I guess ’08 is the year my company wants me to justify
everything and now I’m having to defend NetBackup. I honestly don’t
think anyone here is wanting me to replace NetBackup but the check signers want
to see some comparisons with HP’s Data Protector and Microsoft’s
DPM. Does anyone have any experience with one or both of the others and
can you give me compelling reasons why you chose NetBackup? From what I’ve
read so far, the other two don’t really appear to be true “Enterprise”
sized solutions. I have over 800 clients, 4 remote installs and the home
installation, and over 60TB of data. While cost is probably the driving
force behind me being tasked with evaluating other options, the cost of changing
out applications would obviously not be cheap. But I need more
ammunition. Anyone care to share their good and/or bad experiences with
any of the other backup applications?
Thank you,
Randy Samora
Team Lead - Enterprise Backup & Recovery
Enterprise Server and Storage Systems
randy.samora AT stewart DOT com
Mobile: 713.256.8224
Office: 713.625-8369