This is a great report!
It's past time somebody took the time to just DO THE MEASUREMENTS!
Everybody should have this handy for when the high-powered Veritas salesmen
approach your CIO.
Thanks for putting it on your site, Mark!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
> Mark D. Rodriguez
> Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 8:44 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: ITSM Vs. Veritas NBU
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Sorry I am reposting this but the first post didn't format correctly.
>
> Attached below is a news release that has just come out or will be
> coming out next week.  In addition, I have the detailed PDF document of
> the independent study that was done comparing the 2 products.  I
> wouldn't call it a slam dunk win for ITSM but it was a very clear victory.
> I am looking forward to some discussion on this list about the report. I
> think there are a couple of areas that the test was not fair (favored
> Veritas) but ITSM won anyway, but I will bring that up after some people
> have looked over the report.
>
> If anyone is interested I can send them copies of the PDF file.  Also, I
> will be putting on my web site shortly (by this evening),
> http://mdrconsult.com and you will be able to get it from there as well.
>
> In addition to the press release below and the PDF report there are two
> other files, a Power Point presentation and a FAQ about the study.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Mark D. Rodriguez
> President MDR Consulting, Inc.
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> IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Demonstrates Critical Advantages Over NetBackup
>
> NEW YORK CITY, NY, October XX, 2002 - Results of recently completed
> benchmark tests administered by analyst firm Progressive Strategies show
> IBM Tivoli Storage Manager offering distinct advantages in backup and
> restore performance over VERITAS NetBackup.
>
> "Tivoli has always maintained that IBM Tivoli Storage Manager's
> advantages in performance and tape resource conservation accrue over
> time," explains Barry Cohen, Project Director at Progressive Strategies.
> "Our test scenario bears that out. This product is much better suited to
> the realities that companies encounter today and will encounter in the
> future in their data management and storage environments," said Craig
> Norris, analyst with Progressive Strategies. "NetBackup is
> unquestionably a solid product, however, limitations integral to its
> architecture and its traditional approach to backup and restore
> processes become problematic as the amount of data in a business grows,
> and as the IT infrastructure evolves to manage it all."
>
> This ambitious benchmark test sought to establish a realistic business
> data management scenario by regularly backing up data from multiple
> client computers over a month long period. The test results reveal that
> over this more realistic time period, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
> exhibits significantly better performance in overall backup and restore
> in comparison to Veritas NetBackup.  In these tests, the complete backup
> cycle was 36% faster for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, and it was 66%
> faster than NetBackup in restore tests. NetBackup sent considerably more
> data over the network and used four times more tape media to hold that
> data over the length of the testing period.
>
> Descriptions of the benchmark and results of the tests are presented as
> an appendix to an in-depth research report that examines features and
> functions of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager and compares them with
> NetBackup. The report examines how the products address several key
> areas critical to backup and restore solutions for business data. Its
> primary focus is on product architecture and its impact on cost of
> ownership and return on investment, the flexibility to adapt to rapidly
> evolving business requirements, and the cost benefits derived from
> implementing standards-based end-to-end solutions. The report concludes
> that IBM Tivoli Storage Manager offers the data protection solution more
> appropriate to what businesses require today.
>
> Both VERITAS and IBM Tivoli demonstrate a firm grasp of the challenges
> facing modern businesses. These challenges include burgeoning data and
> complex, ever-expanding storage infrastructures. However, the
> Progressive Strategies report illustrates how IBM Tivoli Storage
> Manager's architecture is better suited to handle these challenges in
> managing business data.
>
> "We found that IBM Tivoli Storage Manager provides a superior solution
> to all the most critical challenges we considered," says Norris. "The
> foresight IBM Tivoli Software put into designing IBM Tivoli Storage
> Manager  is clearly paying off as businesses with expanding backup
> requirements are finding its capabilities indispensable."
>
> The Business Strategy Report is available from the Progressive
> Strategies Web site at [URL TBD].
>
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>