[Veritas-bu] If you couldn't have NetBackup, what would you pick?

We introduced Netbackup to the Business in 2002 (3.4 version) and was
running on NT
Prior to this, we used OmniBack but reliability was causing an issue, so
switched.

To be truthful, the biggest expense was the software and hardware for NBU to
run as fast as possible.

Several years later, we run 5.1 and may look at going to v6 soon but again,
my biggest gripe is the cost.

The other alternative backup solution we have to replace OmniBack is called
"DataProtector" and seems to work well, and apparantly A LOT more cheaper!

For Exchange, Brightstore is used (I think this was ArcServe in the olden
days). Eventually Exchange will move to Netbackup!

Not being a full blown NBU Admin, there is A LOT TO this product! All I want
is a simple program that says "backup this client" and "off you go".

Netbackup does this and more, but just seems too pricey in my view!

Simon Weaver 
Technical Support 
Windows Domain Administrator 

EADS Astrium 
Tel: 02392-708598 

Email: Simon.Weaver AT Astrium.eads DOT net 



-----Original Message-----
From: Greenberg, Katherine A [mailto:GreenbergKA AT aetna DOT com] 
Sent: 20 February 2006 15:51
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] If you couldn't have NetBackup, what would you
pick?


Ironically, people who are *used to* TSM, swear by TSM. People who are *used
to* NetBackup swear by it...

Personally, if I were not using NetBackup, I'd go for something that is
actually better.... TSM, NBU and (to some extent) NetWorker are so similar
these days, that there really isn't much more to it, except what you're used
to using. Every interface is different and they each have their own
eccentricities...

I'd go CommVault, but it's not quite prime time enough for the size of the
environment I support.

Just my .02

~Kate


-----Original Message-----
From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Jack L.
Forester, Jr.
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 10:35 AM
To: Richard Hellier
Cc: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] If you couldn't have NetBackup, what would you
pick?


At the place I used to work, we used IBM's ADSM (which later became 
TSM).  I wasn't much involved with the backups there, but the backup 
guys swore by it (and not AT it, like I occasionally have to do with 
NBU).  In my small web hosting business, I use Arkeia.  The price was 
right, although they have recently changed their licensing model to one 
where the price you pay is based on how much data is "protected" by 
their software.  Needless to say, I refuse to play that game, and will 
not be upgrading to newer versions...anyone from Arkeia listening out 
there?  NetBackup is too spendy and too heavyweight for my small 
business.  For someone who has lots of data to backup and deep pockets, 
NetBackup is a good choice.  I didn't have any input as to the choice of

backup software on this site.

To answer your original question, if I couldn't have NetBackup, I'd 
probably go with Tivoli Storage Manager.

Richard Hellier wrote:

>       A recent thread sang the praises of BackupExec, so it made me
wonder 
>what other software people have experience with.  Maybe, you've
>recently spec'ed a new installation and had to go through a comparison 
>exercise?
>
>Anyway, I'd very much appreciate hearing any success stories/war
>stories etc with other products.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Richard.
>
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-- 
Jack L. Forester, Jr.
UNIX Systems Administrator, Stf
Lockheed Martin Information Technology
(304) 625-3946

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