IBM Spectrum Protect - Storage Solutions

IBM Spectrum Protect solutions:

Enable software defined storage environments, by delivering file, application and VM-level data protection for IBM Spectrum Storage and other SDS environments.
Extend IBM Spectrum Protect’s native object storage support to IBM Cleversafe’s reliable and scalable storage platform.
Integrate with VMware and Hyper-V for efficient virtual machine data protection that includes hardware-assisted snapshots, copy management, incremental ‘forever’ backups and new self-service restore portal, initially for VMware.
Mitigate the risk of data loss with frequent snapshots, multi-site replication and Disaster Recovery management.
Reduce the total cost of data protection with built-in efficiency features that can reduce backup infrastructure costs by up to 53 percent, based on IBM assessments using Butterfly software. Wide choice of license plans.

IBM Spectrum Protect Live Demo

Anyone can be a data protection expert by using the Operations Center! Even with thousands of systems, virtual machines, and applications over multiple sites, you can quickly verify that your data is protected and identify any trouble spots. Launch the demo to learn more.

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File Restore demo

By using the IBM Spectrum Protect file restore interface, users can restore their files from a Data Protection for VMware backup without administrator assistance.

This demonstration features a live environment with sample data on a virtual machine backup that you can restore.

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Meet the Experts

Colin Dawson has been with IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) since version 1 release 1 in 1993. Through the years, he has worked in many areas of the server with emphasis on inventory management, session protocol, LAN-Free, and the database. His current role is as server architect with responsibility and oversight for the functional enhancements being implemented in a given release along with input to the product and other such forward-looking considerations.

Colin’s developerWorks profile

Jim Smith is an IBM Spectrum Protect architect with responsibilities for the Backup-Archive client, Data Protection for VMware, and Space Management products. Jim has been involved with the ADSM and TSM products since their introduction in 1993.

Jim’s developerWorks profile

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IBM® Spectrum Protect™, formerly Tivoli® Storage Manager, is a data protection platform that gives enterprises a single point of control and administration for backup and recovery.

It enables reliable, cost effective backups and fast recovery for virtual, physical and cloud environments of all sizes.

Spend less on data protection and more on innovation

Switching to Spectrum Protect can reduce backup infrastructure costs by up to 53 percent, based on IBM assessments using Butterfly Software.
Incremental “forever” backup in conjunction with deduplication can reduce backup storage requirements up to 95 percent for virtual and physical environments.

Manage and protect data with confidence

Control virtual, physical and cloud backup data from a single point, with greater visualization and administrator productivity.
The IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center dashboard, policy driven administration and cloud integration make the product easy to use.
VMware administrators can manage backups and restores using familiar user interfaces. There is no need to interact directly with backup servers.
Converts existing file and virtual tape library (VTL)-type deduplicated storage pools to Spectrum Protect directory-container storage pools. This automated conversion function enables organizations to take advantage of the space, management, and database improvements in the new storage pools.
Contains server-side compression that adds more capacity to Spectrum Protect container pools without adding more storage.

Deploy flexible solutions in any size organization

Spectrum Protect is highly scalable – a single backup server can protect billions of objects and can ingest, deduplicate and replicate up to 100 terabytes per day of new or changed client data.
There are specially priced and packaged entry versions for small and mid-sized organizations. These versions are full featured and offer a choice of capacity and component based license plans.
Learn more about how to spend less time and money on backups with IBM Spectrum Protect.

Based on IBM assessments using Butterfly Software.

Enterprise Strategy Group, ESG Lab Validation Report: IBM Spectrum Protect: Deduplication, Remote Site Recovery, and Scalability, November 2012.