in a power outage might be difficult.

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• Reports are too complex, could be made clearer.
• The interface could be simplified.
• Backups of physical servers take a very long time.

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Using IBM Cloud Backup is straightforward since we use several of their products, thus there is a fast and easy connection. In addition, IBM Cloud Backup security is top-notch, well-derived, and simple to use for the protection of businesses everywhere. It's easy for new users and staff alike to get up and running with these programs, thanks to detailed instructions and visuals.

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CloudBacko is the only similar product that I have used, and while it worked by backing up my virtual machines to Google Drive, VMware vSphere Data Protection Advanced not only backs up the virtual machines, buton databases, physical servers and more, and backs them up to a centralized location, and has 24/7 live support.

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• Data loss can be expensive, but IBM Cloud Backup has extra an encryption option, which helps us maintain the value of our information.
• Besides, the amount of data that IBM Cloud Backup can store is almost limitless, making us deal with any form of content that benefits the company.
• Finally, no data losses due to accidents, which is a great plus for a company.

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• Virtual machines and servers are backed up and secure
• DR compliance is met
• Multiple platforms backed up to a central location

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